Police Blotter
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Harassment Dec. 20 — 3:14 p.m. An officer arrived to the Fulton Library to respond to reports of a student being harassed by someone she knows. The officer met with…
Readers, The reason we do not have the police blotter this week is because school policies have changed. Over the years, the UVU Review, along with the public, have been allowed access to the school police department’s initial incident reports just by asking for them. The initial incident reports contain a police officer’s narrative of the crime that occurred and how it was handled. As of two weeks ago, we no longer get the reports and all we get is the time, location and a one word description of the crime that occurred. While the absence of a narrative is legal, the university has chosen to give us the legal minimum amount of information for every crime that occurs on or around this campus. Without a narrative, we don’t know how crimes are handled at the university or any outcome of the situation. We were told that the reasoning behind the institution’s decision to format police logs this way is so that it protects survivors of assault. The UVU Review has never published the name of a victim of a crime, and it would go against our ethical standards to do so. Institutional indifference grows in darkness and this change to the police reports does not allow any sunlight to the crimes that occur on this campus. The absence of a narrative on the police logs gives a false sense of security to students if we aren’t given the information of a situation such as an assault, theft, drug crime or. With UVU’s Title IX Office facing a federal investigation by the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office, this move does not promote institutional transparency. Fortunately, initial incident reports are public information and the Government Records Access and Management Act allows us to request the information. This process can take days compared to how it used to take us 20 minutes to walk to the police station to look at the reports. The police blotter section of our newspaper is the most read and the most telling of our campus environment. The UVU Review will continue to investigate by sending multiple GRAMA requests to the university in order to inform our readers about the crimes that occur on campus. The late veteran reporter Helen Thomas once said, “we don’t go into journalism to be…
The following police reports were reported over the 2017 Fall semester Sept. 8 Library Disturbance An officer was called to the Fulton Library after two people were reportedly arguing. It…
Found Wallet Sept. 26 — 7:52 a.m. While on a traffic stop, an officer was approached by a personcitizen who wanted to turn in a found wallet. The officer discovered…
Summaries taken from campus police reports Sept. 19-Sept. 22 Bumped Bumper Sept. 19 — 5:51 p.m. An officer met with a student who wanted to report that his vehicle was hit…
Aug. 29 Backpack Neglect A student reported their wallet being stolen in the Pope Science building. The student left their backpack in the elevator unattended and later discovered a wallet…
Polite Protesters June 26 — An officer was requested to be present during a circus held at the UCCU Center. Outside the event were two protesters who were not disruptive…
Lost Property Feb 16 – Police met with a student at the police department regarding lost property. The student had misplaced their UVU student ID bus pass. Information was obtained…
Phantom hit and run Feb 1- An officer was dispatched to a possible hit and run in the Lakeside parking lot. Police arrived to the area and found the allegedly…
Grand Theft Auto Jan 26- A man driving a stolen vehicle crashed into another car of civilians, resulting in injuries. The man then fled the scene. Police believed he may…
Seizure assist Jan. 20-Orem Paramedics evaluated a female student who suffered a seizure on campus. A family member was called to pick her up. Criminal mischief Jan. 20-A vending…
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