Police Beat • 09/01/2022
Suspicious
A concerned person reported a suspicious incident at the Botany Pond. The caller said a student-aged male walked up to her with a rock in his hand while she sat on a bench reading a book. The man told her his father used to sit on that bench. Then the man said to her that Ted Bundy liked tortoises and pomegranates, and then he threw the rock into the pond and walked off campus. The complainant did not know if the man was high on drugs or had a mental illness. The male did not threaten the complainant, but his actions were unusual and concerned her enough to report it.
Agency Assist
An officer responded to a traffic accident at Kiwanis Park in Provo at 820 N 1100 E. Upon arrival, the officer met with a Provo police officer who, while backing his vehicle collided with a black colored motorcycle that was parked along a red curb. The BYU officer took photographs of both vehicles and gathered driver information.
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Accident Hit and Run
An officer responded to Lot 13 to the report of a hit and run accident. Upon arrival, the officer met with the complainant who had an apology note that was left on his windshield with $100.00 bill to cover his damages. The complainant had small scratches through the paint on his rear bumper. Dispatch reviewed camera footage and was unable to locate where the vehicle was parked on camera.
Accident
Officers were advised the reporting party and witnesses were on scene but the driver of the stand up electric scooter had left after providing her name and phone number. Officers were advised the driver of the vehicle entered the roundabout and was intending to exit at the Tanner Building. The witness was stopped on the South side of the roundabout. The driver of the standup electric scooter was going the wrong way (against the flow of traffic). The witness, and the driver of the vehicle were stopped and looked at each other, and the driver of the vehicle started to pull forward, the stand up scooter pulled right in front of her and the vehicle and stand up scooter collided. The driver of the standup scooter was checked for injuries and she told them she was okay. She provided the driver her contact information, and left. The driver of the vehicle called to file a police report. Contact was made with the driver of the standup scooter who was checked and treated at the urgent care.
Suspicious
BYU grounds employee reported a suspicious male looking into vehicles at the Y Trailhead. An Officer contacted the subject who explained he was simply looking for someone to help get his vehicle started with a battery jump. The individual was able to find someone to assist him with jump-starting his vehicle.