CAMPUS WATCH: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Tuesday, 03-20-07 and Wednesday, 03-21-07. ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE The University of Texas Police Department is seeking your assistance in locating the owners of the following property that was taken in or around the San Jacinto Residence Hall: Blue GT mountain bicycle FORMER OWNER LOCATED Silver Marin mountain bicycle Yellow Raleigh mountain bicycle These bicycles were recovered after a theft suspect was taken into custody. BELMONT HALL, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd. Theft: A gold Specialized mountain bicycle was stolen from the bike racks located on the west side of the building after being secured with a U-shaped lock. Loss value: $200.00. Occurred: between 3-06-07, at 11:00 AM and 3-08-07, at 11:00 AM. GREGORY GYM, 2101 Speedway Assault With Bodily Injury: A UT student reported that during an intramural basketball game, he was assaulted by another student. The victim stated that he was hit with a closed fist on the side of his face, causing pain. The suspect was ejected from the game and left the area. Charges are pending. Occurred on: 3-19-07, at 7:15 PM. PERRY-CASTANEDA LIBRARY, 101 East 21st Street Theft: A blue FasTrak bicycle was stolen from the north side of the building after being left unsecured for 5 minutes. Loss value: $250.00. Occurred on: 3-20-07, between 5:10 PM and 5:15 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: The unofficial "30 second rule" is used when food hits the floor. The official "30 second rule" is the amount of time it takes a thief steal a bicycle and leave the area. A cheap self-locking cable extends this time, but not by much. If you are interested in making a thief's life more difficult, and you want to further extend the amount of time expended in stealing a bike, look at the following options. The minimum requirement is a U-shaped lock that uses a flat key. For maximum protection and to increase the degree of difficulty, look at incorporating a two-lock locking system. This system uses the U-shaped lock along with a self-locking cable lock. RUSSELL A. STEINDAM HALL, #7 East Mall Theft: A Giant bicycle (The brand name not the size) was stolen from the bike racks located on northwest side of the building after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. Loss value: $300.00. Occurred on: 3-20-07 between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM. UNION BUILDING, #4 West Mall Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was observed by Union staff members stopping students and asking them for money. When the subject was approached by a building manager, the subject asked the manager for money as well. During the investigation, the subject stated that he was soliciting money for bus fare to California. The subject also stated, "I can turn $500.00 into $500 million because I'm Jehovah." The subject was issued a written Criminal Trespass Warning for the area and escorted off campus. Occurred on: 3-20-07, at 5:30 PM. WINSHIP DRAMA BUILDING, 300 East 23rd Street Theft: A black LG cellular telephone was stolen from inside a closed backpack that was left unattended inside a 1st floor classroom. Loss value: $200.00. Occurred on: 3-20-07, between 3:05 PM and 3:30PM. 1900 BLOCK SAN JACINTO BLVD. Assist Outside Agency: A white Ford Mustang was observed running through a red light. During the traffic investigation, the officer discovered that the driver had two outstanding outside agency warrants for various traffic offenses. The subject was taken into custody and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 3-20-07, at 5:30 PM. 2100 BLOCK SPEEDWAY Criminal Mischief: A UT student was discovered attempting to remove a tire immobilizer that had been placed on his vehicle due to unpaid parking fines. The student damaged the boot spring rendering it inoperable. The damaged tire immobilizer was removed and a second device was used to disable the vehicle. During the investigation, the student was issued a field release citation for Criminal Mischief and released at the scene. Loss value: $495.00. Occurred on: 3-20-07, at 8:26 PM. 2500 BLOCK WHITIS AVE. Theft: A blue Motobecane mountain bicycle was stolen from the bike rack located on the east side of CMC after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. Loss value: $300.00. Occurred on: 3-20-07, between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, The University of Texas Police Department responded to 33 alarm calls, 3 suspicious person calls, 3 suspicious activity calls, one lighting survey, 2 collision investigations, and 4 unsecured buildings between 03-20-07 and 03-21-07. 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
