Police Reports

May 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes DUI April 15 — 3:35 a.m. A UVU police officer stopped a vehicle for moving violations near 400 S. Geneva Road. Subsequently, the officer found the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol. A DUI summons and citation was given to the driver, who was then booked into Utah County Jail for the moving […]

Police Reports

April 23, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Traffic Offense 03/27/18 — 2:59 a.m. While conducting an extra patrol around UVU’s Geneva property, an officer observed a vehicle conduct two moving traffic violations. The officer stopped the vehicle and issued the driver for not having an ignition interlock device, an alcohol restricted driver violation and driving on a revoked license. DUI 03/27/18 — […]

Police Reports

April 5, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alcohol Offense March 13 — 8:06 p.m. An officer was dispatched to the Fulton Library on reports of a disorderly person causing a disturbance on the second floor. The officer found a man who had been drinking to the point of intoxication. The man was arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail for public […]

Political correctness, trigger warnings and what to do about them

April 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Political correctness is defined as “conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated.” Dictionary.com defines trigger warnings as, “a stated warning that the content of a text, video, etc., may upset or offend some people, especially those who have previously […]

Police Blotter

March 30, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Curfew Violation March 5 — 1:53 a.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a moving violation near 400 S. 1200 W in Orem. The driver was found to be a juvenile in violation of curfew and was issued a citation for both violations. Theft March 7 — 10:17 p.m. An officer […]

Police Reports

March 19, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Theft Feb. 27 — 4:05 p.m. An officer responded to a complaint regarding a stolen tailgate in parking lot 22. A student returned to his truck after class and found that the tailgate was gone. The officer gathered his information and wrote a report on the stolen item.   Alcohol Offense Feb. 28 — 8:22 […]

Police Reports

February 6, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Narcotics Jan. 17 — 1:22 a.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near 500 W. 800 S. in Orem for a non-moving violation. During the investigation, the driver was found to be driving on a suspended driver’s license and the passenger admitted possessing a small amount of narcotics. A citation and several […]

Police Reports

February 1, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Property Damage Jan. 5 — 10:54 p.m. An officer received a report of property damage after a drawer was broken into at the UVU Central Plant Office. Nothing was stolen, but the employee believed it was done by an angry coworker. The officer was not provided the name of the possible perpetrator. It was estimated […]

Police Reports

January 29, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Marijuana Possession Dec. 26 — 2:46 a.m. An officer was dispatched to the UVU parking garage on reports of a suspicious vehicle parked on the top level. Upon making contact with the occupants of the vehicle, the officer saw drug paraphernalia in plain sight and smelled burnt marijuana. The occupants willfully surrendered three grams of […]

Former Title IX director no longer employed at UVU

January 27, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute University officials confirmed Jan. 23 that Melissa Frost, UVU’s former Title IX director, is no longer employed at UVU. This comes months after being placed on an unspecified extended leave in June 2017. “Melissa Frost, UVU’s equal opportunity and Affirmative Action director and Title IX coordinator, is no longer employed at Utah Valley University,” senior […]