As legions of students on spring break begrudgingly returned to campus this week, so did a couple of criminals, as well as a few individuals that refused to leave the party in Cancun.

The UW Police Department (UWPD) dealt with at least three DUI cases last week. On April 5, an underage student was cited for driving under the influence near the Ravenna Place building. The student registered at .076 percent blood alcohol content and was arrested by UW police and charged with driving under the influence.

Also on April 5, at 2:18 a.m., a 30-year-old woman was pulled over on the 4700 block of 21st Avenue Northeast.

“She was pulled over for poor driving,” UWPD chief Ray Wittmier said. “Turns out, she had been drinking.”

The woman, who was not a student, registered a blood alcohol content of .103 and was arrested by the UWPD.

“Do not drive about 50 mph in a 30 [mph] zone,” Wittmier said. “People will notice you.”

On April 4 at 9:25 p.m., UWPD officer Kevin Jackson pulled over a car on Northeast 50th Street and 15th Avenue Northeast. The car’s license tabs had been expired for more than a year and the driver was loudly blaring his stereo. Officer Jackson checked the driver’s license and discovered there were several warrants out for arrest of the driver of the car.

“He was driving with a suspended license and had escaped from community custody for second degree robbery,” Wittmier said.

Officer Jackson arrested the man. An ensuing search of the man’s car uncovered numerous knives, a hatchet, a loaded 9 mm handgun, methamphetamine and an electric scale.

“Obviously, he was selling the stuff,” Wittmier said.

The man was booked into King County Jail as a felon in possession of a firearm. He is now facing federal drug charges, among other charges.

Several thefts also occurred last week. On March 30, a student resident at McMahon called the UW police to report that he had returned to his dorm after spring break to find his video game system (Nintendo GameCube, another console and several games) missing. The total value of the stolen goods was about $600.

“The door was still locked and there was no sign of forced entry,” Wittmier said.

The burglar remains at large.

On April 6, a student’s bicycle was stolen in front of Haggett Hall. The student had chained the bike with a Master Lock chain, but returned to find that the chain had been cut through and the bike was gone.

“Fortunately, the student had registered the bike and we have the serial number,” Wittmier said.

Wittmier encourages other students to take the same precaution, particularly since bike thefts tend to increase during the warmer spring months.

“You can go to our Web site and register your bike online for free,” Wittmier said. It makes it a lot easier for us to find the bikes. … Our detectives can then go online with the serial number and check pawn shops. We’ve had a lot of luck that way.”

[Reach reporter Siv Prince at news@thedaily.washington.edu.]