Police Beat • 07/31/2023 Skip to main content

Police Beat • 07/31/2023

Welfare Check  
Officers responded to an out-of-state parent who was worried about their child finding an FSY group after a cell phone call had been dropped. The child was located without incident.  

Accident – Property Damage  
Officers responded to a minor parking accident in the lot just north of the Museum of Art Building and were able to provide information to the complainant.  
Property Damage  
A driver misjudged the width of an opening between a storage container and a parked vehicle and caused minor cosmetic damage to their rhino-lined bumper.  

Accident – Hit and Run  
An officer responded to investigate damage to a vehicle parked on private property near the Smith Field House that was damaged by an unknown source.  

Water flow Alarm  
BYU Police and Provo Fire were dispatched to the report of a water alarm in the University Services Building. BYU Police found that a forklift had accidentally hit an emergency fire water line, causing it to brake. No injuries took place.  

Accident – Property Damage  
Officers were dispatched to assist the Provo Police Department with a minor accident involving a Provo City vehicle.  

Medical  
BYU Police/EMS and Provo EMS responded to the MTC on report of a missionary having a medical episode. The patient was transported to the Utah Valley Hospital for evaluation.  

Property Damage  
While on bike patrol, an officer discovered a lawn that had been driven on by a vehicle, destroying the grass and several sprinklers. BYU Grounds was contacted and confirmed this was new damage. There was no surveillance recorded of that area and there are no current suspects or identified vehicles.  

Identity Fraud  
An officer took a phone report of a previous fraud case. The case has been referred to the investigations division for follow-up.

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