CAMPUS WATCH: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Wednesday, 09-20-06 and Thursday, 09-21-06. CLARK FIELD, 1900 Block San Jacinto Suspicious Person: A UT student reported that an unknown subject followed her while she was working out on Clark Field. The student stated the unknown subject was riding his bike and would slide up to her sideways. When the unknown subject observed the student activate the Police Help Call box he rode away. The unknown subject was described as: white male with light brown hair. He was last seen wearing a white shirt and tan shorts. He was riding a purple colored bicycle. Occurred on: 9-20-06, at 7:55 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: There are times when we find ourselves without our electronic leashes. Don't panic, currently there are 135 Police Help call boxes located throughout the main part of campus, for those times when we cannot reach out and touch someone with AT&T. ROBERT L. MOORE HALL, 2515 Speedway Theft: An unknown female was observed removing a can of Dr. Pepper from an unsecured storage cabinet and walked away without paying for the item. The coffee shop owner yelled at the female to stop and followed her out of the building. The unknown female is described as: Asian female, 28-30 years of age, shoulder length hair, with acne. She was last seen wearing a pink T-shirt and tan pants. Loss value: $.75. Occurred on: 9-20-06, at 12:31 PM. ROBERT A. WELCH HALL, 105 East 24th Street Theft: A silver and diamond ring was stolen from inside a 5th floor lab during class. The ring had been left unattended on a shelf above a work station. Loss value: $500.00. Occurred on: 9-20-06, between 4:00 PM and 4:50 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: Desire, ability and opportunity. These are the three action items that a thief needs in order to commit a crime. Many of the reported property crimes that occur at UT have involved two people, the victim and the thief. The thief brings desire and ability with them; they are looking for the person that allows for the opportunity for them to commit the theft. 2300 BLOCK SAN JACINTO Assist Outside Agency / Possession of Marijuana: A white Honda was observed traveling northbound in the 2200 Block of San Jacinto, displaying an expired registration sticker. The driver stated that she had purchased the vehicle in April and that the dealer had gone out of business. During the investigation, the officer discovered that the driver's driver's license had been suspended and that she had an outstanding outside agency warrant. The subject was taken into custody. During a search of the subject's vehicle, officers detected a very spicy pungent odor and discovered a small purse that contained marijuana. The subject was transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 9-20-06, at 5:44 PM. 2500 BLOCK GUADALUPE Public Intoxication: A UT student was observed staggering and swaying back and forth as he was walking north on Guadalupe. What drew the officer's attention was the fact that the student was wearing only boxer shorts and a towel. When the subject was stopped, the officer detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the subject's breath. The officer noted that the subject's eyes were glassy, watery, and bloodshot. The subject's speech was very slurred. The subject had a difficult time spelling his name for the officer and was very slow in responding to questions. The subject was taken into custody for Public Intoxication and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 9-21-06, at 2:30 AM. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, The University of Texas Police Department responded to 48 alarm calls, 4 suspicious activity reports, 2 medical emergency calls, and 10 unsecured door reports between 09-20-06 and 09-21-06. 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
