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Police Beat • 04/11/2024

Suspicious
While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle parked at an abandoned building with the hood smashed in and the windshield broken. The officer also observed that the front door to the building was ajar. The vehicle's VIN was run through dispatch and returned negative NCIC. Several other officers arrived, and it was determined the building needed to be cleared. Officers worked together and cleared the building finding nothing suspicious. The building was then secured.

Welfare Check
An officer responded to the location listed on the report of a welfare check. Officers arrived and were able to wake the subject who said they had fallen asleep and did not hear their spouse trying to call them. The officer asked the subject to contact their spouse who was concerned about them.

Suspicious
A BYU police officer observed a group of people and vehicles in the east parking lot of the University Services Building (USB). The group was near the perimeter fence of the Missionary Training Center (MTC). Dispatch reported a suspicious call related to the observations of the officer. The officer spoke with the group and with MTC security personnel. The group told the officer they were there to give a missionary some items. MTC security confirmed that the group threw items over the fence. MTC security asked that the group leave the area. The officer advised the group to leave, and they complied.

Medical
A student reported a knee injury from intramural sports. EMS arrived before the officers and once on scene, they advised officers that they did not need assistance. The officers cleared.

Medical
An officer responded to Lot 34, south of the tennis court, on a medical report. When the officer arrived, Provo Medical was on the scene helping someone who was lying on the ground. The patient was conscious, and EMS was telling them to slow their breathing down. When medical had the patient enter the ambulance, the officer cleared. Later, the patient was released on scene.

Theft
An officer took a delayed bicycle theft report by phone. On April 9th, the complainant locked their blue Rossignol All Track Mountain bike to the bike rack at Heritage Hall 15. When the complainant returned to where they had locked their bike to the bike rack the next morning, the bike was gone. Surveillance cameras show a suspect cutting the cable and taking the complainant's bike. The complainant had registered their bike through BYU, so the officer was able to obtain the bike's serial number. The bike was listed as stolen NCIC. The case will be referred to investigations.

Theft
BYU Police were dispatched to a stolen Segway scooter at Heritage Halls. Officers were able to locate the theft suspect while reviewing security camera footage. The security footage was requested as evidence and the description of the thief will be sent to Provo PD and BYU Detectives. The scooter was listed as stolen NCIC.

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