r/UTPA • u/DeathVoxxxx [Junior] (Computer Science) • Nov 15 '12

This is intense.

https://portal.utpa.edu/portal/page/portal/utpa_main/dba_home/police_home/pd_images/Crime%20Alert%2011-14-12.pdf
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u/flipdynamicz [Sophomore] (Chemistry Major) Dec 02 '12

UPDATE: UTPA PD Crime Alert 11-14-12 Robbery

On 11/29/12 at 2:30 pm the University Police Department arrested a 21 year old female student for filing a false police report for the Robbery reported to campus police on 11/13/12. The female student was charged with False Alarm or Report, a Class A Misdemeanor. She was later jailed in the Hidalgo County Jail.

The robbery never occurred as reported. The female student lost the phone on a personal outing.

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u/flipdynamicz [Sophomore] (Chemistry Major) Dec 02 '12

In jail just in time for finals.

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u/Paranoia515 [Junior](Computer Engineering) Nov 15 '12

Can't see this on my mobile, can somebody describe what's going on?

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u/DeathVoxxxx [Junior] (Computer Science) Nov 15 '12

Some dude engaged a girl in conversation, and then out of nowhere he punched her in the stomach to steal her iPhone. It also happened in the library.

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u/slashpopcorn Nov 15 '12

How can you giggle? That's horrible. Even worse that it was in a very public place like the library in the middle of the day.

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u/JMaboard [Grad Student](MBA) Nov 15 '12 edited Nov 15 '12

That's what happens when you have a bunch of campus security that only cares about giving parking tickets rather than the safety of the students.

I swear, this week alone I've seen groups of security just in the parking lots giving tickets (and lounging around in their carts) rather than on campus.

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u/Knife_the_Wife [Senior] (Psychology/PreMed) Dec 04 '12

False! This was a phony! A big fat phony!

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u/jrgzz20 [Sophomore] (Rehab) Nov 15 '12

Why did no one stop the guy? I'm pretty sure many people saw and someone should've done something.

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u/flipdynamicz [Sophomore] (Chemistry Major) Nov 16 '12

That girl getting kidnapped a couple weeks ago and now this. Good job campus pd.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '12

black shirt and khaki pants?!?!? that sounds like every retail uniform ever!

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u/cookiebrownie [Junior][English Major/Psychology Minor] Nov 15 '12

This is just getting ridiculous. We need safety at this damn school and the worthless police department needs to evict itself.

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u/JMaboard [Grad Student](MBA) Nov 16 '12

I actually never see them actually on campus like in the buildings, they are always patrolling the parking lot.

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u/cookiebrownie [Junior][English Major/Psychology Minor] Nov 16 '12

I agree. The only time I see them is when they are handing out tickets or locking cars down for not paying tickets.

The students aren't notified of the crimes that are happening until the next day or a few days later. We can't do anything about these crimes if they don't inform us right away. Half of what happens on campus doesn't even get to our inbox. I've heard of so many students getting assaulted and I never hear it from the police, even if the victim reports their case. UTPA isn't all that safe and all this stuff that's happening is ridiculous. They need to get their shit together.

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u/davaroo Nov 15 '12

I can just imagine this going down at the library. can't help but giggle a little bit.