Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Wednesday, 04/09/14 and Thursday, 04/10/14. ****Austin Police Department Crime Alert**** The Baker Sector of the Austin Police Department is experiencing an increase in auto thefts. 16 out of the 41 auto thefts in Baker this year have been mopeds or scooters. Suspects are likely loading them onto trucks and driving away. The problem area is all around UT Campus and west towards MOPAC in public areas and apartment complexes. It is recommended that owners of these types of vehicles begin locking them up to something just like they would a bicycle if they are going to leave them outside overnight. In 45% of all the auto thefts in Baker sector, keys were used to steal the vehicles. The Austin Police Department would like to remind everyone to never leave your keys in your vehicle and never leave a running vehicle unattended. ****Design Competition**** Okay all of you creative, artistic thinkers – all of you graphic design, advertising and art majors – it’s time to put your iPad mini where your mouth is – oh you don’t have an iPad mini? Here is your chance to add to your resume while winning an Apple iPad mini. The UT Wellness Network is hosting a logo competition for its new BeVocal Program. See attached rules and flyer for the competition. Visit http://www.wellnessnetwork.utexas.edu/wg_bystander.html for more information about the program. ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER, 2600 Speedway Graffiti: Green paint, white paint and black markers were used to write words on an electrical box located on the west side of the building. Removal cost: $50.00. Discovered on 04/09/14 at 9:38 AM. CHEMICAL PETROLEUM ENGINEERING, 200 East Dean Keeton Theft: A black and white Novaro Matador bicycle was stolen while it was “secured” with a black cable lock to the bicycle racks located on the south side of the building. Loss value: $785.00. Occurred on 04/09/14 between 11:00 AM and 9:55 PM. JESTER CENTER WEST, 201 East 21st Street Assault with Bodily Injury: A UT student asked another UT student to turn down music that the second student was playing inside a 9th floor restroom. The second student walked to the first student’s stall and punched him in the mouth causing the first student’s lip to bleed. The assaultive student left the restroom. The injured student emerged form the restroom while talking on his phone. The assaultive student then approached the injured one and asked who he was talking to and commenced to striking the injured student more until other students separated the two. Occurred on 04/09/14 at 7:30 PM. MAIN BUILDING, 110 Inner Campus Drive Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was reported as yelling and cursing at people as he was “Swinging a cup of water” at them. The subject was located and reported as having no problems with the people he was yelling cursing and swinging a cup of water at. To illustrate the importance of not yelling, cursing and swinging cups of water at people the subject was issued a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 04/09/14 at 1:37 PM. MOOORE-HILL HALL DORM, 204 East 21st Street Possession of Marijuana / Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: UT Police Officers were summoned to a 1st floor dormitory room to investigate a report of the smell of burning marijuana. Upon arrival, a UT student was found to be in possession of a plastic bag containing.17 ounces of the green leafy substance and an electronic cigarette with burned marijuana residue. Occurred on 04/09/14 at 11:32 PM. PETER T. FLAWN ACADEMIC CENTER, 2300 Whitis Theft: A black Raleigh M40DX bicycle was stolen while it was secured with a u-lock to the handrails located on the south side of the building. Loss value: $125.00. Occurred on 05/07/14 between 6:00 PM and 11:00 PM. TOWNES HALL, 2201 Robert Dedman Theft: A laptop computer case containing a Dell Inspiron 4035 was stolen when it was left in an unsecured cabinet inside an unsecured 4th floor room. Loss value: $300.00. Occurred between 04/09/14 at 5:00 PM and 04/10/14 at 2:30 AM. UNION BUILDING, 2308 Whitis Theft: A backpack containing an Apple Macbook Pro was stolen while it was left unattended in the second floor ballroom during an event. Loss value: $1,700.00. Occurred on 04/09/14 between 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 32 Alarm Reports, 1 “Police Help” Callbox Activation, 4 Traffic Violations, 2 Public Assist Requests, 7 Unsecured Door Reports, 1 Welfare Concern Report, 2 Accidental Damage Reports and 5 Suspicious Activity Reports between 04/09/14 and 04/10/14. 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 William R. Pieper at 512-232-9634 or via e-mail to photocop@mail.utexas.edu Prepared by: Ofc. WR Pieper To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
