Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Tuesday 01/19/10 and Wednesday, 01/20/10 ACES BUILDING, 201 East 21st Street Criminal Mischief: A UT faculty member discovered a poster glued to the exterior window of his third floor office. During the investigation additional posters were found glued to the exterior windows of Taylor Hall. Damage value: Unknown at this time. Discovered on: 1-19-10, at 9:05 AM. PERRY-CASTANEDA LIBRARY, 101 East 21st Street Theft: A black backpack containing a French-English dictionary and other personal property was stolen after being left unattended on a bench located on the PCL patio. During the investigation, the officer located a witness. The witness stated an unknown subject approached him and asked if the backpack sitting on the bench belonged to him. The witness stated the subject then took the backpack into PCL, claiming he was going to turn it in to the Lost and Found desk. The unknown subject was described as: Hispanic male, 5'-08â€, 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The subject had about three days growth of beard and was last seen wearing a dark colored jacket. Loss value: $42.00. Occurred on: 1-19-10, at 12:40 PM. SAN JACINTO RESIDENCE HALL, 309 East 21st Street Theft: A silver Apple iTouch cellular telephone was stolen after being left unattended next to a window table inside the Cypress Bend Café. Loss value: $200.00. Occurred on: 1-19-10, between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: Skimmer Scam, this scam was brought to our attention six years ago, and last Friday we received information this scam was discovered in California. For more information go to: http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/would-you-have-spotted-the-fraud/ In 2009 we posted information in the Campus Watch on the 5 most stolen items in 2008 and from what areas of campus the most thefts occurred. Following the tradition: Top 5 locations for theft at UT for 2009 #1 Gregory Gym (Moved from number 5) #2 Perry-Castaneda Library (No change from last year's list) #3 Jester Dormitory (Dropped from number 1) #4 Texas Union (No change from last year's list) #5 Belmont Hall / Ernest Cockrell Hall (tied) (New to this year's list) Top 5 Most Stolen Items on the UT Campus for 2009 Previous Year Item Totals Item Totals Bicycles 132 Bicycles 172 Backpacks / Wallets 126 Credit cards 146 Laptop / Computers 93 Backpacks/ wallets112 Cellular Telephones 81 Cash 89 Credit Cards 50 Laptop/ Computer 87 Total value of stolen property $272,120 $310,343 The above numbers show an overall 9% decrease in crime for 2009. The University of Texas Police Department would like to commend the university community, including the parents, in helping to achieve this significant accomplishment. Now that we know where the thieves are working and what they are going after, as a community, let's continue working together in reducing the crime at UT. If you are interested in finding out what you can do to help further reduce these numbers, contact Officer Pieper at 232-9638 or Officer Halstead at 232-9634. What starts here, does change the world. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, the University of Texas Police Department responded to 23 alarm calls, 1 public assist request, 1 collision report, 1 suspicious odor report between 01/19/10 and 01/20/10. 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 via e-mail to Darrell.halstead@austin.utexas.edu. You may also direct comments to Officer William Pieper at 512-232-9638 or by e-mail at photocop@mail.utexas.edu. Prepared by DWH To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php
