Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Monday, 03/31/14 and Tuesday, 04/01/14. ENGINEERING TEACHING CENTER, 204 East Dean Keeton Theft: A matt black Fuji Grand Fondo carbon fiber bicycle was stolen while it was “secured” with a cable lock to the bicycle racks located on the southwest side of the building. Loss value: $1,000.00. Occurred on 03/31/14 between 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM. ENGINEERING TEACHING CENTER, 204 East Dean Keeton Theft: A blue and silver colored bicycle was stolen while it was “secured” with a cable lock to the bicycle racks located on the southwest side of the building. Loss value: $100.00. Occurred on 03/31/14 between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. NORMAN HACKERMAN BUILDING, 100 East 24th Street Theft: A light blue Huffy women’s bicycle was stolen when it was “secured” with a chain lock to the bicycle racks located on the west side of the building. Loss value: $100.00. Occurred between 03/29/14 at 10:45 PM and 03/31/14 at 9:00 AM. TOWNES HALL, 727 East Dean Keeton Theft / Assist Outside Agency (4 counts): The UT Police Department received a report of a theft in progress in which a black bicycle was stolen while it was “secured” with a cable lock to the bicycle racks located on the north side of the building. The bicycle was located in the back of a pick-up truck that was parked at a local re-sale business. The non-UT owner of the truck was found inside the business. That subject was also found to have four outstanding outside agency arrest warrants for traffic violations. Recovery amount: $880.00. Occurred on 03/31/14 at 6:07 PM. 200 West 21st Street Theft: A UT student reported an unknown subject approached her while she was looking at her iPhone 4 cellular telephone. The subject grabbed the phone case containing her cellular telephone, insurance card and state issued identification card from her hand and ran toward the alley near Dobie Mall. The subject was described as a black male wearing a light blue t-shirt, blue jeans and white tennis shoes. Loss value: $200.00. Occurred on 03/31/14 at approximately 9:05 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: We have long encouraged people to program the UT Police Department telephone number (512-471-4441) into their cellular telephones. But what if your phone is damaged or stolen as it was in this case? That’s when the “Police Help” Call boxes come in handy. In this case, there was just such a call box within a block of the scene of the crime. The victim did not know or see this bright yellow pole with a blue light affixed to the top of it and passed by at least this one (probably others) before she contacted a police officer several blocks away. I encourage each of you to look around as you make your way around campus today and see just how many of these call boxes you can see. Make a mental note of their locations as you never know when you may need to use one. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 23 Alarm Reports, 2 Fire Alarm Activations, 2 “Police Help” Callbox Activations, 3 Collisions, 2 Traffic Violations, 7 Public Assist Requests, 2 Unsecured Door Reports, 1 Suspicious Odor Report and 7 Suspicious Activity Reports between 03/31/14 and 04/01/14. 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. 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. Campus Safety and Security at (512) 471-5767 The RAD program is a 12-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 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. WR Pieper To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
