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Police Beat (01/02/2016- 01/09/2016)

01/02/2016, 11:31 a.m.
A complainant told UPD he or she found a note in the kitchen of Modular 1 left by a disgruntled student. Since nothing criminal was implied in the note, the complainant was advised to give the note to the professor the note was intended for.
01/06/2016, 2:00 p.m.
A complainant stated that he saw some raccoons around the dumpster and they ran out into the parking lot in North Lake Cypress Building. A UPD officer searched the area and found no raccoons.
01/07/2016, 3:03 a.m.
A fire alarm was pulled in Building Q in North Lake Village, and Lee Control was contacted. A UPD officer was contacted, and he stated he didn’t see smoke or a fire. A ladder from Lee Control came in and concluded someone had pulled the alarm. The UPD officer found some residents inside their room ignoring the fire alarm and forwarded them to housing conduct.
01/07/2016, 2:52 p.m.
A complainant requested assistance from UPD because she was having trouble with opening her car door with the key. The UPD officer was unable to assist because the key was worn out, so the complainant was advised to contact a locksmith.
01/08/2016, 10:37 a.m.
A complainant called UPD and stated that there was a white female possibly intoxicated in the bookstore. She had been last seen wearing a black t-shirt and jeans. After calling, the complainant realized the female in question had mobility issues related to a disability.
01/08/2016, 10:39 a.m.
An employee reported the theft of two missing outdoor speakers from Alico Arena. The speakers had been missing since a week ago, so the employee wrote a statement.
01/08/2016, 11:29 a.m.
A traffic crash between a vehicle and a fire truck occurred near the FGCU Softball Complex. The vehicle that struck the fire truck left without leaving any note. A description of the driver was given to UPD, who later in the day checked two suspect vehicles, but neither appeared to have struck the fire truck. A hit-and-run crash report was completed the next day.
01/08/2016, 7:14 p.m.
Several males walked into Elevator 2 in the garage in South Village, activated the emergency box and left. A UPD officer canvased the area but was unable to locate one of the white males, who was seen wearing a royal blue t-shirt and tan shorts and had his hair up in a ponytail. UPD was unable to view further details on the cameras because the recordings were too dark.
01/08/2016, 7:13 p.m.
A UPD officer advised he was at Garage 2 with three suspicious males. The individuals were taking pictures. The officer told them to hurry up and leave.
01/08/2016, 11:00 p.m.
A large alligator was spotted by Howard Hall. UPD escorted the animal back into the lake.
01/08/2016, 11:28 p.m.
The resident assistant on call for Biscayne Hall in South Village called UPD to report a 19-year-old male cut his wrist. Lee Control was contacted. The bleeding was under control, and the victim was conscious but intoxicated. The victim was then transferred to Gulf Coast Hospital.
01/09/2016, 2:37 a.m.
A complainant called UPD to report a reckless driver; it was a white Pontiac going into North Lake Village in the FGCU Lake Parkway East. A UPD officer made contact with the reckless driver, and she said she was driving in the fog and didn’t intend to drive erratically.
01/09/2016, 4:20 a.m.
A UPD officer spotted that all the lights were on in the information booth. The officer also noticed the door was propped open, but all the equipment was still in the booth. The officer turned the lights off and secured the door.

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