POLICE TIP OF THE WEEK: Don't do business with solicitors. Students often pay door-to-door solicitors for items they never receive. Solicitors are not allowed on campus and students should seek out desired items in more reliable ways.

Theft

Aug.11: A vending machine in the Taylor Building was damaged in an attempt to retrieve money from the machine Aug. 11. Neither money nor products from the machine were reported missing.

Aug. 25: The Creamery on Ninth reported a theft on Aug. 25. A boy entered the creamery bathroom with two bags of peanut butter M&M's. An employee noticed the boy did not leave the bathroom with the peanut butter M&M's and attempted to apprehend the boy. He fled before he could be detained.

Aug. 27: A male student at Wymount Terrace reported credit card fraud on Aug. 27. The student said there were charges of $1400 and $39.75 on his account that he did not make.

Sept. 1: Witnesses reported a man crouched between vehicles near the Crabtree Technology Building Sept. 1. The man got into a vehicle and drove away. The witnesses noted a broken car window near where the man was hiding. The owner of the vehicle was located and said a black fleece jacket, pillowcase, highlighters, shorts, a BYU baseball cap and various toiletries had been taken from the vehicle. Police lifted fingerprints from the remaining items in the car.

Sept. 1: A male student reported his car stolen from the parking lot next to the Student Athletic Building on Sept. 1. Upon investigation it was found the car was not stolen but borrowed by a friend.

Sept. 2: A female freshman reported her purse stolen. The victim left her purse unattended at the new student orientation dance in Brigham Square. She returned at the end of the dance to find her purse missing. The purse contained a BYU all-sport pass, BYU ID, an ATM card and a license.

Sept. 8: A male student reported that on Aug. 21 his 250 gigabyte hard drive valued at $170 was stolen from the McKay Building.

Sept. 9: A witness reported a man charging cars money to park in the intramural lots across from LaVell Edwards Stadium before the football game on Sept. 9. The man was issued a citation for theft by deception.

Building Problems

Aug. 28: A nitrous oxide alarm indicated a leak in the Clyde Building. A risk management team responded and determined the building was safe to enter.

Sept. 8: It was reported that a heathing or cooling duct over a stall in the women's bathroom in the Martin Building had been altered so that someone could possibly see into the stall. The alteration was corrected.

Injuries

Sept. 1: A building security officer was injured after biking down a grassy hill on campus. The officer did not see a bike rack at the end of the steep hill and ran into the rack. He suffered a broken wrist and elbow.

Violations

Sept. 3: University Police received a call reporting a man on a bike performing dangerous stunts on East Campus Drive. Police asked the man to stop but he refused. The man, who is not a BYU student or employee, was issued a 72-hour ban from campus. The man has multiple bicycle offenses.

Sept. 6: A vehicle going 25 mph in a 15 mph zone in the parking lot adjacent to the Smith Field House was stopped. The apprehending officer found there was an outstanding warrant for the arrest of the speeding driver. The driver was booked into the Utah County jail and issued a citation for speeding.

Soliciting

Sept. 6: It was reported that a man and a woman were selling magazine subscriptions in G Hall of Deseret Towers. The couple left after a Resident Advisor in the dorm told them they could not solicit on private property.

Sept. 6: A female resident in David John Hall reported two suspicious males selling magazine subscriptions in the dormitory. The males entered the dorm room to use a pen and a table to write on. They told the female resident they were converted LDS church members who were selling magazine subscriptions to collect points for a trip to Europe.

Sept. 8: A resident at Wymount Terrace reported a 15-year-old boy selling newspaper subscriptions door-to-door. He was allegedly working for Circulation Marketing Inc. There is no soliciting on campus and the boy was kicked off the property.

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