Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department between Wednesday, 03/23/11 and Thursday, 03/24/11. CENTENNIAL PARK, 1600 Red River Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was discovered sleeping on a pallet inside an established campsite. The subject was issued a written Criminal Trespass Warning and was escorted from the area. Occurred on: 3-24-11, at 2:56 AM. JESTER WEST DORMITORY, 201 East 21st Street Theft: A UT student reported his silver Samsung cellular telephone stolen after being left unattended and unsecured. Loss value: $100.00. Occurred on: 3-22-11, between, 9:30 PM and 9:35 PM. PERRY-CASTENEDA LIBRARY, 101 East 21st Street Attempted Theft: A black backpack containing a Casio calculator, Cowon portable movie player, and a silver electronic dictionary was reported stolen. During the investigation, the officer learned the victim had left his property unattended and unsecured on the 3rd floor for 10 minutes. Officers searched the area and located the subject’s backpack in the southwest portion of the library. The officers observed all of the backpack’s compartments had been opened, but no personal property appeared to be missing. Occurred on: 3-23-11, between 11:40 AM and 11:50 AM. Crime Prevention Tip: This is the second theft in the past two days that has occurred on the 3rd Floor. It is very easy to study alone. If you are DO NOT leave your property unattended, take it with you even to the restroom. Thieves are looking for the opportunity to separate you from your property. 400 BLOCK EAST 23rd STREET Criminal Trespass Warning: A UT staff member reported a non-UT subject was sitting at the bus stop handing out apartment fliers to students as they entered onto or exited from UT shuttle buses. During the investigation the officer discovered the subject had received a verbal Criminal Trespass Warning and was asked to leave campus. The officer issued the subject a written Criminal Trespass Warning. Occurred on: 3-23-11, at 1:05 PM. 600 BLOCK WEST COLORADO Criminal Trespass Warning: A UT Police Officer discovered a non-UT subject inside an established campsite on the north side of CTJ. The subject was issued a written Criminal Trespass Warning and was escorted from the area. Occurred on: 3-24-11, at 1:52 AM. Crime Prevention Tip: Yesterday I received the following from a Campus Watch subscriber: “Just put a giant 20' x 20' sign in front of Gregory Gym: DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PROPERTY UNATTENDED WHILE USING THE GYM. THERE ARE THIEVES ON CAMPUS!!!!!” This might work and is something to consider, but as many of you have read there has been an increase in the number of thefts inside Gregory Gym as well as inside PCL. It takes all of us working together to fight crime. But the biggest player is you. Do not leave your property unattended. In fact bring only what you will need to the gym and to the library and no more. Lock your property up while working out inside the gym. Rec Sports has provided lockers as well as pay as you go lockers. CAMPUS WIDE: Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, the University of Texas Police Department responded to 19 Alarm Calls, 1 Welfare Concern, 2 EMS Calls, 2 Suspicious Persons Reports, 2 Malfunctioning Light reports, and 3 Unsecured Door Reports between 03/23/11 and 03/24/11. 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 Online property registration. Items with a serial number such as laptops, MP3 players, cell phones, electronics, and bikes are eligible. Registering your property is very helpful in theft investigations and in returning lost property to its rightful owner. Without identifying information, recovering stolen property is virtually impossible. Logon to https://www.utexas.edu/police/property/ to register your property today. 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
