UNM Crime Briefs

Dane Smith graffiti threatens shooting

On April 12, officers discovered penciled graffiti written in the men’s bathroom on the third floor of Dane Smith Hall that said, “I am gonna shoot up Popejoy at 3 today 4/12/13.” After officers photographed the graffiti, it was removed from the surface. The case is closed pending further leads.

Officer nabs subject for criminal trespass

On April 15, an officer on patrol saw two male subjects on the south-side walkway in front of the Communications and Journalism building. According to the police report, one of the subjects seemed to be concealing what appeared to be a beer can, and the other was rolling “a substance” from a plastic bag. The subjects reportedly ran on sighting the officer, who identified himself and asked them to stop three times. The officer then reportedly chased the men across the street toward the 2100 block of Central and caught one of the men, but the man did not have any suspicious substances in his possession.

According to the report, the man who was caught had previously been given a criminal trespass warning on April 4 for being intoxicated on campus, and was then cited and released for criminal trespass. The officer was reportedly unable to find the other subject. UNMPD declined to comment on the status of the investigation.

Disturbance in Lobo Village investigated

On April 20, two UNMPD officers were dispatched to Lobo Village in response to a reported disturbance in an apartment. UNMPD’s security supervisor said he received a call from Lobo Village’s answering service stating that a female in a certain unit was heard to be in a heated argument with a male, and it seemed to be escalating.

Upon arrival, the officers asked a man inside to identify the tenant of the residence, and if there were any women inside.
According to the police report, the subject denied this and refused to allow security into the apartment. After asking the man again, officers reportedly demanded that either all of the apartment’s occupants exit the residence or the officers would enter. According to the police report, despite the tenant’s reply that the officers required a warrant to get in, the officers entered the apartment “fearing that the female may be under duress” and arrested the tenant for refusing to aid an officer. According to police, they found three females, all hiding in closets and other rooms, who said they had been afraid to come out.

Acting UNMPD Public Information Officer Lieutenant Trace Peck said Tuesday afternoon he was unsure whether the tenant was released from police custody.

Cops: woman stole book from dorm

On April 18, an unnamed female was seen in the dorm of another female student taking a textbook without permission, according to the police report. The subject reportedly entered the building, concealed the textbook under her shirt, then exited the building.

The woman who claimed ownership of the book had pictures of the suspect, which she gave to the police. The case is now closed pending leads or further investigation.