Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department between Thursday, 02/09/12 and Monday, 02/13/12. SURE Walk is a student-run volunteer group that provides walks to and from campus to UT students, faculty, and staff, with the help of student volunteers. Volunteers are gathered from trusted organizations from around campus, such as Orange Jackets and APO, and include both males and females. An agency of Student Government, SURE Walk is in service Monday through Thursday from 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. during the fall and spring semesters. To order a walk, call (512) 232-9255 or email orderasurewalk@gmail.com, and two volunteers, one male and one female, will meet you at your current location and walk you to your destination, whether it be on campus or in the greater campus neighborhoods. If you have any questions, concerns, or if your organization is interested in volunteering, please e-mail: texassurewalk@gmail.com. BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART, 1900 Speedway Disorderly Conduct-Fighting: A UT Police Officer responded to BMA on a report of several subjects fighting. During the investigation, the officers located the subjects and separated them. The officers learned two suspects had left the area, but several UT students and a non-UT subject began fighting while riding the E-Bus back to campus. After being kicked off the bus, the fight continued to the plaza area of the museum. Two subjects were treated at the scene for injuries and transported to local area hospitals. A summons was issued to all involved. Occurred on: 2-10-12, at 2:44 AM. COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING A, 2504-A Whitis Ave Suspicious Person: A UT staff member observed a subject, later identified as a UT student, going into then leaving a 4th floor women’s restroom. The staff member stopped the student and asked if he needed any help. The subject replied he worked for Jason “at SSB.” The student walked away, but the staff member thought the student’s actions were odd and contacted the UT Police Department. During the investigation, the officers learned the subject had been seen on several floors exhibiting the same behavior. The officers located the student in a connecting building and learned the student was a student worker. Occurred on: 12-10-12, at 8:00 AM. Crime Prevention Tip: The reason this entry is in the Campus Watch was to hi-light the following. Within the Communication Complex several departments have banned together to raise the security within the building. Once the student had been seen on the 4th floor their action plan was set in motion and an email was sent out throughout the entire complex. This alert helped the officers locate the student in another building. I would like to see other departments doing something similar, creating a notification system that can be used to alert other staff and faculty members when there is a suspicious person in the building. COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING A, 2504-A Whitis Ave Assist Outside Agency: A UT Police Officer encountered a UT staff member inside a 3rd floor computer lab. The staff member informed the officer about a suspicious person that had been inside the building earlier in the morning. As the officer and staff member were talking, the suspicious person re-entered the building. During the investigation, the officer soon recognized the subject as a known offender that had received a number of prior Criminal Trespass Warnings for CMA and a number of other buildings on campus. The officer soon learned the subject had several outstanding Outside Agency arrest warrants. The subject was taken into custody for the outstanding Outside Agency arrest warrants and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 2-11-12, at 8:00 AM. COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING A, 2504-A Whitis Ave Theft: A black Trek mountain bicycle was stolen from the bike racks located on the north side of the building after being secured with a self-locking cable lock. Loss value: $500.00. Occurred on: 1-27-11, between 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM. MAIN BUILDING, 110 Inner Campus Dr. Criminal Mischief: Words written in chalk were discovered written west steps of the Main Building. Estimated repair: $25.00. Discovered on: 2-10-12, at 10:30 AM. ROBERT A. WELCH HALL, 105 East 24th Street Harassment: A UT student reported receiving several harassing telephone and text messages from another UT student. During the investigation, the officer learned the suspect had followed the victim to her class then after being told to leave he began texting the victim. Occurred on: 2-10-12, at 11:03 PM. WALTER WEBB HALL, 2500 Guadalupe Graffiti: Letters written in black spray paint were discovered written on the west wall of the building. Estimated damage: $100.00. Discovered on: 2-08-12, at 4:30 PM. 100 BLOCK EAST 21st STREET Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: A UT Police Officer witnessed a male and female, UT student, get involved in an argument after one student pulled away from the second. Two unidentified subjects became involved in the argument when they saw the female student pull away from the male student. During the investigation, the officers detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the male student’s breath and learned he was under the legal age of 21. The officers learned both students had been to several downtown establishments and had gotten into an argument when they discovered their key was missing. The officers issued the male student a court appearance citation for Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. Occurred on: 2-10-12, at 1:21 AM. 300 BLOCK WEST 24th STREET Possession of Marijuana: A UT Police Officer observed a white Jeep being operated without its headlamps turned on. During the traffic investigation, the officer detected a very strong odor of burned marijuana inside the vehicle’s passenger compartment. After giving consent to search the vehicle, the UT student driver informed the officer he would find what he was looking for on the floorboard. The officer in fact found a wooden container containing marijuana. The marijuana was seized and the driver was issued a court appearance citation for Possession of Marijuana. Occurred