March 2005

• March 1st- Fight in Progress- Officers responded to Alpine Life and Learning Center on a report of a fight in progress. Upon arrival, Officers found that suspects had already left the area. Officers were able to locate the suspects a short time later and turned them over to ALLC administrators. Four male students were suspended for three days. Criminal charges are still pending.
• March 3rd-Agency Assist-An officerresponded to the area of 1200 S 400 W to assist an Orem Officer in taking a 15 year old combative male into protective custody. The 15 year old male student from a local junior high had bit the Orem Officer in the arm but was taken into custody without injury.
• March 3rd- Medical- Officers responded to the Physical Education building on a report of a man having a seizure. Officers arrived on scene and administered first aid until Orem Paramedics arrived. The patient was taken to a local hosiptal for further treatment.
• March 5th- Warrant Service- At approx 6 PM on Saturday evening, American Fork PD initiated a traffic stop and determined the driver had a warrant out for his arrest. The warrant was the result of the subject not taking care of a citation issued several months earlier by a UVSC officer for Failure to Obey a Peace Officer. American Fork brought the subject to us at which time we took him into custody without incident. The UVSC officer determined the subject had the cash needed to post the $200 bail and opted to take the subject to the Orem PD to post that bail rather than take him to county jail. Once the bail was posted, the warrant was cleared and the subject was released from custody.
• March 6th- Suspicious Person- A female student called the police department to report a male acting very suspicious. According to the complainant, the male subject was trying to intimidate her and she felt concerned for her safety. The officer on duty checked the area but was unable to locate the person in question. The incident took place in the Fine Arts Building.
• March 7th- Disorderly Conduct-Dispatch received a call of a fight in progress at the Activities Center involving several males. Orem Police responded for back up. At the time of the call the fight was physical, but turned verbal by the time officers arrived on the scene. The UVSC officer spoke to all parties involved and determined nobody wanted to press charges. Because all parties were receptive to what our officer had to say, he decided he would not charge anyone with disorderly and the matter was resolved peacefully.
• March 9th- Suspicious Person- At 10:06 AM a call came into dispatch advising of a suspicious male in Lot G who appeared to be trying to get into vehicles. Our complainant provided us with a very good clothing and physical description as well as an accurate location of the subject, and as a result we were able to locate him quickly. Officer Sprague andSgt. Smith were able to obtain enough evidence and took the suspect into custody as well as recovered stolen property. The suspect was charged with Auto Burglary, Possession Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone, Possession Drug Paraphernalia in a Drug Free Zone, Tampering With Evidence, Trespassing, and a Probation Hold. Due to the great witness and quick action of the officers, the stolen property was recovered and most of it returned to the rightful owners.
• March 9th- Disorderly Conduct- Officers working at a heavy metal concert in the Grande Ballroom asked for some lights to be turned on for Life Safety Requirements. This action upset the band that was on stage as well as about 5 groupies. Officers observed the groupies leave the concert and become very beligerant with students and other individuals in the parking lots. The supects became more beligerant and the leader of the group was taken into custody for Disorderly Conduct and Illegal Consumption of Alcohol.
• March 16th- Domestic Problem- Officers responded to a report from a male that he had been arguing with his wife and the wife had possibly taken somepills. Officers arrived on scene and found the female had a mouth full of prescription pills. The female spit out the medication and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for evaulation.
• March 21nd- Theft- A student was taken into custody for stealing text books from students and instructors. The student would then take the books and sell them to Beat the Bookstore. Beat the Bookstore regularly works with UVSC Police in recovering stolen books and providing information leading to arrests.
• March 22nd- Agency Assist- Officer Sprague responded to Summerwood Apartments to assist Orem Police investigating two suspicious juveniles looking into cars. While officers were talking to the suspects, one of the suspects went into a seizure due to a drug overdose. Orem Paramedics were called to the scene and were treating the suspect when the suspect sat up and puked on Officer Sprague and a Orem Officer. The suspect was then transported to a local hospital for further treatment. (Moral of the story...put Paramedics between you and the suspect. :) )
• March 23rd- Medical- Officer Sprague and Orem Paramedics responded to the Mountain Land Applied Technology Center on a report of a possible seizure. The female was evaluated and resleased to her mother.
• March 23rd- Tobacco Violation- Officers responded to Alpine Life and Learning Center on a report of four juveniles in custody for tobacco violation. Officers arrived on scene and cited two juveniles for tobacco violation and referred them to juvenile court.
• March 25th- Agency Assist- A UVSC Officer was dispatched to Walmart on Sandhill Road to assist Orem Police with a road rage incident. The incident ocurred when a male pushed up against a car as it passed him and his wife in the parking lot. One of the suspects got out of the car and brandished two hocky sticks threatening the man and his wife. The suspects that brandished the hockey sticks were issued citations by Orem Police.
• March 27th- Suspicious Circumstances- UVSC K9 Officer A Smith was hosting a explosive detector dog training at UVSC with several other agencies. As they were doing their training, three different dogs indicated on a computer kiosk. As a precaution, the Business Building was evacuated and the Utah County Bomb Squad was called in to evaulate the kiosk. The Orem Fire Department also responded and put on standby status. Bomb Technicians were able to gain entry into the kiosk and found the kiosk to be free of any devices. It is not known why the dogs indicated on the kiosk.
• March 30th- Medical- Officers responded to the Gunther Trades on a report of a student having difficulty breathing and chest pains.
• March 30th- Traffic Accident- UVSC Officers were dispatched to University Parkway and 800 West on a report of a vehicle that had hit a sign then proceeded approximately another 250 feet before coming to rest. Upon Officers arrival, they observed the driver ouitside of the vehicle on the ground. Officers administered first aid until paramedics arrived on scene. The driver was transported to a local hospital. It is still unknown what caused him to lose control of the vehicle. Amazingly he made it through two crosswalks and a major intersection without hitting anyone else.
• March 31st- Agency Assist- A UVSC Officer assisted Orem Police with a domestic porblem at Remington Apartments. The dispute was between two cousins. One of the cousins was upset that the other cousin was living at the apartment complex with a friend and not paying rent. They were advised it was a civil matter.
• March 31st- Traffic Accident- Officrs were dispatched to a traffic accident at McKay Drive and 1200 West. A vehicle was travelling north bound on 1200 West when a vehicle at a stop sign on McKay Drive pulled out and struck the northbound vehicle. Airbags and seatbelts are credited with preventing serious injuries.