Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department between Monday, 01/31/11 and Tuesday, 02/01/11. GREGORY GYM, 2101 Speedway Criminal Trespass Warning (2 Counts): A UT staff member observed two non-UT subjects enter the building, without purchasing and day pass, a begin playing basketball on the 2nd floor. During the investigation, the officers located the subjects, issued them written Criminal Trespass Warnings and escorted them from the area. Occurred on: 1-31-11, at 6:20 PM. JESTER WEST DORMITORY, 201 East 21st Street Theft: A blue Pacific mountain bicycle was report stolen from the south side of the building after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. During the investigation, the officer learned the victim had purchased a U-shaped lock to use in conjunction with the self-locking cable lock, but according to the victim, the U-lock was too much trouble to use. Loss value: $100.00. Occurred between: 1-29-11 and 1-31-11. NORMAN HACKERMAN BUILDING, 100 East 21st Street Theft: A red Dynacraft mountain bicycle was reported stolen from the bike racks located on the north side after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred between: 11-30-11, at 7:00 PM and 1-31-11, at 9:30 AM. MOORE-HILL DORMITORY, 214 East 21st Street Theft: A purple Trek mountain bicycle was reported stolen from the bike racks located south side of the building after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. Loss value: $100.00. Reported on: 1-31-11, at 6:30 PM. PETER T. FLAWN ACADEMIC CENTER, #2 West Mall Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was discovered sleeping inside a restricted area. The subject was issued a written Criminal Trespass Warning and was escorted from the area. Occurred on: 1-31-11, at 7:21 AM. REC SPORTS CENTER, 2001 San Jacinto Blvd Theft: A grey Trek mountain bicycle was stolen from the bike racks located on the west side of the building after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. Loss value: $750.00. Occurred between: 1-28-11 and 1-31-11. SAN JACINTO RESIDENCE HALL, 309 East 21st Street Theft: A grey Origin 8 mountain bicycle with “Longhorn” handle was reported stolen from the bike racks located on the southwest side of building after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. Loss value: $500.00. Occurred between: 1-28-11 and 1-30-11. SUTTON HALL, 210 West 21st Street Theft: A red and black Redline BMX style bicycle was reported stolen from the bike racks located on the west side of the building after being secured with an unknown type of lock. Loss value: $50.00. Occurred on: 1-31-11, at 12:30 PM and 1-31-11, at 4:00 PM. TURTLE POND, 300 Block West Inner Campus Dr. Criminal Mischief: UT Police Officers responded to the Turtle Pond after receiving a report an unknown subject had written “Joseph Jon Jacob Fiend” with a UT Logo along with 60 multi colored polka dots onto the outer shell of the live animal. Officers notified Biological Sciences to have the offended animal cleaned and its dignity restored. Occurred on: 1-31-11, at 4:30 PM. UNIVERSITY POLICE BUILDING, 2201 Robert Dedman Harassment: A UT student reported receiving harassing text messages from an unknown subject. The messages were hate based and were designed to anger the victim. Charges of Harassment will be filed one the suspect is located. Reported on: 1-31-11, at 1:59 PM. UNION BUILDING, #4 West Mall Criminal Trespass Warning: A UT student reported a non-UT subject made several lewd comments to her as she passed the subject near the west side of the Union Building. During the investigation, the officers located the subject standing near the steps, “preaching” to the passing students. The officers issued the subject a written Criminal Trespass Warning and escorted him from the area. Occurred on: 1-31-11, at 2:34 PM. WAGGENER HALL, 2210 Speedway Theft: A black Kona mountain bicycle was reported stolen from the bike racks located on the southwest side of the building after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. Loss value: $600.00. Occurred on: 1-28-11 between, 5:00 AM and 2:00 PM. 2000 BLOCK SPEEDWAY Theft: The UT Police Dispatcher received notification a black mountain bicycle had been removed from the bike racks located on the southwest side of the building. During the investigation, the officers located two UT students walking two bicycles along the sidewalk. One of the bicycles was the black mountain bike reported to have been taken from the racks. During the investigation, the suspects, identified as UT students, stated they had found the bicycle and needed transportation home, but because there was no light attached to the bike they knew they could not legally ride the bike at night. The student that was illegally in possession of the bike was taken into custody and was transported to Central Booking for Theft. Occurred on: 2-01-11, at 1:35 AM. Crime Prevention Tip: Wow what a day, bike thieves 5 UTPD 1. All of the reported bike thefts have one common denominator…self-locking cable locks. Yes I know they are very convenient. Convenience does not equal security and the thieves rely on this little fact that most of us over look. We cannot stress it enough, U-shaped locks need to be used as your primary security device to lock your property to the bike rack. The cable lock should be used to prevent the thief from being able to ride off on your bike. Anything you do to slow the thief down provides more time for someone to detect a criminal act. You report that criminal act, we catch the thief, I will be calling you to ask you what type of pizza you would like to have delivered. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, the University of Texas Police Department responded to 28 Alarm Calls, 2 Suspicious Activity reports, 1 Malfunctioning Light, 2 welfare concerns, and 2 Unsecured Door report between 01/31/11 and 02/01/11. To view a map of the campus visit: http://www.utexas.edu/parking/maps/index.html Are you a Fan of the University of Texas Police Department? Come join us on Face Book at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/utaustinpolice 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 Prepared by DWH To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php
