A hate crime incident and the appearance of homophobic graffiti were handled by the University of Massachusetts police department this week.

On Monday, the vandalizing of a truck in Lot 49 was reported. According to Jim Lyons, spokesman for the UMPD, racial graffiti was scratched on the hood and trunk of the vehicle.

“There were extensive key scratches down the passenger and driver’s side doors, and there were also obscenities scratched into the side and the doors,” Lyons said. “Because of the nature of the obscenities, the graffiti was anti-hispanic and the car owner was Hispanic, this is also being considered a civil rights violation or a hate crime.”

Homophobic graffiti was found in the lobby of Cance Dormitory on Saturday. There are currently no suspects and the case remains under investigation.

An individual approached a police officer in Totman Gymnasium to report an assault and battery incident.

“The officer was approached by someone who was very upset and bleeding from the mouth,” Lyons said. “He asked to be taken to Health Services.”

The person explained that someone with whom he was playing basketball punched him in the mouth. After interviews with the individual that allegedly punched the other individual it turned out that there were other factors involved and that counter-assault and battery charges would be filed.

Twenty-one-year-old Michael Abdinoor of Dracut, Mass. was arrested after a police officer spotted him driving a Jeep Ranger with four passengers in the front and four passengers in the back of the vehicle.

The officer stated that it seemed as if Abdinoor was unable to drive the vehicle because of the high volume of people in the car. It was then found out that he was operating a motor vehicle with a license that was suspended due to failure to pay an outstanding fine. He was arrested for driving with a suspended license and the unsafe operation of a motor vehicle.

Early Saturday morning, an officer spotted a vehicle operated by 25-year-old Gary Ricker of Belchertown speeding down Fearing Street.

“The officer found that the vehicle refused to stop,” Lyons said. “The vehicle then went on to strike another vehicle on Lincoln Street.”

The driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated, having an open container of alcohol in his car, speeding, failure to stop for a police officer and for leaving the scene of property damage.

A woman in Cashin Dormitory reported that someone had briefly looked into the shower that she was using on Monday afternoon. She screamed drawing the attention of her suitemates and scaring off the individual. The woman was showering in her co-ed suite, and the outer doors of the suite were not locked. There are no suspects in the incident.

A student reported to a police officer that he had observed a group of individuals attempting to break into a vehicle at 7:50 p.m. on Saturday. The student explained that the individuals ducked underneath the vehicle when they realized that they had been seen. Police checked the vehicle and found that the side mirror had been broken off.