Information BYU Police received a report from BYU Housing on October 1, 2024, regarding a student residing in Budge Hall who was in Merrill Hall at approximately 11:30 PM on September 24, 2024. The resident was visiting friends in Merrill Hall when a group of approximately five Merrill Hall residents recognized him as being from Budge Hall. One of the boys pushed the student into the stairwell, while another approached him with a 3-inch blade knife and told him to leave. The student expressed that he did not want the situation to escalate; he did not feel particularly threatened at the moment and was unable to identify the residents who approached him in the hall. This report is being documented for informational purposes.
Medical Officer responded to Lot 34 on a skateboard accident. Provo fire responded and transported the patient to the UVH. Risk Management was contacted.
Information A concerned person reported a car parked in Lot 26G with swastika symbols on it. An officer found that the vehicle belonged to a graduate student who is Hindu and that the swastika is the equilateral cross, a millennia-old sacred symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism that represents peace and good fortune.
Information Officers were dispatched to a possible disturbance near the LaVell Edwards Stadium through a delayed online report. Officers drove and walked through the area, but did not find anything suspicious. The complainant stated that she had walked past the individuals and was worried there might be an issue. The complainant did not know the two causing the disturbance and had no further information to help further investigative means
Medical BYU EMS and an officer responded to a sick person at the HBLL. EMS medically cleared the patient, and the patient was released. An officer and EMS gave the patient a ride back to their residence.
Citizen Contact A student reported that their bicycle was accidentally locked to another bicycle in the rack, and that the owner of the other bicycle has not returned for a week. The bicycle is not registered on campus, and the owner is unknown. BYU Security cut the lock off the complainant's bike, freeing it from the other bicycle. BYU Security has impounded the other bicycle until the owner can be identified and the bike returned.
Suspicious Circumstance Report of an unidentified adult female at the Key Office on the BYU campus. The subject did not provide an explanation for what she needed or why she was there. Officers responded to the location to make contact. The individual exhibited behaviors consistent with a possible mental health issue. She left the area without further action from the police. No other signs of criminal or suspicious activity were observed.
Medical The officer responded to the North University Fields on a medical. The male patient was playing flag football when he caught a pass then fell hitting his head. After Provo medical evaluated the patient and the patient was having a hard time remembering things, medical transported him to the hospital by ambulance. While dealing with the first medical, some people ran up saying there was another injury on the field. Another male, who was also playing flag football, dislocated his right elbow. Provo Medical gave the second patient pain medication, stabilized his arm, and transported him to the hospital by ambulance. Once both patients had been transported by ambulance, the officer cleared.
