Man confesses to wrong crime

A University of Arizona Police Department officer arrived to the Pueblo de la Cienga Residence Hall on March 29 at 1:53 a.m. after a student reported a theft.

The man told the officer that between nine and 12 books were taken from his desk along with a picture frame, two pictures and two envelopes. He said that he left the room on March 28 at 3 p.m. and when he returned on the next day at 1:15 a.m. he saw that the items were gone.

The man said that the items were all gifts from his ex-girlfriend and that she is in Tucson visiting from Yuma. He stated that his ex-girlfriend had recently met his roommate and thought maybe his roommate took the items and gave them to the woman.

When the officer got into the dorm room, he woke up the roommate. The officer asked him if he knew why he was there and the man stated, “I think so.”

The officer told him to say what he thought he was there for and the man said, “I have something illegal in my room.” The man told the officer that he had marijuana in the room.

The officer asked the man to get the marijuana and turn it over. The man pulled a prescription bottle out from a storage container beneath his bag and handed it to the officer.

The man told the officer that he smokes marijuana occasionally, but never on campus. He said he bought it for $80 from a man beneath Arizona Stadium. He was cited and released for possession of marijuana.

When asked about the ex-girlfriend of his roommate and the stolen items, the man said that he let the woman into the room because she said she wanted to return a baseball hat and get some of her belongings.

He said that he did not think the woman was doing anything wrong because she said the items were hers.

The officer told the man whose belongings were stolen that the woman took the items. The man said he would have to think about whether or not he wanted to press charges.

The prescription bottle with the marijuana inside was placed into UAPD property as evidence and the total weight of the marijuana was 12.5 grams.

A Dean of Students Code of Conduct referral was also completed for the man with the marijuana.

False panel conceals pipe

A UAPD officer responded to the Gila Residence Hall on Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. in reference to the smell of marijuana coming from one of the dorm rooms.

When the officer arrived to the dorm, he spoke with a resident assistant, who took him to the room from which she thought the smell was coming.

Through the door jams, the officer could smell burning marijuana.

After knocking several times, no one answered the door, but the officer could hear someone inside shuffling things around.

The officer called the resident’s name, and the man inside tried to open the door, but a red towel that had been placed at the bottom of the door got in the way.

Once the door had been opened all the way, the officer asked to speak to the resident outside.

The man inside the room told the officer that he thought the room might smell because earlier he had been smoking marijuana outside. He also said that there were no drugs or paraphernalia in his room.

After more questioning, the man said he did have a smoking pipe in his room. The officer asked the student to get the pipe, and when he went back into the room he said, “I can’t find it, I think I left it at my friend’s apartment.”

The officer continued asking the man questions and the man finally said, “I’m sorry, I should have been honest with you earlier.”

The man then took out a wooden panel in a desk and unwrapped a glass pipe.

The man was cited and released on scene for possession of narcotic paraphernalia. The pipe was placed into UAPD property as evidence. The officer also completed a Code of Conduct referral for the Dean of Students.

Boxed bong above bed

A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to the Sky View Apartments at 1050 E. Eighth St. on Feb. 7 at 1:28 p.m. in reference to a room smelling of marijuana.

When the officer arrived to the apartment complex, he spoke with the community director, who said she was going over check out procedures with one of the residents when she noticed an odor of marijuana in the student’s room. She stated she also saw a bong in the room.

The three residents of the apartment were identified with Georgia, Illinois, and Connecticut driver’s licenses. They each were asked if they knew why the officer was there, and they said they did.

When asked why they thought the officer was there, they all sat down, shrugged their shoulders and looked at one another.

One of the men looked at another and said that “it” was in his room. After the officer asked what “it” was, the man claimed he did not know.

Another man told the officers that he thought they were there because the apartment “smelled like pot.” The three men said they did not know why the room smelled like pot though.

Two of the men allowed the officer to search their rooms, but the man who claimed “it” was in his room did not consent.

The community director told the officer that while she was in the man’s room, she saw what looked like a bong in a box on a shelf above his bed. It was a white box with two glass pipes coming out from the top.

Record checks were performed on all three men, and a warrant came back for the man who would not consent to the room search. He was placed under arrest and transported to the Pima County Jail.

All three men had a Code of Conduct referral sent to the Dean of Students.

Marijuana machine shop

A UAPD officer arrived to the Pueblo de la Cienga Residence Hall on Monday at 12:34 a.m. in reference to the smell of marijuana on one of the floors.

The officer knocked on the door of the room in which the odor was the strongest, and, when a student opened the door for the officer, the smell became stronger.

The student was asked to step outside his room, and the officer could see a silver grinder on the desk on the right side of the room.

After the grinder was found, the student allowed the officer to search his side of the room and showed the officer where the marijuana and paraphernalia were.

The student gave the officer a black bong which was on a shelf in his closet, another small silver grinder, a multi-colored pipe and the large grinder that had been on his desk. He also gave the officer bag of marijuana, which weighed 4.8 grams, and admitted that all the marijuana and paraphernalia was his.

