Police Beat • 12/11/2024 Skip to main content

Police Beat • 12/11/2024

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An officer contacted the complainant, who expressed concern about whether a minor accident was captured on camera. Unfortunately, the officer was unable to locate the intersection on camera. Following this, the officer contacted the complainant again, but they declined further assistance.

Welfare Check
Officers responded to the Wilkinson Center; they were dispatched to investigate a report of a special needs participant who had become separated from their group. The BYU dispatcher quickly contacted the director, who located the individual and ensured their safe return.

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BYU Police were dispatched to a reported hit-and-run incident that was reported after the fact in Lot 26. An officer reviewed camera footage and determined that the damage did not occur on BYU property, as the camera captured footage of the victim's car parked nearby. The officer updated the vehicle's owner regarding the findings and advised her to check cameras at other locations where she had driven throughout the day.

Property Damage
An officer responded in response to a property damage report at the Tanner Building. A parking bollard had been damaged and was lying on the ground. The officer took statements from witnesses and completed a property damage report

Accident
The officer responded to Lot 19, where a minor, non-reportable accident had occurred. The incident involved very little damage and no injuries. Both drivers exchanged information, and the officer completed the accident report on the scene.

Accident
An accident occurred in parking lot # 45 in front of Lavell Edwards Stadium. A white Tesla traveling eastbound in the travel lane with a yellow dividing line collided with a silver Toyota FJ Cruiser traveling northbound in the parking lot lane. The Toyota failed to yield to the Tesla, which was trying to stop before the collision due to slowing traffic ahead, leaving skid marks on the roadway. Both vehicles appear to have been traveling at the same speed, as evidenced by camera footage of the incident. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries, and both drivers exchanged information. Both vehicles drove away from the scene without further incident.

Accident Hit-and-Run
The officer responded to a hit-and-run accident at lot 16. The victim was parked in the lot while attending a basketball game and was sideswiped by a red compact car while leaving the parking lot. Several witnesses told the victim what happened when he arrived at his parked truck. The witnesses got two possible license plate numbers from the suspect's vehicle, which differed by only one number. Using surveillance systems, the officer located a red car with a similar license plate number coming onto campus prior to the start of the game. The owner of the red vehicle, an elderly male from Spanish Fork, was identified. The officer requested that a Spanish Fork police officer check the residence for the vehicle and found it parked in the driveway. When attempting to contact the owner, there was no answer. The officer will follow up on this accident.

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