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Police Beat: Week of 10/1

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9/20/2014 12:53 a.m.
A car drove into the coned off parking area in Garage 2 after hours. Driver was advised against parking there and left without incident.
9/21/2014 2:40 a.m.
A student was pulled over on South Bridge Loop and given a warning for making an improper right turn.
9/21/2014 5:24 a.m.
A suspicious vehicle was reported on the first floor of Garage 4. It was a WGCU staff member parking in the garage to get out of the rain.
9/21/2014 4:32 p.m.
The RA at the front desk of Biscayne Hall called to advise of a dog left in a locked vehicle in a handicapped parking space. The vehicle was not running. An officer made contact with the driver and was advised the dog had only been left for a few minutes.
9/22/2014 9:18 a.m.
A complainant arrived at UPD and asked if his Eagle ID had been turned in. He lost it over the weekend. The ID had not been turned in.
9/22/2014 7:25 p.m.
Subjects were reported for playing soccer on the tennis courts. The tennis courts were empty when UPD arrived at the scene.
9/22/2014 10:57 p.m.
A vehicle was reported for being parked in an administrator’s spot. The vehicle was gone when UPD arrived. The vehicle was located at 11:26 p.m. and ticketed.
9/23/2014 2:25 p.m.
A parent requested a welfare check on a student. The student was located in Eagle Hall and explained that he was doing laundry when his parent called and did not have his phone. He advised that his parent was concerned over his Facebook post, but he was “in the moment” when he wrote it.
9/23/2014 8:25 p.m.
Subjects were reported for playing soccer on the tennis courts. UPD informed the subjects that they are not allowed to play soccer on the tennis courts and they complied.
9/24/2014 4:08 p.m.
A baby alligator was on the walkway between Everglades Hall and SoVi Dining Hall. The alligator was returned to the water.
9/24/2014 7:50 p.m.
A subject was parked in a handicap parking spot with an expired handicap permit. The subject admitted it was his grandmother’s handicap permit. The permit was confiscated and the student was issued two citations.
9/26/2014 8:12 a.m.
A complainant reported a gold-colored vehicle parked in a No Parking area, parked at an odd angle on the third floor. The driver left a note that he would return at 3 p.m. to move the vehicle.

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