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    A man was hit by a vehicle at 3:53 p.m. Monday while riding his bicycle along North Park Avenue, reports stated.

    The man said he was riding north and was coming down from the sidewalk onto the crosswalk when a vehicle traveling west on East Second Street collided with him.

    The man yelled at the driver, “”You need to stop,”” and the driver replied, “”I did stop,”” reports stated.

    The vehicle turned northbound onto Park Avenue and left the area, reports stated.

    The man told police the driver had been an Asian female.

    The man gave police several possible license plate numbers, but none returned with a match to the vehicle’s description, reports stated.

    Police told the man that although it was wrong for the driver to leave the accident, he wasn’t supposed to be riding his bike on the sidewalk, reports stated.

    The man refused medical treatment, reports stated


    A student was cited and released for underage drinking and criminal littering at 3:14 a.m. Sunday after police observed him and another male urinating on a wall in the Student Union Memorial Center, 1303 E. University Blvd.

    The student had been in Cellar with a group of friends, reports stated. The group was loud and disruptive to other people in the restaurant.

    The two students left the area and police followed them, reports stated.

    Both were found urinating on a wall southeast of the Student Union Memorial Center, reports stated.

    One student had an odor of intoxicants and admitted to drinking “”a couple beers”” at a fraternity party.

    The student was cited and released, reports stated.


    A backhoe was stolen from a construction site near 520 N. Euclid Ave., sometime between Friday and Monday, reports stated.

    The employee told police the backhoe had been left parked at 2 p.m. Friday.

    The keys were not left in the backhoe, reports stated.

    The employee noticed the backhoe was missing at 6:15 a.m. Friday, reports stated.

    A second employee told police a set of keys for the backhoe had been missing for “”a long time.””

    The employees told police they had searched the surrounding neighborhoods but couldn’t find the backhoe.

    Police checked all the construction sites near campus but didn’t find any evidence of the backhoe, reports stated.

    Police have no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.


    Someone broke into the Writing Skills Improvement Program Annex, 1221 E. Helen St., sometime between Friday and Monday, reports stated.

    The employee told police he had found the back door and lock broken around 8:30 a.m. Monday. The doorframe was also broken, reports stated.

    The door appeared to have been kicked in, reports stated.

    Cabinet doors, closet doors and shelves had been disturbed and left open throughout the building, but the employee didn’t find anything missing, reports stated.

    The employee told police he would call someone to come fix the door and lock.

    No evidence was found in the area, and the employee said he didn’t know anyone who would have broken into the building.

    Police have no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.


    A student’s $50 mountain bike and $30 lock were stolen from La Paz Residence Hall, 602 N. Highland Ave., sometime between March 19 and Monday, reports stated.

    The student told police he had locked his bike to the racks south of the residence hall at 11 a.m. March 19 and when he returned at 10:15 a.m. Monday, the bike and lock were gone.

    The student said the bike was registered with Parking and Transportation but he didn’t have the registration information.

    Police have no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.


    Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports. For a complete list of UAPD activity, the daily resume can be found at http://www.uapd.arizona.edu.

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