October Bear Trap

By Lizzy Hahn

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Police Department puts out a daily crime log, that the public can view at https://www.uaf.edu/police/campus-safety-clery/daily-reports.php. The Bear Trap is a condensed version of this log. All of the information shown here has been gathered from the crime log.

10/3/2025 at 8 p.m. Nature of crime: criminal trespass. Location: MBS. This case has closed and was deemed non-criminal.

10/3/2025 at 9 p.m. Nature of crime: medical assist. Location: Cutler apartments. This case was closed by investigation.

10/4/2025 at 10 p.m. Nature of crime: suspicious circumstances. Location: Tanana Loop/ Yukon Drive lookout. The case is still open.

10/5/2025 at 1 a.m. Nature of crime: assault, domestic violence. Location: MBS. This case was closed by arrest.

10/5/2025 at 5 a.m. Nature of crime: assault, non-domestic violence. Location: Skarland hall. This case is still open.

10/6/2025 at 12 p.m. Nature of crime: theft. Location: Wood Center.  This case was closed by arrest.

10/6/2025 at 12 a.m. Nature of crime: suspicious circumstances. Location: Whitaker building. This case is still open and was deemed a criminal incident.

10/7/2025 at 2 p.m. Nature of crime: violated conditions. Location: MBS. This case is still open and was deemed a criminal incident.

10/5/2025 at 11 p.m. Nature of crime: theft. Location: Harwood hall. This case is still open and was deemed a criminal incident.

10/10/2025 at 8 a.m. Nature of crime: welfare check. Location: Skarland hall. The case was closed after investigation.

10/10/2025 at 9 p.m. Nature of crime: disturbance. Location: 1672 Tanana Loop. The case was closed and deemed non-criminal.

10/10/2025 at 11 p.m. Nature of crime: suspicious circumstances. Location: Cutler apartments. The case was closed after investigation.

10/10/2025 at 4 p.m. Nature of crime: stalking. Location: Rasmuson Library. This case is still open.

10/12/2025 at 12 a.m. Nature of crime: harassment. Location: Bartlett hall. The case is open and was deemed a criminal incident.

10/15/2025 at 11 p.m. Nature of crime: suspicious circumstances. Location: MBS parking lot. The case was closed by investigation.

10/18/2025 at 7 a.m. Nature of crime: public order crime. Location: MBS. The case was closed by arrest.

10/20/2025 at 8 p.m. Nature of crime: suspicious circumstances. Location: Reichart. This case is still open.

10/21/2025 at 12 p.m. Nature of crime: theft. Location: Botanical Gardens. This case is still open and was deemed to be a criminal incident.

10/21/2025 at 4 p.m. Nature of crime: theft. Location: Nenana lot. This case is still open and was deemed to be a criminal incident.

10/21/2025 at 8 p.m. Nature of crime: welfare check. Location: Harwood hall. This case was closed and deemed non-criminal.

10/21/2025 at 11 p.m. Nature of crime: violated conditions. Location: Moore hall. This case is still open and was deemed to be a criminal incident.

10/22/2025 at 6 p.m. Nature of crime: suspicious circumstances. Location: Patty center. This case was closed by investigation.

10/23/2025 at 4 a.m. Nature of crime: welfare check. Location: Bartlett hall. This case was closed by investigation.

10/23/2025 at 3 p.m. Nature of crime: administrative investigation. Location: Whitaker building. This case is still open.

10/26/2025 at 2 p.m. Nature of crime: disturbance. Location: MaClean house. This case was closed by investigation.

10/26/2025 at 2 p.m. Nature of crime: wildlife call. Location: 1001 Seismic Road. This case is still open.

Public order crimes are defined as a crime where“perpetrators are pursued, arrested, and detained, and the local population—no matter which party to the conflict they may belong to—is able to move freely about the country without fear of undue violence,” as defined by the United States Institute of Peace.