Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department patrol officers between Friday, 02/21/14 and Monday, 02/24/14. COLLECTION DEPOSIT LIBRARY, 1810 Red River Theft / Unlawful Use of a Criminal Instrument: A non-UT subject was found in the intersection of 7th Street and Neches Street while holding a black and yellow bicycle. The investigation revealed the bicycle had been stolen while secured with a cable lock to the bicycle racks located on the east side of the Collection Deposit Library. The subject was also found to be in possession of wire cutters that were believed to be the items used to cut the cable lock. Recovery value: $350.00. Occurred on 02/22/14 at 1:13 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: A pair of wire cutters is all it takes to defeat many cable locks. That is why the UT Police Department recommends a quality u-lock as the minimum amount of protection for bicycle security. To really protect your bicycle, use a quality u-lock and an independently locking cable lock. This would require a bicycle thief to carry two different tools and spend twice as long stealing your bike. Most bicycle thieves are too lazy for all that and will just move on to the bike that only has a cable lock. JESTER CENTER WEST, 201 East 21st Street Public Intoxication: UT Police were summoned to the Jester West Lobby to check on the welfare of a non-UT subject who had difficulty maintaining his balance while walking. For that level of assistance, the subject had a resident of the dormitory. Sadly, the subject also demonstrated a classic sign of the body’s rejection of alcoholic beverages for which most friends do not stand-by…as closely anyway. The subject was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was a danger to himself. In lieu of being taken into custody, the subject was turned over to his friend who agreed to accept care, custody and control of him. Occurred on 02/22/14 at 2:21 AM. While on-scene, the officers observed the subject in the next caper. Safety and Arrest Prevention Tip: Public Intoxication is a law about safety. For someone to be publically intoxicated they must have demonstrated they are a danger to themselves and / or other people as a result of their intoxication. Because public intoxication is more about safety than it is about a law violation, police officers have options other than making an arrest. Those options include sending the intoxicated person to the hospital if they are suffering from alcohol poisoning or turning that person over to a sober, responsible adult. I cannot think of a better reason to keep a sober friend with you when you go out than to keep you from drinking and driving and to assist in keeping you out of jail. JESTER CENTER WEST, 201 East 21st Street Public Intoxication: While investigating the above case, a UT Police Officer observed a UT student, who was under the age of 21, fall to the ground near the officer’s feet as the student entered the dormitory. The student produced a ticket stub when asked for identification. The student stated he was drunk but could still do calculus. The officer asked the student what 1 divided by “X” as “X” approaches infinity equaled and the student correctly answered “0” making his former calculus teachers very proud. Apparently, the student was too intoxicated to handle lesser math as he originally stated he had consumed a shot and two drinks of “mystery punch” but then counted the drink tally as 5 shots and 4 drinks of the punch. The student tried to bargain with the officer and offered a home cooked meal for his release. When the officers declined, the student demanded more calculus problems before expelling some of the alcohol from his system on a table. The obviously tired student laid his head down in the splash zone before an ambulance arrived to transport him to a local hospital for alcohol poisoning. Occurred on 02/22/14 at 2:39 AM. JESTER CENTER WEST, 201 East 21st Street Criminal Mischief: An unknown subject knocked the cover off of an “Exit” sign located by a 5th floor stairwell. Repair cost: $10.00. Occurred on 02/22/14 between 12 midnight and 8:00 AM. JESTER CENTER WEST, 201 East 21st Street Public Intoxication: A UT Student, who was under the age of 21, was reported as being “too confused” to get to her room.” The student later passed out in the hallway. The student had been at a fraternity party in the West Campus area. The student was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point she needed to be transported by ambulance to a local hospital for the treatment of alcohol poisoning. Occurred on 02/23/14 at 4:04 AM. LITTLEFIELD CARRIAGE HOUSE, 300 West 25th Street Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was reported as camping on the south side of the building. Responding officers provided a wake-up call in the form of a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 02/21/14 at 10:40 AM. LITTLEFIELD FOUNTAIN, 200 West 21st Street Theft: An iPad Air in a black leather case was stolen after it was left unattended on a pillar by the fountain. Loss value: $540.00. Occurred between 02/23/14 at 9:15 PM and 02/24/14 at 12:54 AM. WALTER WEBB HALL, 2500 Guadalupe Graffiti: White spray paint was used to write words on the east exterior wall of the building. Removal cost: $50.00. Discovered on 02/23/14 at 5:35 AM. WHITAKER FIELDS, 4901 Guadalupe Theft: A white phone case / wallet combo containing a Samsung Galaxy S4 cellular telephone, two debit cards and two identification cards was stolen when it was left unattended on the bleachers as the victim played soccer on the field. The victim observed a female subject sitting on the bleachers when he left his property. The female was not there when he returned. The female subject was described as a white female with a tan, long, curly brown hair, heavy set and wearing a grey hoodie. The female did not appear to be there to participate in a soccer game or to watch another play. Loss value: $250.00. Occurred on 02/21/14 between 7:00 PM and 8:15 PM. WHITAKER FIELDS, 4901 Guadalupe Theft: A white iPhone 5 was stolen when it was left on the bleachers as the owner played in a soccer game. The victim had observed the female subject described in the account above as well as a black male subject loitering by the goalpost during the game. Neither subject wished to participate in the game. The victim also saw the same female subject at the fields between February 17th and 20th of last week. Loss value: $250.00. Occurred on 02/21/14 between 9:00 PM and 9:15 PM. 700 Lavaca Street Driving While Intoxicated: A non-UT subject was stopped for driving his black Hyundai through a red stoplight and swerving after leaning out of the driver’s side door to expel some partially liquefied substance from his mouth. The subject was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was deemed to have been driving while intoxicated. Occurred on 02/22/14 at 1:45 AM. 1900 Red River Street Driving While Intoxicated / Possession of Dangerous Drugs / Possession of Marijuana / Possession of Drug Paraphernalia / Open Container in a Vehicle: A UT Police Officer observed a tan 4-door car pull to the side of the road. The vehicle had headlamp damage and white paint transfer running along the entire left side of the vehicle. The officer approached the stopped vehicle to check on the driver who believed he had “hit a curb.” The non-UT driver was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was deemed to have been driving while intoxicated. The subject’s vehicle showed to have an open and partially consumed bottle of vodka, several prescription pills without a prescription, a glass pipe and a potent form of marijuana commonly referred to as “ear wax.” Doesn’t that just sound good (sarcasm intended). Occurred on 02/23/14 at 8:04 AM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 92 Alarm Reports, 1 “Police Help” Callbox Activation, 3 Fire Alarm Reports, 4 Welfare Concern Reports, 16 Traffic Violations, 1 Stuck Elevator, 12 Suspicious Activity Reports, 6 Medical Emergency Reports, 2 Collision Reports, 5 Unsecured Door Reports and 15 Public Assist Reports between 02/21/14 and 02/24/14. ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES Report bias incidents that you experience or witness to CCRT (Campus Climate Response Team) online at http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ccrt To view a map of the campus visit: http://www.utexas.edu/maps/ 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. 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. 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. 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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 who 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 Layne Brewster at 512-232-9638 or via e-mail to layne.brewster@austin.utexas.edu Prepared by: Ofc. 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