Also in the room were many of beer cans and bottles. The man said that he and his roommate had shared the beer.

The officer cited the man for two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of possession of marijuana. He was cited and released on scene.

The bong, pipe, a roller, a lighter, the bag of marijuana and the two grinders were placed into UAPD property as evidence.

A Dean of Students referral was also completed for the student.

Lax ladies allow search, get criminal MIP

A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to the Coronado Residence Hall on Sunday at 11:07 p.m. after someone reported smelling marijuana on the second floor.

The officer met with the Resident Assistant on duty and they patrolled the hallway. The smell was detected as coming from around one door frame on the second floor.

The officer could hear several girls inside the room giggling, and when he knocked on the door, the resident gave the officer permission to come inside.

When he entered the room he saw four girls and smelled a strong odor of marijuana.

The four women were questioned separately. Three women denied knowing about any marijuana and claimed they did not know why the room smelled.

The other woman said she smoked outside earlier that night, but would not say where or with whom.

Another officer was granted permission to search the room and found a 750 milliliter bottle of Three Olives Cherry Vodka under the resident’s desk. He also noticed a full 1.75 liter bottle of Smirnoff Vodka under her roommate’s desk.

The resident was cited and released on a criminal charge of minor in possession and a Code of Conduct report was referred to the Dean of Students.

They never learn

A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to Hopi Residence Hall in reference to a strong smell of marijuana on Friday at around 1 p.m.

An officer spoke with a resident assistant of the hall, who said he could smell marijuana coming from one of the dorm rooms.

After the officer knocked on the student’s door a few times, the student answered and agreed to let the officer enter the room and ask a few questions.

Once inside the room, the officer could smell an even stronger odor of marijuana and questioned the student about the smell.

The student, identified by a Connecticut driver’s license, said he did not know why the room smelled. He also refused to let the officer search the room.

Another officer arrived at the dorm and was able to get permission from the student to search the room.

The officer found a grinder and a smoking pipe in the student’s desk.

The officer placed the student under arrest for possession of drug paraphernalia. The student was cited and released.

The grinder and pipe were placed into property as evidence. The student was referred to the Dean of Students.

Men won’t claim mysterious marijuana

A UAPD officer responded to Hopi Residence Hall in reference to a strong smell of burning marijuana.

The on-duty Resident Assistant Wednesday night told UAPD that at about 10:30 he could smell the marijuana coming from the west wing of the hall and identified the room where it smelled the strongest.

When the officer knocked on the door, it was answered by two residents who agreed to allow the officer in the room to ask them questions.

Both men claimed that they did not know where the smell was coming from and they did not know why there was an odor in their room.

The officer noticed an unlabeled prescription pill bottle on top of the refrigerator, which contained small particles that appeared to be marijuana.

The residents denied the officer consent to search the room and they both denied ownership of the pill bottle, claiming that they had no idea of how it got into the room.

While speaking with both men, the officer noticed that they had symptoms of recent drug use. After being questioned about their marijuana usage, they admitted that they had smoked marijuana off campus earlier in the night. They again stated there was no marijuana in the room.

The prescription pill bottle was placed into property as evidence and both students were reported to the Dean of Students for drug paraphernalia.

Weed brownies lead to UMC visit

A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to the Coronado Residence Hall in reference to a woman having an allergic reaction to marijuana brownies.

The woman called UAPD Wednesday night at 10:44 p.m. to report the allergy. She said that earlier that night she bought three brownies that had marijuana in them from a man off campus for $10.

She had eaten two of the brownies and didn’t feel well. She also claimed that her tongue had gone numb.

The officer took the remaining brownie from her and asked if she knew where the man who sold her the brownies lived.

The woman stated he was a student who lived in the Colonia de La Paz Residence Hall. Once another officer received a search warrant to go through the man’s dorm room, the man was placed under arrest for having illegal contraband.

Tucson Fire Department responded to Coronado and told the woman that she needed to be transported to University Medical Center for treatment.

The woman refused to be taken by an ambulance. A friend volunteered to drive her, but when the woman started vomiting and yelling at her, she changed her mind and decided against it.

The officer drove the woman to the hospital, where she was admitted for marijuana ingestion. She was also cited and released.

The extra brownie, which tested positively for marijuana, was placed into property as evidence.

Two Code of Conduct reports were forwarded to the Dean of Students for both the woman who ate the brownies and the man who sold them to her.

Man’s pipe winters in Arizona

On Jan. 11, UAPD was called to the Kaibab-Huachuca Residence Hall after a resident assistant detected the odor of marijuana coming from one of the rooms.

The two students living in the room said they did not smell anything and had no idea why there was an odor or where it would be coming from.

They allowed the officer to search the room. The search uncovered a red and black pipe in the desk drawer with a burnt substance in it.

The student said the pipe was used twice over winter break at his home in California and that he had not used it while in Arizona.

The officer took the pipe as evidence and the incident was reported to the Dean of Students Office.