All information is taken from the police reports provided by FAUPD.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
When: Sept. 24, 2012 — 10:31 a.m.
Where: Police station lobby
A man (non-FAU affiliate) bought an iPhone 4 from Craigslist. When he turned it on, he realized it was stolen from an FAU student.
The man met up with the seller, an FAU commuter student and a teacher’s aid, at the Chevron gas station across from FAU to give him $200 for the phone.
After the purchase, the man gave it to his wife to charge. When she tried, she got multiple messages from the real owner saying her phone was stolen.
The man contacted the original owner, an FAU resident student, and they agreed to meet at the police station to make the exchange and file a report.
The iPhone owner told police she lost her phone on Sept. 18, around 2 p.m., in the Physical Science building — either in a chemistry lab or the women’s bathroom.
The man texted the seller about buying a stolen phone and wouldn’t press charges if his money was returned.
The next day, the seller went to the police station to return the money. According to reports, he told police he found the phone outside the Physical Science building and his friends told him to sell the phone on Craigslist to make some extra cash.
The officer told him he would “definitely be getting a dean of student’s referral and what he did was conduct unbecoming of an FAU Student, let alone an FAU teacher’s aid.”
No charges were pressed.
When: Sept. 29, 2012– 2:40 a.m.
Where: FAU Boulevard
A police lieutenant observed two cars racing on FAU Boulevard.
According to reports, the officer said, “both cars were travelling at an extremely high rate of speed north on FAU Boulevard from North University. As they approached the curve, turning right, I could hear tires screeching and as they approached the curve turning left, tires screeching again. I observed one car attempted to outgain or outdistance the other car as they traveled north towards Spanish River.”
The officer was eventually able to stop the cars and the drivers were given tickets for “Florida Uniform Traffic Citations for infractions of Racing on Highways.”
The two students were referred to the dean’s office for their offense on the FAU campus. The case is closed.