University Police responded to reports of a sexual assault, harassment/stalking and theft among other incidents this past week, according to police reports.

Sexual assault

University Police are investigating a sexual assault that took place on March 28, 2014 at 11 p.m. in the Leonardtown Community, police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said. An officer met with the person who reported the incident Friday at 5 p.m. at the University Police station.

Because of the sensitive nature of the incident and the fact that the investigation is just beginning, this is all the information police can disclose at this time, Hoaas said.

Harassment/stalking (Title IX-related)

University Police responded to Hornbake Plaza on Friday at 2:14 p.m. after a female student reported she was harassed by a male student between March 10 and March 31.

The two students initially met on the campus on March 10 and began walking with each other toward their destination, eventually exchanging contact information, Hoaas said. The two talked via text message until the woman told the man she no longer wished to continue doing so.

The two encountered each other on the campus on March 24 and 31, and the man tried to initiate conversations that the woman did not want to have. The woman did not want to press charges, but officers supplied her with information from the Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct, Hoaas said. This case is now closed.

Theft

On Saturday at 11:48 a.m., a license-plate reader detected stolen plates on a vehicle that entered the campus via Campus Drive near Route 1, Hoaas said. Officers were able to locate and stop the vehicle, confirming the tags were stolen.

The man responsible for stealing the tags was identified as 35-year-old Ace Shane Adesene Morris of Hyattsville, Hoaas said. Morris was charged with theft of less than $100.

Vandalism

Police responded to Taliaferro Hall on Friday at 10:15 a.m. for a report of vandalism. An employee who works in the building reported that the glass window pane on a door had been cracked between 5 p.m. on March 31 and 9 a.m. on Friday.

Police surveyed the scene, but there are no area cameras to review, Hoaas said. Because of the lack of evidence, this case has been suspended but may be reopened if police obtain more information.

Trespassing

On April 3 at 4:17 a.m., University Police received a report of trespassing, and an officer responded to Cole Field House, where three male students were inside the building. The officer found the students in Lot Z shortly after, and all three were referred to the Office of Student Conduct.