CAMPUS WATCH: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Monday, 06-19-06 and Thursday, 06-22-06. EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE BUILDING, 100 East 21st Street Suspicious Person: A UT-student reported that an unknown subject had been following her which caused her to feel uncomfortable. The student stated the subject followed her to a local area business and would just stare at her. She observed the same subject on the UT shuttle later in the day. Once again she felt very uncomfortable that she asked two other students to walk with her until she got to ESB. The subject is described as: Middle Eastern male, 5'7", 170 lbs., very chubby. Occurred on: 6-21-06, at 9:45 PM. EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE BUILDING, 100 East 21st Street Burglary: A Dell laptop computer was stolen from a secured first floor office. An exterior window to the office was broken so that entry could be gained. Loss value: $500.00. Occurred between: 6-15-06, at 12:01 PM and 6-19-06, at 10:26 AM. GREGORY GYM, 2101 Speedway Theft: A credit card was stolen from inside a closed backpack which had been left beside a basketball court located on the 3rd floor. The owner stated that prior to the discovery of his stolen credit card he found that his backpack had been moved about 25 feet closer to the bleachers. The reporting person stated that he had recognized a non-UT subject loitering near where he had found his backpack. He described the subject as: black male, 20 years of age, 6' 02", 170 lbs. He was last seen wearing a light colored button down shirt, and tan colored pants. The credit card was cancelled before to any unauthorized purchases could be made. Occurred on: 6-19-06 at 6:51 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905. Santayana might not have been referring to Gregory Gym, but it has not been that long since we saw the spike in the thefts from this area. How soon we fall back into old habits, habits that encourage thieves to continue to return for another easy payday. Twenty-five cents is all it takes to ensure that a thief walks away empty-handed when we secure our property inside a day-use locker. PATTERSON LABS, 2415 Speedway Theft: An Apple iPod was stolen from a desk drawer located inside an unsecured 3rd floor office. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred between: 6-12-06, at 8:30 AM and 6-19-06, at 4:34 PM. SAN JACINTO RESIDENCE HALL, 309 East 21st Street Harassment: A UT- student reported receiving multiple annoying and alarming telephone calls inside her 5th floor dormitory room. The caller would say "hello," the next sounds heard could only be described as the caller was pleasuring himself. The student would quickly hang up. Reported on: 6-20-06, at 9:39 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: In this case the victim began receiving these types of telephone calls in May 2006 and the caller has continued. The University of Texas has a program in which harassing telephone calls can be traced. The program is *57 and operates in the following manner. When you receive a harassing, annoying or threaten telephone call simple hang up on the caller. Once you have hung up and the call is disconnected pick up the telephone receiver and dial *57. You will hear one of two messages, "this call has been trapped," or the "trap was unsuccessful." Southwestern Bell also offers the exact same program, *57. The difference in the two programs is the cost. The University of Texas does not charge for this service. Southwestern Bell charges $7.95 per successful trap. As a reminder, if you are receiving harassing telephone calls, notify the University Police and report the incident. 600 WEST 24TH STREET Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol by a Minor: A black Toyota 4-door was observed parked illegally and the driver, later identified as a UT student, appeared to have passed out with a half-eaten pizza on her lap. When the driver awoke and opened the driver's side door, the officer was able to detect a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath. When the driver got out of the vehicle, she needed to support herself with the driver's door. During the investigation, the officer determined that the subject was under the legal age of 21 and posed a danger to herself. The subject was transported to Central booking. Occurred on: 6-19-06 at 2:20 AM. 2500 BLOCK SPEEDWAY Public Intoxication: A non-UT subject was reported to be intoxicated and harassing pedestrians. The subject was observed staggering away, with an open 24 oz. can of beer and stopping an unidentified student. The student pulled his pockets inside out showing the subject that he did not have any money. The subject started using profanities that would have made an old sailor blush. During the investigation, the officer detected a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on the subject's breath. The subject had a difficult time maintaining his balance. The officer determined that the subject was intoxicated and due to his aggressive behavior posed a danger to others. Occurred on: 6-19-06, at 7:46 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: Many times students and staff are approached by the homeless for money. When that person is told, "No," some of the homeless will try to intimidate you by becoming aggressive to get what they want. Go back to the last place that you felt safe and notify the police, or walk into a nearby business and request that the manager contact the police to report the incident. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, The University of Texas Police Department responded to 63 alarm calls, 25 key assists, 5 emergencies, 15 lighting surveys, and 55 unsecured door reports between 06-19-06 and 06-22-06. Contact UT Police at 471-4441 if you have any information regarding any of the above incidents or call 911 regarding suspicious persons, suspicious activities or crime. Your call may help solve or prevent a crime. Campus Watch comments should be directed to Officer Darrell Halstead at 512-232-9634 or Darrell.halstead@austin.utexas.edu . Prepared by DWH
