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    A student was cited and released for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at 2:04 a.m. Sept. 3 after resident assistants reported someone smoking at Sky View Apartments, 1050 E. Eighth St, reports stated.

    Police responded to the reports and could smell a strong odor of marijuana outside of the room, reports stated.

    Police knocked on the door and a female student answered and told police they could come in, reports stated.

    The student’s eyes were red and watery, and her speech was slow and slurred, reports stated.

    Police told the student about the reports and the student said a group of people had been smoking marijuana in her room about an hour earlier.

    The student denied having or smoking any marijuana, reports stated.

    Police saw a clear plastic baggie containing a green substance sitting on an end table, reports stated.

    On the opposite end table, police saw a multicolored smoking pipe with burnt marijuana residue in it, reports stated.

    The student told police she didn’t know where the marijuana and pipe came from because there were several people in her room.

    Police asked the student to be honest because she was displaying signs of recently smoking marijuana, reports stated.

    The student admitted she had smoked about an hour earlier with a group of people who were not students, reports stated. The student said she didn’t remember any of their names.

    The student was cited and released, and the marijuana and pipe were placed into evidence, reports stated.


    A man was arrested for an outstanding warrant at 12:42 a.m. Sept. 3 after police saw him riding his bicycle without a headlamp along North Martin Avenue, reports stated.

    Police stopped the man near East First Street and told him he needed a headlamp if he was going to ride his bicycle at night, reports stated.

    The man told police his headlamp was recently stolen, and he was riding around looking for something to eat.

    A records check showed the man had a warrant from the Marana Police Department for failure to appear in court after being charged with assault, reports stated.

    Police placed the man under arrest and, after searching him, found a silver folding knife with a three-inch blade, reports stated.

    The man was transported to Pima County Jail, reports stated.

    The knife and bicycle were placed into property, reports stated.


    A man was cited and released for drinking alcohol in public at 1:50 a.m. Sept. 3 after police saw him walking south on North Mountain Avenue, reports stated.

    Police saw the man drinking from a 12-ounce bottle and stopped him near East Adams Street, reports stated.

    The bottle was cold to the touch, reports stated.

    The man told police he was drinking in public and knew it was against the law.

    The man was cited and released and the alcohol was disposed of, reports stated.


    A student reported her vehicle had been broken into sometime between Sept. 2 and Sept. 3 while it was parked on 945 N. Palm Road, reports stated.

    The student told police she had parked her vehicle at about 6 a.m. on Sept. 2 and returned about 2:30 p.m. Sept. 3.

    The student found her vehicle unlocked and the contents of her glove box scattered around the front passenger seat, reports stated.

    The student told police nothing had been taken, but she was worried the suspect might have taken down her personal information.

    Police didn’t find any signs of forced entry, and the student said she was sure she had locked her door, reports stated.

    Police have no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.


    A man was arrested for underage drinking at 2:05 a.m. Sept. 3 after he was seen skateboarding in the Student Union Memorial Center, 1303 E. University Blvd., reports stated.

    Police responded to reports of skateboarders at the student union and found the man holding a skateboard, reports stated.

    While talking with the man, police could smell a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, reports stated.

    The man’s eyes were bloodshot and watery, and his speech was slurred, reports stated.

    The man told police, “”I had a couple beers.””

    The man was cited and released on the scene, reports stated.


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

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