Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Thursday, 01/21/10 and Friday, 01/22/10 2100 BLOCK SAN JACINTO BLVD Public Intoxication: A non-UT suspect was reported to have passed out at the intersection of 21st Street and San Jacinto Blvd. UT police officers located a subject leaning on top of a guard rail. As the officers approached the subject, the officers realized the subject had passed out and the guard rail had prevented him from falling 20 feet into the creek bed. The officers detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the subject's breath and had a difficult time keeping the subject awake. The officers were able to understand the subject had been celebrating his birthday and his friends had left him somewhere on 6th Street. Austin EMS arrived to treat the subject for alcohol poisoning due to his inability to remain alert. The subject was transported to a local area hospital for additional treatment. Criminal charges are pending. Occurred on: 1-22-10, at 3:05 AM. 2600 BLOCK WHITIS AVE Public Intoxication / Failure to Identify / Possession of a Fictitious DL: A UT police officer observed two UT students attempting to cross a busy street, avoiding traffic, while staggering and swaying. During the investigation, the officer saw one of the students had fallen which caused minor scrapes. The officer detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the injured student's breath. The second student was attempting to assist the first to get back to her dormitory. The officer was handed a Texas Driver's License by the female student. This document turned out to be a counterfeit when the subject opened her purse to retrieve her cell phone and the officer saw a second Texas DL. The subject was taken into custody for Public Intoxication / Failure to Identify / Possession of a Fictitious DL and was transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 1-22-10, at 1:10 AM. 5100 BLOCK NORTH IH-35 Assist Outside Agency / Assault by Contact: A non-UT subject stopped a UT police officer and informed the officer that he had been assaulted by another non-UT subject. The victim explained the suspect had thrown a cup of coffee at him and at his vehicle after a “Road Rage†incident on IH-35. The officer located the suspect a short distance away. The suspect explained he had gotten into an argument with another person after that person had been “tailgating†for several miles. The suspect admitted he had tossed a cup of coffee at the other driver, only after the other driver had gotten out of his vehicle and approached his car. As the investigation continued, the officer learned the suspect had two outstanding Outside Agency arrest warrants. The subject was taken into custody and was transported to Central Booking. The victim declined to file Assault by Contact charges. Occurred on: 1-21-10, at 9:49 AM. Crime Prevention Tip: I would like to pose a question here. Could a simple devise like a cellular telephone have de-escalated this incident? The answer is yes. Vehicle traffic on the streets and roadways around Austin will continue to increase, there is a likelihood of an incident of Road Rage between drivers. A cell phone can be used to report the incident to the police as it is occurring and help you avoid a conflict that can end in an assault. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, the University of Texas Police Department responded to 13 alarm calls, 1 fire alarm activation, 1 “Police Help†callbox activation, 3 public assist requests and 1 medical emergency assist between 01/21/10 and 01/22/10. 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
