Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Tuesday, 11/11/14 and Wednesday, 11/12/14. ALMETRIS DUREN HALL, 2624 Whitis Possession of Marijuana: UT Police Officers responded to a 3rd floor dormitory room to investigate a report of the odor of burning marijuana. The officer located three UT students inside the room. The resident of the room denied smoking marijuana but confessed to possessing marijuana and produced three hand rolled cigarettes containing a total of .08 ounces of marijuana. Occurred on 11/12/14 at 12:47 AM. PERRY-CASTAÑEDA LIBRARY, 101 East 21st Street Public Intoxication / Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was reported as lying on the ground in the middle of the 2nd floor of the library. When located, the front of the subject’s pants indicated he had consumed too much alcohol as much if it had to escape his body. The subject was found to be under the influence of an intoxicating liquid to the point Austin-Travis County EMS needed to transport the subject to a local hospital for the treatment of alcohol poisoning. Prior to his departure, the subject was issued a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 11/11/14 at 2:26 PM. PERRY-CASTAÑEDA LIBRARY, 101 East 21st Street Criminal Trespass Warning: UT Police Officers responded to the 2nd floor computer lab to investigate a report of one non-UT subject feeling threatened by the presence of another non-UT subject. The reporting person had issues with the other subject in the past and now the other subject was glaring at him in the library. The other subject had no stated purpose for being in the library and was issued a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 11/11/14 at 12:51 PM. PRATHER HALL DORMITORY, 305 East 21st Street Suspicious Activity: A 3rd floor resident reported hearing someone knocking on his dormitory room door before an unknown subject opened his unlocked door. The resident stopped the subject form entering his room and the subject asked if “Tim was home.” The resident, and his roommate, Tim, have their first names posted on their door. The subject then quickly walked away. The resident went to the front desk to report the incident and noticed the subject was loitering in the K stairwell. The subject was described as a black male in his 40’s and was balding. The subject was missing some of his front teeth and was seen wearing a black jacket, black pants and carrying a red and black backpack. Occurred on 11/11/14 at 11:40 AM. Crime Prevention Tip: See below PRATHER HALL DORMITORY, 305 East 21st Street Burglary of Habitation: A UT student reported he had fallen asleep inside his 1st floor dormitory room and awoke several hours later to discover his Hewlett Packard laptop computer had been stolen. The door to the room was left unsecured during the time frame of the theft. Loss value: $450.00. Occurred on 11/11/12 between 4:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: There are two main contributing factors to crime in the dormitories. The first is residents allowing people to follow them through card reader controlled doors – or even worse, holding the door open for people they do not know. The card reader doors are there to regulate access into the dormitory. Residents, if you do not know the person belongs on the floor or dormitory, do not let them follow you through a card reader door. If you do not want to confront the person, simply don’t go through the card reader door – walk away and call the police department to report a suspicious person. The second issue that leads to crime in the dormitory is people leaving their dormitory room door unlocked or open. Burglars love unsecured doors and windows. Most home invasions happen when someone leaves a door or window open or unlocked. You should keep your dormitory room door closed and locked at all times; even if you are in your room. Talk about these concerns with your roommate and make a pact to keep your dormitory room secured. SAN ANTONIO PARKING GARAGE, 2420 San Antonio Criminal Mischief: A currently unknown subject broke the exit control arm from the exit gate located on the northwest side of the parking garage. Repair cost: $70.00. Discovered on 11/12/14 at 4:01 AM. THOMPSON CONFERENCE CENTER, 2405 Robert Dedman Theft: An orange duffle bag containing 6 flash drives in a case, a 15-inch Toshiba laptop computer, a small soccer ball and a 3-ring binder was stolen when the duffle bag was left on a chair in the 3rd floor elevator lobby. Loss value: $250.00. Occurred on 11/11/14 between 4:17 PM and 4:20 PM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 25 Alarm Reports, 6 Suspicious Activity Reports, 1 Suspicious Odor Report, 10 Traffic Violations, 2 Motor Vehicle Collisions, 1 Medical Emergency Report, 1 Welfare Concern Report, 1 Water Leak Report and 6 Public Assist Reports between 11/11/14 and 11/12/14. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
