Police Officers responded to Merrill Hall for a Hand-pull station fire alarm. The officers arrived and performed a walk-through of the building. No evidence of smoke or flames was apparent. The residents had evacuated from the building. The officers silenced the alarm.
Medical
An officer and BYU EMS responded to a report of an individual having seizures in the MARB building. While en route, dispatch advised the patient had refused medical attention and left the scene.
Accident – Property Damage
A complainant called to report damage to a delivery truck owned by BYU catering services. The report was taken and the complainant was provided with a case number for the incident.
Property Damage
An officer contacted a complainant regarding a large delivery truck driving over the flower bed at the Wilkinson Student Center roundabout. The complainant had already contacted the grounds department and advised that they would contact the trucking company and tell them to tell their drivers to be more careful. The officer documented the incident.
Accident – Hit and Run
An officer was dispatched to phone contact on a delayed report of a hit-and-run traffic accident. The officer documented the information and provided the complainant with a case number.
Welfare Check
An officer was dispatched to Wyview Park on a request to check on a child. When the officer arrived, he located the child and checked their welfare. The child was okay and waiting for friends to come out and play.
Welfare Check
An officer responded to the area of the Crabtree on a report of a suspicious juvenile. When the officer arrived, the juvenile was gone.
Medical
An officer and BYU EMS responded to the Grant building on a medical call. BYUEMS treated and released the patient on the scene. The officer provided the patient with a shuttle home.
Suspicious
An officer took a report of suspicious keys found by custodial at the Wilkinson Student Center. The keys may be related to some kind of dating or stalking scheme. Contact was made with someone who had information about the keys being placed at the student center and the officer was told the keys were being placed around campus as a joke. The keys were disposed of by the officer.
Warrant Service
An officer contacted an individual at the Y trailhead. A records check revealed that the individual had a felony warrant for their arrest from another state. The individual was arrested for the warrant and booked into the Utah County Jail without incident.
Suspicious
Officers responded to the Wilkinson Student Center on a report of three adult men vaping, possibly with marijuana. When officers arrived, there was no one outside smoking in the area. Officers stayed in the area and did not observe anyone smoking marijuana.
Traffic Stop
A police officer observed a vehicle operating with an equipment violation. The officer initiated a traffic stop. During the traffic stop the officer discovered the vehicle was not insured. The vehicle was impounded, and the driver was cited for no proof of insurance and the equipment violation. The officer transported the driver to his home in Orem.
Trespassing
An officer responded to Wyview Park on a report of a person who had been banned from campus trespassing in the area. When the officer arrived, the individual was not there. This case has been referred to the investigations division for further follow-up.
Fire Alarm – Hand pull
Officers and Provo Fire were dispatched to Budge Hall for a report of a hand-pull fire alarm being activated. Officers responded and observed that there was no fire or smoke. The officers quickly determined that the alarm was a prank. The officers interviewed several individuals, and the case has been referred to the investigations division.
Activating a hand-pull fire alarm as a prank is a crime. It endangers others by tying up lifesaving emergency resources and personnel who are forced to respond to the prank instead of being available for actual emergencies. These pranks increase response times to real emergencies for fire and medical personnel who are stuck determining if the hand-pull incident is legitimate or a prank, increasing the risk to the public. If you or someone you know have information that could lead to the arrest of someone who has pulled a hand-pull fire alarm as a prank, contact the BYU Police Department immediately.
