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Police Beat • 11/03/2023

Medical  
There was a strong odor inside the Clyde Engineering Building, officers started evacuating the occupants as Provo Fire investigated the smell.  

Medical  
BYU Dispatch Center advised a student with an injured knee was at the Richards Building. BYU EMS responded. 

Medical  
An officer responded to the Football Practice Field for a medical call of a 24-year-old individual who suffered an ankle injury while playing soccer. Upon arrival, the patient was sitting up and BYU EMS was treating them. The patient was talking, conscious, and breathing. They were transported to Utah Valley Medical Center.  

Gas Smell  
An officer was dispatched to the Clyde Building for multiple reports of a gas smell. Officers smelled gas upon arrival and evacuated the building. Provo Fire arrived and was not able to locate the leak, but stated their devices did not find any combustible gasses in the building. Dispatch notified Risk Management, who responded to the scene. After several hours, Risk Management advised that the smell was possibly due to a lab accident and that they would do further investigation in the morning.  

Agency Assist  
BYU officers were at the Y Trailhead on a call for service when another call for service came related to the lowest parking lot that is in Provo City's jurisdiction. Due to the BYU officer's geographical proximity to the call, they were dispatched to respond to an individual who had suffered an orthopedic trauma. Provo EMS arrived and assessed the patient. The patient was transported via a private vehicle to the hospital.  

Welfare Check  
Officers responded to a possible paragliding accident on the "Y" Trail. Officers made contact with the pilot who advised that they were ok and didn't need any medical attention. They said that they did not crash but failed to launch. Officers informed the pilot that they were on private property and that they could not launch from the 'Y". The pilot agreed to not try launching from there again.  

Medical  
A BYU officer and EMS responded to the Benson Building for a needle mishap. The patient advised they were uncapping a clean needle for a lab experiment and accidentally poked themselves with the needle. EMS treated the patient on scene. The patient returned to class.  

Suspicious  
An officer was dispatched to a call of a 40-ish-year-old with grey dreadlocks knocking on doors at the Riviera Apartments. The officer located an individual who works for Fastel, an internet contractor for BYU. The officer checked with the worker's boss who said that they were told to knock on doors and verify that the internet was working after doing a "switch out". The boss gave the name of the BYU IT employee who had told them to knock on doors. The officer contacted the BYU employee who confirmed that everything Fastel was doing to contact students was legitimate.  

Theft  
A BYU student residing on BYU property (Riviera Apartments) reported that the license plate was stolen from their vehicle. The license plate was listed nationally as stolen. There are no video surveillance cameras in the area and no current suspect information regarding this case.  

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