Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Thursday, 06/26/14 and Friday, 06/27/14. ****Make a Difference Opportunity**** The University of Texas at Austin Facilities Services Office runs a great sustainability program each month. The Longhorn Lights Out Program is an initiative to get faculty, staff and students to turn their office lights off, power down their computers and turn the monitors off as they leave for the weekend on the last Friday of every month. The April Longhorn Lights Out initiative resulted in a reduction of approximately 2,364 kilowatts of energy usage – that is enough energy to run an average Texas home for a month…that’s pretty good – makes me think I might power down before my quitting time (just kidding Chief; I’ll be here all day). For more information about this program, visit: http://www.utexas.edu/facilities/sustainability/LightsOut.html GUADALUPE PARKING GARAGE, 1616 Guadalupe Street Leaving the Scene Collision: A UT staff member reported witnessing a collision near the entrance to the parking garage. The reporting person stated the driver of a gold colored Jaguar back into the front bumper of a parked GMC pick-up truck. The driver of the Jaguar left the scene without leaving driver information. Damage to the truck is estimated at $200.00. Reported on 06/26/14 at 3:55 PM. SID RICHARDSON HALL, 2300 Red River Theft: An Apple MacMini and an Apple external hard drive were stolen from an unsecured 1st floor room. The MacMini computer was last connected to the internet in that room on June 7, 2014. It was discovered one of the room’s two doors was left unsecured for an unknown amount of time. Loss value: $1,207.00. Discovered on 06/26/14 at 11:46 AM. Crime Prevention Tip: There is no high tech tip here…just good old fashion crime prevention. Most burglaries and thefts happen because a door or window was left unlocked. In this case, the door that was unlocked is typically kept locked. In such situations these doors are rarely checked – it is just assumed they are locked. Whether it is your office or your home, you should do regular checks of your doors and windows to make sure they are closed and locked. 200 East 21st Street Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: Two non-UT subjects were reported as sitting in a parked Mazda sport utility vehicle while smoking marijuana. The subjects were located in an abundant halo of a pungent odor. The odor was readily recognizable as that of recently burned marijuana. One of the two subjects was found to be in possession of a small glass pipe which based on the style and burned residue in one end was determined to have been used to smoke an illicit substance. Occurred on 06/26/14 at 3:18 PM. 200 West Dean Keeton Assault: A non-UT subject was reported as talking loudly to himself and “touching” people as they walked by. The subject was located at the bus stop located on the north side of the Littlefield Dormitory. At the time of the interview, no victims wished to file charges for assault by contact and the subject was warned about touching people and released. The subject entered the next bus and was quickly asked by the driver to disembark the bus for odd behavior and the subject began to walk east on Dean Keeton. Shortly, thereafter, a victim reported the subject had grabbed her hand so hard it caused her lingering pain. The subject was located by a nearby business where he had been asked to leave after he threw “objects” at an employee. The subject was then taken into custody. Occurred on 06/26/14 at 8:50 AM. Crime Prevention Tip: This subject’s behavior was concerning for many reasons. Many of the reporting people in this case indicated they noticed the subject was acting oddly before he made physical contact with them. If someone’s behavior makes you feel uncomfortable, leave the area and do so quickly. 100 East Martin Luther King Public Intoxication: A non-UT subject was found lying on the sidewalk. A taxi cab driver was then seen trying to place the female in the back of his cab. The investigating officer interceded to find out the cab driver pulled over to allow the subject to evacuate her stomach contents and was then trying to get her back into his cab to continue the fair. The cab driver was dismissed in favor or different transportation for the intoxicated subject. Occurred on 06/27/14 at 3:00 AM. 100 West Martin Luther King Public Intoxication: A non-UT subject was observed stumbling and staggering as he attempted to cross the street. Half way across the street, the subject decided to stop his attempt to make it to the other side of the road and stood there for a few minutes before he restarted his precarious trek. The subject was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was a deemed to be a danger to himself. Occurred on 06/27/14 at 1:55 AM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 17 Alarm Reports, 1 Fire Alarm Activation, 1 “police Help” Callbox Activation, 6 Suspicious Activity Reports, 1 Unsecured Door Report, 14 Traffic Violations, 2 Collision Reports, 2 Medical Emergency Reports and 2 Public Assist Reports between 06/26/14 and 06/27/14. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
