UNM Crime Briefs

Cops: texting leads to fight in Lobo Village

UNMPD was dispatched to Lobo Village on Oct. 14 in response to a fight in progress. According to the report, UNM students Matthew Martinez, Morgan Redmond and Jonathan Roybal were coming home from a party when Redmond and Roybal began arguing because Redmond was texting Roybal’s ex-girlfriend. When they arrived at Lobo Village, the argument continued and a few seconds later, Redmond grabbed at Roybal’s feet and pulled his shoes off.

After Martinez separated them, Redmond went upstairs, picked up Roybal’s television and threw it on the ground, damaging the screen. The three told UNMPD they had been long-time friends and weren’t sure if they wanted to press charges, according to the report.

Saddle, whips reported stolen from truck in A Lot

On Oct. 13, Gylma Frias returned to her car in A-Lot and discovered that an unknown suspect had broken into her car and damaged the ignition and gear shift handle. She also noticed her small saddle and two leather whips were missing. Frias reported the incident that day to UNMPD, who reported the items are valued at $480. The report indicates that Frias did not want the police to dust for fingerprints. No other information was available at the time of the report.

Graffiti artist has fruit but no paint, makes do

An unknown suspect used a fruit pigment to graffiti the Zimmerman Plaza Mall before leaving on a bicycle on Oct. 9, according to the UNMPD report. Judging by the seeds and fruit found at the site, police reported the suspect possibly used a prickly pear. The UNM Physical Plant Department was called to remove the graffiti, which the report indicates cost $500.

Tagger not a big fan of colonialism or bagels

On Oct. 5, a UNM officer patrolling campus discovered that the wall on the south side of Anderson School of Management had been tagged. According to the report, the unknown suspect tagged in red “End Corporate Colonialism” and “Einsteins cut your s*** out” with an arrow pointing to a construction site across the Roma Mall, a site soon to be the home of an Einstein’s Bagels location. The officer did not find any more graffiti in the area, and reported that the graffiti did not appear to be done with spray paint. No further information was available at the time of the report.