CAMPUS WATCH: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Monday, 01-22-07 and Tuesday, 01-23-07. BELMONT HALL, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd. Attempted Burglary of Building: An unknown tool was used to damage several doors and a lock located on the seventh floor. During the investigation, the officer discovered one door had been split due to the amount of pressure used in a failed attempt to open the door. An inventory was conducted of the offices affected. Loss value: Unknown at this time. Occurred: between 01-20-07, at 7:30 AM and 01-21-07, at 6:00 PM. 200 BLOCK WEST 6th STREET Public Intoxication: A non-UT subject was observed walking in the middle of the roadway and narrowly missed being hit by two passing vehicles. The subject was located supporting a "tilt-walled parking garage." During the investigation, the officer detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the subject's breath and noted that the subject's eyes were bloodshot, watery, and glassy. The subject admitted to the officer that he was unfamiliar with the 6th Street area or where his friends were. When asked how much alcohol he had consumed, the subject stated four…too many. The subject lost his balance and needed to regain his support of the wall. The subject was taken into custody for Public Intoxication and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 01-19-07, at 12:07 AM. 200 BLOCK SPEEDWAY Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol by a Minor: A black Suzuki SUV was observed driving eastbound in the 100 block West 21st Street and failing to stop at the intersection of 21st Street and Speedway. During the investigation, the officer detected a moderate odor of alcohol on the driver's breath. The officer learned that the subject was under the legal age of 21. The officer issued the subject a field release citation for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol by a Minor. Occurred on: 01-17-07, at 1:30 AM. 2200 BLOCK SAN JACINTO Driving While License Invalid: A black colored Dodge was observed running through an intersection without stopping. During the investigation, the driver stated that his wife had removed his driver's license from his wallet earlier in the day. The officer soon discovered that the subject's driver's license had indeed been removed from his wallet-by a judge. The subject was taken into custody for Driving While License Invalid and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 01-23-07, at 12:19 AM. 2300 GUADALUPE Disorderly Conduct (Fighting): Two non-UT subjects were reported fighting on a Capital Metro bus after one subject had made several offending comments to a group of females and a second subject told him to "shut up!" During the investigation, the officers learned that the fight started after the first subject confronted a group of females about their comments made towards the homeless and the fact that the homeless were riding the bus. The second subject reacted to the animated exchange of words the first subject was directing towards the females and told him to shut up. The first subject turned his attention towards the subject who was interceding and slapped him across the face. Both subjects were issued field release citations for DOC Fighting. Occurred on: 01-21-07 at 8:30 PM. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, The University of Texas Police Department responded to 46 alarm calls, 2 medical emergency call, 3 suspicious persons calls, 2 suspicious activity reports, 2 lighting surveys, and 5 unsecured door reports between 01-22-07 and 01-23-07. 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 To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php
