CAMPUS WATCH: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Monday, 07-24-06 and Wednesday 07-26-06. CAROTHERS DORMITORY, Criminal Trespass Warning: A UT student reported that a white male subject was following her at slow pace. When she turned to acknowledge that the subject was behind her, the subject did not respond and continued to follow her. The subject was described as: White male, 5'-08", and approx. 140 lbs. The subject was last seen wearing a white shirt and tan shorts. The subject was located near the Carothers Dormitory. The subject informed officers that he had moved to Austin and currently did not have a place to stay. During the investigation, the officer issued the subject a written criminal trespass warning and escorted him from campus. Occurred on: 7-25-06 at 5:30 AM. GOLDSMITH HALL Silent or Abusive Calls: A non-UT subject was observed standing near a Police Help call box shortly after the police department had received an activation from that location. During the investigation, the subject informed the officer that he had pushed the call box to activate because he wanted to. The subject then informed the officer that he was paying the campus a visit since UTPD had arrested him several months ago for doing the same thing. Once again the subject was taken into custody for Silent or Abusive Calls and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 7-24-06 at 12:30 AM. GREGORY GYM, 2101 Speedway Theft: A backpack containing $80.00 in US currency was stolen from the basketball courts located on the 3rd floor. Prior to the arrival of the police officer the backpack was discovered outside of the building near the main entrance. The victim identified as a UT student, inventoried the contents of his backpack and stated that only his money was missing. Loss value: $80.00. Occurred on 7-24-06, between 8:00 PM and 8:20 PM. GREGORY GYM, 2101 Speedway Theft: A silver cellular telephone was stolen from inside a closed backpack that was left unattended on the 3rd floor beside the basketball courts. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred on: 7-24-06, between 12:20 PM and 4:25 PM. MAIN BUILDING: #1 South Mall Harassment: A UT staff member reported receiving two harassing telephone calls from an unknown male caller. The caller informed the staff member that he had proof that her husband was cheating on her. The staff member was annoyed by both telephone calls. Occurred on: 7-25-06, between 7:30 PM and 10:30 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: Police officers are obtaining more vital information in these types of cases with more and more victims utilizing either *57 or the caller ID on their telephones. With the University of Texas telephone system the *57 feature is a free feature. Southwestern Bell offers the same service with a small charge. When a person receives a harassing, annoying telephone call, simply hang up on the caller. Once the call has been disconnected, pick up the receiver and dial *57. You will hear one of two messages, this call has been successfully trapped or the call could not be trapped. Please note the date and time of the trap to assist the police officer. SAN JACINTO RESIDENCE HALL, 309 East 21st Street Theft: A black and blue colored Roadmaster mountain bicycle was stolen from the bike racks located on the southwest portion of the building after being secured with a cable lock. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred: between 7-22-06, and 7-24-06. 100 BLOCK EAST 21ST STREET Suspicious Person: A UT staff member observed a non-UT subject walking through the bicycle racks located on the north side of PCL. The subject would stop and look at the different types of locks attached to the bikes, but would never touch the bikes or the locks. One of the responding officers recognized the non-UT subject from a prior arrest. When the subject observed the officers entering the area, he left. The subject yelled at the officers," You got the wrong guy." The subject then entered into a nearby building. During the investigation officers located a pair of wire cutters in his back pocket, a common tool used to cut through cable locks. The subject stated that the wire cutters were used for odd jobs. The subject was issued a written criminal trespass warning and escorted from campus. Occurred on: 7-24-06, at 10:57 AM. Crime Prevention Tip: As we can see, bike thieves do not use the cover of darkness to conceal their crime. And a common tool used in many of these thefts (wire cutters) can be easily concealed in a subject's back pocket. This subject is a known bicycle thief. He is described as a: Black male, 6'-01", 150lbs. He was last seen wearing a grey plaid shirt and a red ball cap. 1500 BLOCK RED RIVER Assist Outside Agency: Two non-UT subjects were observed looking into vehicles parked along the 2100 Block of Speedway. Both subjects left the area on bicycles. Officers located a subject matching the description of one of the subjects riding a bike in the 1500 block of Red River. During the investigation, the subject stated that he had just gotten off work. Officers discovered, during the investigation, that the subject had two outstanding outside agency warrants out of Dallas County. The subject was taken into custody and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 7-25-06 at 9:06 AM. 1900 BLOCK SPEEDWAY Failure to Identify: Police officers responded to the westside of the Blanton Museum on a report of 4 unidentified subjects skateboarding on the plaza. When the officers arrived all 4 subject fled the area. A non-UT subject was caught. When stopped the subject gave a fictitious name and date of birth. When the subject overheard that no driver's license could be located with the name and date of birth given the subject admitted that he had lied. The subject was taken into custody for Failure to Identify and was transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 7-24-06, at 7:36 PM CRIME PREVENTION TIP: On August 1, 2006 the University of Texas will be participating in the annual National Night Out. This is an annual, nationwide campaign to promote community building, teamwork, and crime prevention. The University of Texas Police Department will host a number of National Night Out events that will give you a chance to socialize with your neighbors and local law enforcement officers, while making your communities stronger and safer… So, mark your calendar! http://www.utexas.edu/police/news/060721_national_night_out.html CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, The University of Texas Police Department responded to 15 alarm calls, 3 medical emergency calls,1 collision report, 3 suspicious activity reports, 1 lighting survey, and 8 unsecured door reports between 07-24-06 and 7-26-06. 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