on: 2-11-12 at 12:01 AM. 1800 BLOCK GUADALUPE Driving While Intoxicated: A UT Police Officer observed a vehicle facing north in the south bound lanes of traffic. During the traffic investigation, the non-UT driver informed the officer that he was waiting for the light to turn green. That answer would have applied had he been in the correct lane of traffic. While talking to the driver, the officer detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the driver’s breath and noted other signs of intoxication. The officer administered the Standardized Field Sobriety tests to the driver. The non-UT driver displayed a number of clues that indicated he was intoxicated. The driver was taken into custody for Driving While Intoxicated and transported to Central Booking. Occurred on: 2-09-12, at 2:47 AM. 2200 BLOCK GUADALUPE Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: A UT Police Officer observed a UT student staggering back and forth as he walked along the sidewalk. During the investigation, the officer detected a moderate odor of alcohol on the student’s breath and learned he was under the age of 21. The student was issued a court appearance citation for Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. Occurred on: 2-11-12, at 2:10 AM. 2400 BLOCK SAN JACINTO BLVD Evading Detention / Criminal Trespass Warning: A UT Police Officer observed a non-UT subject walk up to a vehicle and attempt to open the vehicle by popping the handle. During the investigation, the officers attempted to stop the subject but she walked past the officers. When stopped, the subject then attempted to push past the officers. The subject was taken into custody and transported to Central Booking. In addition to the law enforcement actions taken, the subject was issued a written Criminal Trespass Warning. Occurred on: 2-11-12, at 1:45 AM. 2400 BLOCK SAN JACINTO BLVD Graffiti: A UT Police Officer discovered an unknown subject had used black spray paint to create a circle with spokes in the middle. The black spray paint design was discovered on the base of the stone wall leading up to the entrance of TMM. Estimated repair: $50.00. Discovered on: 2-10-11, at 12:19 PM. 2500 BLOCK SPEEDWAY Theft: A blue Huffy mountain bicycle was reported stolen from the bike racks located on the south side of RLM after being secured with a U-shaped lock. Loss value: $80.00. Occurred between: 12-16-11 and 2-01-12. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 73 Alarm Calls, 2 Suspicious Activity Reports, 5 Suspicious Person Reports, 4 Medical Calls, 7 Unsecured Door Reports between 02/09/12 and 02/13/12. To view a map of the campus visit: Are you a Fan of the University of Texas Police Department? Come join us on Facebook 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. Lost and Found Property Did you lose something on campus? Please report your missing property to UTPD Lost and Found at http://www.utexas.edu/police/lostandfound. Or call 512-232-9619 and describe your item to us. If we have your item, we’ll contact you as quickly as possible to arrange its return to you. UTPD handles over 5000 lost and found items each year from campus departments, although we cannot accept clothing, food or drink containers, toiletries, broken or soiled property. Campus departments are encouraged to call 471-4441 to have UTPD pick up lost and found items that are unclaimed after one week. Emergency Text Message Service The University of Texas at Austin and its police department are responsible for notifying faculty, staff, and students of emergency situations (e.g., inclement weather, building evacuations, campus closures, etc.). The University employs a wide variety of tools to make sure everyone on campus is informed during an emergency event—including text messaging. In order to accomplish emergency text messaging more effectively, the University is collecting cell phone numbers from members of our campus community. Effective August 26, 2009, this database of cell phone numbers will be used for emergency text messages. Please complete the form at http://www.utexas.edu/cellphonealert so you will become an integral part of this important emergency notification system and help the university to achieve the highest standards of campus and community safety. Your cell phone number will not be used for. Campus Safety and Security at (512) 471-5767. Defensive Driving: Learn Defensive Driving from a UTPD Police Officer. UTPD generally schedules a Defensive Driving Class approximately once a month – based on need. The classes meet in the University Police Building, Room 1.318, located at 2201 Robert Dedman Dr (east of Memorial Stadium). The cost for the course is $25.00 (check or cash) payable on class date. If paying in cash, please bring the exact amount because change may not be available. You will also need to bring your driver's license. For more information, to check for the next available class time or to register on-line go to: http://www.utexas.edu/police/services/defensive_driving.php RAD Program For Women, Now Available (Classes are FREE) The RAD program is a 16-hour course of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women that cover assault prevention and risk reduction while progressing on to basic hands-on defense training. http://www.utexas.edu/police/rad/ Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL) The Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL) is a partnership among the Office of the Dean of Students, Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and the University of Texas Police Department (UTPD). BCAL provides a central resource for UT faculty, students, and staff who may have concerns about the behavior or well-being of another member of the campus community. By calling BCAL at 512-232-5050, callers may talk with trained staff members who will assist the caller in exploring available options and strategies as well as referrals to appropriate campus support networks. For more information on BCAL, visit the BCAL Web site at www.utexas.edu/safety/bcal or call 512-232-5050. If you are a faculty or staff member that has been affected by a crime, the UT Employee Assistance Program (471-3366) is available for counseling and referrals to other appropriate services. http://www.utexas.edu/hr/eap/ 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\
