Police Beat • 10/18/2024 Skip to main content

Police Beat • 10/18/2024

Welfare Check
An officer was dispatched to conduct a welfare check on an employee at the BYU Culinary Support Center. Prior to the officer's arrival, contact was made with the subject of the welfare check, and no further contact was necessary.

Unsecured Premises
A BYU Security Officer reported that the Helaman Field gate on Canyon Road was open and requested that a police officer secure the gate. The officer drove through the open gate and discovered a BYU vehicle and a grounds employee who had just opened the gate. No further action was necessary

Suspicious
An officer was notified by dispatch of a delayed report regarding a suspicious incident via email. The officer was able to contact the complainant by phone and gather information. The complainant stated that last night, around 8:30 PM, on the south side of the LSB, a male individual began to follow her. She mentioned that she smiled at him near the J Dawgs restaurant, after which he started following her. The complainant explained that the man followed her south of campus for several blocks until she ran to a nearby church. He waited outside the church for several minutes. The complainant eventually left through a different door with some friends she met at the church.

Property Damage
An officer was dispatched to the bell tower following a report of vandalism involving several deck tiles and ground-level spotlights. The officer photographed the damage and spoke with a BYU Grounds employee, who will prepare an estimate of the damage and coordinate repairs. This investigation is ongoing.

Property Damage
An officer met with the complainant at the JKB regarding a delayed traffic accident. The complainant, a BYU employee, stated that his vehicle had been parked in the lot west of the fuel service station on Thursday. He showed the officer the damage sustained to his vehicle, and a picture was taken and added to the case file. The complainant mentioned that he had already spoken with the BYU shops, which indicated that they only needed a case number to arrange for the vehicle's repair. They believed the damage was likely caused by one of the campus rental vehicles.

Lost Property
An international student lost the SIM card from her cell phone and requested a Lost Property report. She reported the card was lost some time in the past week and was not sure if it was lost on or off campus. She stated this report is needed as documentation to purchase a replacement SIM card from her country.

Accident
An officer responded to Lot 59 following reports of a traffic accident involving two vehicles. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with the parties involved and learned that Vehicle 1 was making a right turn around Vehicle 2, which was parked. It then collided with the front passenger-side corner of Vehicle 2. At the time of the accident, Vehicle 2 was unoccupied, but the owner arrived shortly afterward. The officer provided a driver exchange form to both parties and took photographs of the damage, which will be included in the file for this report.

Medical
An officer was dispatched to the Tanner Building following a report of a female who had passed out. When the officer arrived, the female was conscious. The officer remained with the patient until BYU EMS and Provo Fire arrived. The patient was subsequently transported to a nearby hospital by Provo Fire.

Trespassing
Officers were dispatched to Helaman Halls following a report of an adult male trespassing in John Hall, which is a female dormitory. The complainant identified the male as the father of one of the residents, who does not wish to have contact with him. There was an approximate 20 to 30-minute delay in reporting, and the officers were unable to locate the individual.

Lost Property
A complainant had left his mountain bike outside near the Wilkinson Student Center while he ran an errand inside the building. When he returned, he found that the bike was missing. Surveillance cameras revealed that BYU Security had impounded the vehicle because it was left abandoned and unlocked on a bench near the Wilkinson Student Center. The officer provided the complainant with BYU Security's phone number so he could retrieve his bike. No further action was necessary.

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