University of Maryland Police responded to reports of suspicious activity, trespassing and vandalism, among other incidents this past week, according to police reports.

Suspicious activity

University Police responded to La Plata Hall at 5:26 p.m. on Sunday.

An officer met with a resident assistant and other Department of Resident Life staff, who reported that they had seen a suspicious person in the building’s common areas, University Police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said.

The person had left by the time University Police arrived at the scene, Hoaas said.

University Police will continue to investigate the incident by looking at area cameras.

This case is open.

On Saturday at 2:04 a.m., University Police responded to the bike rack outside of William Kirwan Hall, where the Security Operations Center detected a person who appeared to be pulling on bicycles in the area, Hoaas said.

An officer stopped the man and issued him a Denial of Access to this university’s campus, she said.

This case is closed.

University Police responded to the Mitchell Building on Saturday at 2:04 a.m. for a report of suspicious activity, according to police reports.

This case is now closed.

Trespassing

University Police responded to the Shuttle Bus Facility in the 8500 block of Paint Branch Drive on Saturday at 12:33 p.m. An employee there reported a suspicious individual was inside a gated area and had been told to leave, Hoaas said.

Officers located the individual in Lot 11B and determined he had been issued a Denial of Access to the campus in 2012.

Police arrested 32-year-old Kerwin Lucien Batie of Olney in relation to the incident, Hoaas said.

He was charged with unlawfully trespassing on the this university’s grounds.

Other incident

On Friday at 7:36 p.m., University Police responded to the Manufacturing Building for a report that smoke was coming from the battery of a power tool.

There was no fire present and no one was injured, Hoaas said.

This case is closed.

Hate bias

University Police responded to Denton Hall at 5:17 p.m. Saturday for a hate bias incident.

A female student reported that between 4:10 p.m. and 4:44 p.m., a racial slur was found on a chalkboard outside her room.

Officers searched the area and eventually erased the slur, Hoaas said.

This case is open and active.

Vandalism

On Friday at 1:20 p.m., University Police responded to the Engineering Annex Building, where a male student reported that his rear bike wheel was bent, making it unusable, Hoaas said.

Police will review area cameras, and this case is active.

Controlled dangerous substance violation

On Oct. 27 at 10:07 p.m., University Police responded to Terrapin Trail Garage, where the Security Operations Center had detected four individuals smoking marijuana, Hoaas said.

Officers responded to the area and located them near Eppley Recreation Center.

The four male students were no longer in possession of the marijuana, but were referred to the Office of Student Conduct, Hoaas said. This case is closed.

Injured/sick person

On Saturday and Sunday, University Police responded to nine separate reports of an injured or sick person at Dorchester Hall, Ellicott Hall, the 7500 block of Yale Avenue, Knox Road, the 3900 block of Campus Drive, the 4100 block of Farm Drive, the 3900 block of Denton Service Lane and 20 Rossborough Lane, according to police reports.

All of these cases are closed.