Hate Crime in U Parking Lot
A U student discovered an anti-gay note left on their parked car. The message read, “This place is reserved for straight white males.” The incident occurred in a parking lot on Wasatch Drive near the Student Life Center on Oct. 9. U Police have no leads in the case.
Dorm Break-in
U Police are investigating a robbery at Sage Point 814. Officers are unsure how a perpetrator gained access to a female student’s dorm and stole $1,400 in cash. Sgt. Garth Smith said detectives don’t have a suspect, but will talk to all roommates. The incident occurred between Oct. 23 and Oct. 29.
Football Player Burgalized
An unknown person broke into the car of a member of the U’s football team before Fall Break. The stolen items, including the player’s team bag, cost more than $1,200. The damage to the 2012 Chrysler, mainly on the passenger side, amounts to $300. The car was parked at 659 S. 1200 East.
Bike Thieves Apprehended
U Police arrested two thieves for stealing a $900 blue Diamondback mountain bike. The two, a male and a female not affiliated with the U, were riding together on lower campus near the Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building when caught. They were transported to the Salt Lake County Detention Center after 11 p.m. on Oct. 21 and booked on counts of criminal mischief, theft and possession of a controlled substance.
Lewdness at Crimson Nights
A student from Westminster College was cited at the Halloween-themed Crimson Nights for urinating in a Union hallway and drinking underage. The 18-year-old male was released after midnight on Oct. 24.
Drive-by Assault
Two males driving a red Chevy Cobalt punched a man walking on Guardsman Way by the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. Smith said the car pulled up next to the man on Oct. 15 near 8 p.m., and one of the occupants hit the walking male causing minor injury to the mouth and upper lip. The victim said those in the car honked and yelled at him before the assault. It is unknown if any involved in the incident are affiliated with the U.
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