CAMPUS WATCH: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Wednesday, 11-01-06 and Thursday, 11-02-06. * * * * ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE * * * * * CONGRATULATION!!! I am again happy to announce that the University of Texas Police Department will be making arrangements to deliver another FREE PIZZA to a University of Texas student who witnessed a known bicycle thief in action. Her telephone call led to his apprehension and arrest on several criminal charges. BRAZOS PARKING GARAGE, 200 East Martin Luther King Blvd. Criminal Mischief: The owner of a Jeep Wrangler discovered an L-shaped cut in her vehicle's soft top. Upon further inspection, the owner observed that the glove compartment lock had been broken. During the investigation, the owner stated no items were taken from inside her vehicle. Loss value: $750.00. Discovered on: 11-01-06, at 9:00 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: As we have been reading within the last couple of weeks, there has been an increase in criminal activity inside the Brazos Parking Garage. There are several things we as a community can do to reduce our risk of being victims. Take a minute and look around the interior of your vehicle. Is there visible property? If there is, take the time to conceal those items or lock them up inside your trunk or console. Simple things like pocket change will attract a thief. Take time to remove any temptations from within the passenger compartment. As a community, look out for one another. If you see or suspect that someone might be doing something illegal, contact the police department. There are emergency telephones on each level of the garage near the elevators. These telephones will provide direct contact to the police dispatcher. GOLDSMITH HALL, #5 West Mall Theft: A black and silver Trek mountain bicycle was stolen from the bike racks located on the north side of the building after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. Loss value: $250.00. Occurred: between 10-31-06, at 6:00 PM and 11-01-06, at 1:30 AM. JESTER WEST DORMITORY, 201 East 21st Street Theft: A silver and yellow Royce mountain bicycle was stolen from the bike racks located on the east side of the building after being secured with a self-locking chain combination lock. Loss value: $200.00. Occurred: between 10-30-06, at 9:50 AM and 11-01-06, at 9:50 AM. 100 BLOCK WEST 21ST STREET Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: Two UT students were observed staggering and swaying back and forth as they attempted to navigate a straight sidewalk. During the investigation, the officer detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the breath of one subject. The officer learned that one student was supporting his intoxicated friend and that the intoxicated friend was causing both to stagger. The officer determined that the intoxicated student was under the legal age of 21. When asked what he had been drinking the student replied, "Hardly anything." The officer did not detect any alcohol on the breath of the second student. The intoxicated student was issued a field release citation for Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. He also received a referral to the Dean of Students. No law enforcement action was taken with the second student. Occurred on: 11-01-06, at 3:22 AM. 200 BLOCK JESTER CIRCLE DRIVE Theft / Criminal Trespass / Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: An unknown subject contacted the UT Police Department to report a theft after witnessing a subject cut a bicycle lock. UT police officers located a subject matching the description, riding a bicycle that also matched the description, behind the Nursing School. The subject was recognized as a known bicycle thief. The subject was taken into custody for Criminal Trespass and during a search officers located a pair of wire cutters in the subject's possession, as well as a pipe containing cocaine residue. During the investigation, officers observed that the bicycle was registered with the University of Texas. Officers were able to locate the owner, who verified that the property had been stolen. The subject was transported to Central Booking. Recovered Property value: $250.00. Occurred on: 11-01-06, at 10:37 AM. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, The University of Texas Police Department responded to 49 alarm calls, 2 suspicious activity reports, and 5 unsecured door reports between 11-01-06 and 11-02-06. 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
