CAMPUS WATCH: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Thursday, 10-05-06 and Thursday, 10-12-06. GEOGRAPHY BUILDING, 210 West 24th Street Criminal Mischief: An unknown subject was observed pounding on the northwest exterior doors. The subject was observed breaking out one of the glass panels and entering the building. The subject was later observed leaving the area in a 4-wheel drive Chevy SUV. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred on: 10-06-06, at 7:48 PM. GREGORY GYM, 2101 Speedway Theft: A UT student reported the theft of $160.00, in cash, from his wallet. The cash had been removed from the wallet after being left in an unsecured locker. Loss value: $160.00. Occurred on: 10-06-06, between 2:00 PM and 9:00 PM. JESTER WEST DORMITORY, 201 East 21st Street Theft: A UT student reported the theft of his bicycle's pedals from the westside of the building. Loss value: $5.00. Occurred on: 10-06-06, between 3:25 PM and 11:00 PM. JESTER WEST DORMITORY, 201 East 21st Street Assault With Bodily Injury: A UT student reported being assaulted by a non-UT subject after getting into an argument with the non-UT subject. During the investigation, the officer observed that the UT student had red marks on her cheek. The student claimed the marks were a birth mark and not a result of the assault. The officer discovered the suspect in the Jester Dormitory lobby. During the investigation, the non-UT subject admitted to assaulting his soon to be ex-girlfriend after she had celebrated her birthday with friends. The subject was taken into custody for Assault and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 10-07-06, at 3:00 AM. JESTER WEST DORMITORY, 201 East 21st Street Suspicious Activity: A UT student reported being approached by two unidentified solicitors while in his dormitory room. The solicitors told the student that they were communications majors and needed his help in order to graduate. They wanted the student to list his favorite magazines then sign a piece of paper. After listing his favorite magazines and signing the paper the solicitors informed the student that he owed them $90.00 for the magazines. Both subjects are described as: Balding white male, last seen wearing a green t-shirt and baggy blue jeans. Black male and heavy set. Was last seen wearing baggy blue jeans. Crime Prevention Tip: There will be many more individuals entering into the dormitories or randomly stopping students on campus in an effort to create the opportunity to "scam" your hard earned money. Remember it is very easy to say "No thank-you." And shut your door or walk away. KINSOLVING DORMITORY, 2605 Whitis Ave. Theft: A grey Sedona mountain bicycle was stolen from the bike racks located on the westside of the building after being secured with a self-locking cable. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred on: 10-11-06, between 12:01 PM and 9:15 PM. LIVING LEARING CENTER B, 2610 Whitis Ave. Suspicious Activity: A UT student reported being approached by two unidentified solicitors while in her dormitory room. The student stated that she had purchased a three year subscription for 5 different magazines then became suspicious after the solicitors left her room. The unknown subjects had left the area prior to the arrival of the officer. Occurred on: 10-08-06, at 9:30 AM. 1900 BLOCK SPEEDWAY Assist Outside Agency: A UT student witnessed a non-UT subject grab another UT student. The non-UT subject placed the UT student into a "bear hug" and began shaking her back and forth. The UT student broke free and ran into the Sanchez Building. During the investigation, the officer learned that the subject had left the area. The Austin Police Department had also received notification about the assault. A responding APD officer located a subject matching the description of the suspect driving east on Martin Luther King Blvd. The subject was taken into custody and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 10-11-06, at 2:22 PM. 2100 BLOCK COMAL Burglary of Motor Vehicle: A UT staff member reported the removal of a cellular telephone charger from her vehicle. During the investigation, the officer discovered that the driver side window had been left partially open. Loss value: $20.00. Occurred on: 10-06-06, between 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: Many of us think that items left inside a vehicle are of little value or no value at all. For a thief, these same items are an enticement. They will find a way in which they enter your vehicle and take your property. 2400 BLOCK SAN ANTONIO STREET Driving While Intoxicated / Displaying a Fictitious Driver's License: A red Jeep was observed accelerating at a high rate of speed after the traffic light turned green. The officer observed the driver of the vehicle commit several additional traffic violations prior to getting the vehicle to stop. During the investigation, the officer detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the driver's breath. The officer observed that the driver's eyes were bloodshot and watery. During the investigation, the officer administered the Standardized Field Sobriety tests to the driver of the Jeep. The driver was unable to pass any of the tests and was taken into custody for Driving While Intoxicated. During the course of the investigation, a back-up officer observed the passenger place a driver's license into his rear pants pocket. When the passenger was asked for his driver's license he removed a second driver's license from his wallet. The officer requested the subject to remove the second driver's license from his rear pants pocket. The second license was given to the officer and the officer determined that the second Texas driver's license was fictitious. The passenger was taken into custody for Displaying a Fictitious Driver's license and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 10-12-06, at 2:30 AM. 2400 BLOCK SPEEDWAY Evading Arrest or Detention: A non-UT subject riding a grey Bianchi road bicycle attempted to pass a marked police vehicle on the right side of the roadway. The rider then hit the passenger side window with his hand then sped away. The officer observed the rider disregard the stop sign as he sped off. The officer attempted to stop the rider for the traffic violation. The rider refused to stop, even after being directed to do so over a public address system. The rider led the several officers south, where they lost sight of the rider. Two State Troopers observed the chase and attempted to stop the subject. The subject rode between both troopers. The subject was located again near 6th Street and again was told to stop by a UT officer over a public address system. The subject refused to stop and led the officer to the Town Lake Hike and Bike trail where the bicyclist was apprehend after a short foot chase. Occurred on: 10-11-06, at 6:33 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: There are three main forms of transportation within Austin and at the University of Texas, vehicular, bicyclist, and pedestrian. All three forms of transportation are addressed in the Texas Transportation Code. Vehicles as well as bicycles are required to obey the same traffic laws, since both forms of transportation share the same roadways within the City of Austin and the University of Texas. UTPD, and I'm sure ADP, receives a number of complaints each year from motorists complaining about bicyclists disregarding a traffic control sign, light, or traffic direction sign. UTPD, and I'm sure again ADP, receives a number of complaints each year from bicyclists complaining about motorists not sharing the roadway, using force or intimidation to move a bicyclist over to the shoulder of the roadway. Is there a solution to this problem? I think there is. Simply obey the traffic code and share the road. 2500 BLOCK NUECES Driving While Intoxicated: A Toyota was observed running through an intersection that is controlled by a stop sign without stopping. The officer detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the driver's breath after the vehicle was stopped. When the driver was asked for his driver's license, he opened up his wallet but was unable to locate it. The officer saw that the license was the first item in the wallet. During the investigation, the officer administered the Standardized Field Sobriety test to the driver. The driver was unable to pass any of the tests. During the Romberg test, when the driver is asked to tilt his head back and close his eyes, the driver asked the officer not to kick him in the crotch. The driver informed the officer that he use to do this in grade school. During the test, the driver placed both of his hands in front of his crotch. After failing all of the Standardized Field Sobriety tests and modifying his hand placement the driver was taken into custody for Driving While Intoxicated and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 10-12-06, at 1:31 AM. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, The University of Texas Police Department responded to 165 alarm calls, 17 medical calls, 10 collision reports, 27 suspicious activity reports, and 69 unsecured door reports between 10-04-06 and 10-12-06. 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
