UNMPD
High stakes for parking
UNM Police responded to a burglary report in the rear parking lot at the Assisted Technologies Building at the corner of Vassar Road and Central Avenue at 8:25 a.m. Friday.
The report states that the victim's 1996 truck was broken into with some type of a "Slim Jim type tool." The assailant(s) reportedly took the vehicles stereo/CD player as well as 45 CDs.
The victim reportedly told police the burglary took place between 5 p.m. Thursday and the time the report was filed.
Police were unable to extract any latent fingerprints from the scene.
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Car burglar binge at UNM
The UNM Police Department received two separate reports of vehicle burglaries that occurred at 1700 Avenida Caeser Chavez during the UNM football scrimmage Saturday evening.
The first victim's vehicle was reportedly broken into between 5:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The victim's vehicle reportedly had its driver's side door lock punched out with an unknown device.
The victim reported to police that a purse containing credit cards, an electronic organizer and the victim's nursing license were stolen from the vehicle. The estimated value of the items taken totaled $300.
The second victim's vehicle was reportedly broken into between 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The vehicle reportedly had been broken into with an unknown object that left no damage.
The victim reported that a purse containing a credit card was taken from the vehicle. The report contained no dollar estimate for the items taken
Vandal loose in South lot
While on patrol, a UNM police officer noticed that a University vehicle had been vandalized in the parking lot at 1111 University Blvd. SE, directly south of The Pit.
According to the report, UNM vehicle number 97 had blue spray paint graffiti damage on all sides. The investigating officer also observed a cracked windshield.
The officer estimated damage to be more than $1,000.
The report states UNM Police had no suspects at the time the report was filed.
Campus
Youth mentors needed
The New Mexico Youth at Risk Foundation is recruiting volunteers for its 2002-03 program.
The program is looking for individuals to work as mentors to support and encourage at risk students. A youth and mentor are partnered for one year to share experiences and feelings about school, family, gangs, drugs, alcohol, commitment and responsibility.
A community information meeting will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Aug. 28 at Presbyterian Hospital Urgent Care-Rio Rancho. For more information, visit the group's Web site at www.nmyouthatrisk.org.
Prof. wins optical award
A research professor in the UNM Center for High Technology Materials has received the International Society for Optical Engineering 2002 Director's award for his contributions to the optical technology industry.
Arthur H. Guenther has served on the board of directors for the International Society for Optical Engineering and is the 2002 International Commission of Optics president. Guenther is currently developing technical training programs for students and professionals.
Guenther is the former chief scientist of the Air Force Weapons Laboratory and also worked in a similar capacity at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
UNM doctors increase
According to a report published by the UNM School of Medicine, the number of UNM-trained physicians practicing in the state during the past seven years has increased from 819 to 1,219.
Location Report 2002 was produced to help the School of Medicine measure its undergraduate and resident program impact on the state.
The report published that more than 1,200 of the 5,228 physicians who earned an M.D. or who completed their residencies at the School of Medicine are licensed to practice in New Mexico.
The report states that School of Medicine M.D. recipients and former residents are located in 30 counties.
