Police Beat • 05/22/2025 Skip to main content

Police Beat • 05/22/2025

Welfare Check
Officers responded to Lot 46 for a welfare check on an individual sleeping in the parking lot. They identified the subject and conducted a wants check, which returned negative. The individual then proceeded to head towards Lehi.

Medical Alert
On May 22, 2025, at approximately 1110 hours, an officer responded to the east side of the Marriott Center regarding a Life Alert activation. Provo Fire and BYU EMS personnel arrived to find the individual who confirmed that the alert was triggered accidentally. No medical assistance was required.

Found Person
BYU Police responded to a report of a lost child on the BYU campus after the child wandered away from his parents during a graduation event. The parents estimated they alerted authorities approximately 15-20 minutes after the child was missing. Officers conducted an initial search but were unable to locate the child. About an hour later, the child's mother found him and confirmed he was safe, informing BYU Police that no further assistance was required.

Accident
A police officer responded via telephone regarding a delayed hit-and-run. The reporting party stated that his vehicle, parked at LVES, was damaged, but no suspect information was available. Camera footage of the incident could not be located. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the passenger side, and no injuries were reported.

Accident
An officer responded to Lot 49 regarding a traffic incident. The reporting party reported brushing a parked vehicle with the side of her vehicle while exiting the lot. The owners of the parked car, who were attending a graduation at the time, stated they would contact the officer once they completed the event.

Medical
An officer was dispatched to the intramural field regarding a possible broken collarbone. The patient had already transported themselves to the hospital via personal vehicle before the officer's arrival.

Accident
A police officer responded to a reported traffic accident in lot 38. Upon arrival, the officer observed paint transfer and dent damage to the driver's side door of Vehicle 2, along with minor paint damage to the passenger's side front bumper of Vehicle 1. Both drivers estimated the total repair cost at approximately $1,200 and expressed a preference to resolve the matter civilly without filing a police report.

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