CAMPUS WATCH: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Friday, 07-14-06 and Tuesday, 07-18-06. BATTLE HALL, #1 West Mall Theft: A blue and silver colored Next bicycle was stolen from the bike racks located on the west side of the building after being secured with a cable lock. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred on: 7-17-06, between 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM. CALHOUN HALL, #4 South Mall Theft: A silver and gold colored mountain bicycle was stolen from the handrail located on the west side of the building after being secured with a cable lock. Loss value: $200.00. Occurred on: 7-14-06, between 12:30 PM and 6:30 PM. COLORADO APARTMENTS, 2501 Lake Austin Blvd Suspicious Activity: A UT staff member reported observing a black Ford SUV entering into the apartment complex. The vehicle was driven by an unknown White male and he parked the vehicle near building H. The staff member then observed an unknown Hispanic male pushing a bicycle towards the Ford. Once the bicycle loaded into the vehicle, the vehicle sped away. The driver was described as: White male, with very short "buzzed hair." He was last seen wearing grey shirt and blue jeans. The second subject was described as: Hispanic male, wearing a red shirt and tan shorts. Occurred on: 7-17-06, 12:30 PM. GREGORY GYM, 2101 Speedway Theft: A cellular telephone was stolen from the 3rd floor basketball courts after being left unattended. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred on: 7-15-06, between 11:00 AM and 1:11 PM. GREGORY GYM, 2101 Speedway Theft: A blue Roadmaster mountain bicycle was stolen from the bike racks located on the west side of the building after being secured with a U-shaped lock. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred between: 7-14-06, at 2:00 PM and 7-17-06, at 5:00 PM. PARKING LOT 103, 2100 Block Comal Street Burglary of Motor Vehicle: The driver's side window of a red Ford was discovered broken out and the stereo was missing. During the investigation the officer learned that the owner of the vehicle was out of town and unable to inventory her vehicle. Loss value: Unknown at this time. Discovered on: 7-15-06, at 3:40 PM. PERRY-CASTANEDA LIBRARY, 101 East 21st Street Assist Outside Agency: A non-UT subject was reported walking around on the 6th floor of the library. The reporting person believed that the subject was the same subject involved in an earlier theft from the same area. Officers observed a non-UT subject leaving the building who matched the description of the suspicious person as well as the theft suspect on 7-12-06. During the investigation, officers learned that the subject had an outstanding outside agency warrant for theft. The subject was taken into custody and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 7-14-06,at 3:35 PM. Charges are pending in the UT Theft case. SAN ANTONIO PARKING GARAGE, 2420 SAN ANTONIO Criminal Trespass: A non-UT subject was discovered sleeping inside a stairwell. During the investigation the officer learned that the subject had received a prior written criminal trespass warning 13 days earlier. The subject was taken into custody for Criminal Trespass and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 7-17-06, at 6:40 PM. SERVICE BUILDING: Attempted Theft: A UT staff member heard a loud popping sound and observed an unknown subject cutting a bike lock on the west side of the building. The unknown subject saw the UT staff member and walked away towards the service drive of the building. A few seconds later a red Chevy truck sped out of the service drive at a high rate of speed. The vehicle had a second unidentified occupant. The staff member also noticed that there were several bicycles in the bed of the truck. The staff member described the Hispanic male as: 5'-8" with a thin build. He was last seen wearing tan shirt and blue jeans. Occurred on 7-18-06, at 4:40 AM. 100 BLOCK WEST 6TH STREET Driving While Intoxicated: A silver Jaguar was observed traveling the wrong way on a one-way street. During the investigation the officer detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on driver's breath even though the driver was chewing several sticks of gum. When the driver exited the vehicle he needed to support himself to maintain his balance. During the course of the investigation, the driver refused to submit to a Standardized Field Sobriety test or submit a sample of his breath. The officer took the driver into custody for Driving While Intoxicated and transported him to Central Booking. Occurred on: 7-16-06, at 3:15 AM. 600 BLOCK ELMWOOD Public Intoxication / Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: A UT student was discovered hanging halfway out of a vehicle throwing up. By the time the officer was able to turn around the subject had passed out. During the investigation the officer detected a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on the breath of the student. The officer discovered that the subject was under the legal age of 21. The subject was taken into custody for Public Intoxication and received a field release citation for Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. Occurred on: 7-15-06, at 8:30 PM. 2400 BLOCK SAN ANTONIO Driving While License Invalid: A 1998 Ford was observed traveling the wrong way on a one-way street. During the investigation the officer learned that the driver's driver's license was suspended. The subject was taken into custody and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 7-16-06, at 9:02 PM. 2400 BLOCK SAN ANTONIO Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor (2 counts): Two UT students were observed staggering and swaying back and forth as they tried to navigate the contours of the sidewalk. When both subjects were stopped, the officer detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on both students' breaths. Each student told the officer that he had only one beer from a fraternity located on 27th Street. During the investigation each student received one field release citation for Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. Occurred on: 7-15-06, at 2:38 AM. Crime Prevention Tip of the Day: Within the last few days there seems to be an increase in the number of stolen bicycles around campus as well as in the apartment complexes. The thieves in some of these cases are not simply cutting the lock and riding away. They are looking to steal several bikes at one time and simply drive away. In today's issue of the Campus Watch, the majority of the reported stolen bicycles were secured with a self-locking cable lock. A cable lock by it self provides little or no protection. Only two of the reported stolen bicycles were registered with the University of Texas- Austin Parking and Transportation. For more information please visit the Parking and Transportation website at: http://www.utexas.edu/parking/transportation/ CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, The University of Texas Police Department responded to 31 alarm calls, 5 medical emergency calls, 3 lighting surveys, 1 collision report, 3 suspicious activity reports, and 25 unsecured door reports between 07-14-06 and 7-18-06. 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
