Crimelog

Sunday, Nov. 1

• A UT community service officer reported that a car door had been left open on the top floor of Garage 7, and he required an officer’s assistance. Upon arrival, the officer noticed a blue Mercedes with the front passenger door slightly ajar. On further investigation, he noticed a strong odor of marijuana, with visible residue on the seat and floorboard. At this time, he sent in the plate number and contacted the car’s owner, who showed up a few minutes later. He said no one had broken into the car and that he’d left the door open earlier after returning home from Oak Ridge. He consented to a search of the vehicle and informed the officer that there was a bag a marijuana on the floor of the car. The officer received and confiscated the bag and issued the owner a misdemeanor citation for simple possession of marijuana.

Monday, Nov. 2

• 11:34 a.m. — Officer reported to Garage 12 on report of a vandalism. There he made contact with the owner of the vehicle, who said she had parked in the garage at 1 a.m. on Halloween. When she returned at 11:34 a.m. on Nov. 2, she noticed the car had been keyed. The scratches ran down the length of the passenger side. She estimated the repairs would cost about $3,000.

• 3:16 p.m. — Officer reported to Hodges Library Starbucks on a report of a disturbance. On arrival he spoke with the manager, who explained that a man had interrupted an interview and made threatening comments. She said the man barged into the office while she was speaking with an applicant, apparently to discuss an incident that had occurred at Starbucks on Oct. 27. He reportedly said “They need to give me respect. People who don’t give respect end up stabbed; people who don’t give respect end up shot.” The officer made contact with the man, who said those were not his words. He said his actual statement had been “People in the Fort are getting shot and stabbed, and they’re calling the police on me.” The man left the area after speaking with the officer.