Nov. 9 | 11:11 p.m. 

Patrol Officer Marcus Caskey was dispatched to the Living and Learning Community building 5 in reference to a resident assistant (RA) report that he had found a vape in the building.

Upon arrival, Caskey entered the building and made contact with the complainant. He then escorted Caskey to the laundry room of the building to show Caskey his findings. On top of the washing machine, Caskey saw what, based on his training and experience, appeared to be a glass pipe commonly used to smoke marijuana. 

The pipe was approximately three inches long and contained burnt marijuana residue. An odor consistent with burnt marijuana was also detected coming from the pipe. Caskey obtained the complainant’s information and took possession of the pipe. Caskey transported the pipe back to the police department, where it was properly destroyed.

Once back at the department, Caskey reviewed the building’s camera footage in an attempt to identify the individual(s) who may have been in possession of the pipe. He was unable to locate any evidence linking a specific person to the item.

Nov. 9 | 1:38 a.m.

Patrol officer Marcus Caskey was notified by UPD Dispatch that a cleaning crew working at the Reng Student Union had found a bag left in the Spring River Room.

Upon arrival, UPD Dispatch provided me with the found property, which was a large orange “T.J. Maxx” tote bag with a ghost printed on it. The bag contained multiple items, all consisting of makeup, personal care, and hygiene products.

Caskey collected the above-listed items and transported them to the police department, where they were logged into evidence. The property was labeled and placed in evidence locker number five.

Nov. 6 | 11:50 p.m.

Patrol Officer Cooper Roberts was dispatched to the parking deck in reference to a hit-and-run accident. 

Upon arrival, Roberts spoke to the victim, who said he parked his grey Nissan at approximately 7:15 p.m. Upon his return, he noticed damage to the rear driver’s side bumper. 

Upon reviewing the security footage, Roberts saw the victim park his vehicle at approximately 7:06 p.m. At 7:12 p.m., a white Nissan is seen backing out of a parking spot and striking the gray Nissan. The white Nissan drove away from the scene. 

Upon following the vehicle through security footage, Roberts was able to locate it at the Northpark Quads building 3.

Roberts was also able to identify the driver of the vehicle as the suspect. This identification was made through the vehicle being registered through Parking Services and Roberts being able to identify the suspect who exited the vehicle.

Nov. 6 | 8:46 a.m. 

The University Police Department received an email request from the manager of Campus Card Services and ID Management for Arkansas State University, who requested assistance in identifying a potential fraudulent user of a physical student ID card.

The manager stated that a student reported on Nov. 5 that her physical student ID card was lost at the beginning of the semester; this was not reported to the ID center at the time of the loss. 

The victim stated to the manager that she noticed unauthorized usage on her card; someone was using her meal plan and flex dollars. 

The first transaction started on Oct. 3 and continued intermittently through Nov 4. The manager wanted to confirm that it was a different person than the reporting student.

The manager provided a list of card usage time stamps and dates. Tac Officer Rebekah Colvin pulled up the historical camera footage and screen-grabbed each person who utilized a physical card for that exact time. 

Colvin requested an ID photo of the victim to compare with the person who utilized a physical ID. One female had repeated usage of each of the provided dates and times that the victim’s card was used, 

As there was no way to identify the unknown female at the moment, Colvin checked each of the listed days/times for someone she was with, to potentially find a repeat individual that seemed to know her. On two days, one male individual scanned in right after her and sat with her in the dining room.

Colvin requested from the manager the name of the person who scanned in with the female, and she was able to pull up the male’s name. The manager also stated that on Oct. 30, the associated person scanned in 5 minutes after the victim’s ID was scanned. 

When looking at the camera footage, Colvin saw the associated person sitting with the unknown female. On Oct. 40 at 5:49 p.m., the associated person and the female left the dining room. Following them on campus cameras, Colvin tracked them to the Red Wolf Center. 

The associated person walked by the service desk and did not scan in, but the female did. Colvin requested from the manager the name of the person who scanned in at this time.

The manager also provided time stamps for card usage at the Red Wolf Center for both the associated person and the suspect, to ensure they were the same individuals. Colvin requested an ID photo from the manager for the suspect, to match the subject on the camera footage at the time of the fraudulent ID usage.

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