Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Monday, 11/17/14 and Tuesday, 11/18/14. FACILITIES COMPLEX 1, 1301 East Dean Keeton Scam: A UT staff member received a suspicious telephone call from a subject who claimed to be the “university’s copy machine representative.” The caller ID showed the call was “anonymous.” The caller asked the staff member for the serial number to their office’s copy machine. When the staff member told the caller she believed he was deceiving her, the caller disconnected the call. The staff member, a faithful reader of The Campus Watch, used the STAR 57 feature on her campus telephone to trap the number of the caller. Reported on 11/17/14 at 1:17 PM. Crime Prevention Tips: They say knowledge is power and I believe this case illustrates that adage well. The reporting person recognized this call to be suspicious and I like to think it is because we have seen this scam in previous editions of The Campus Watch. In this scam, the caller obtains information about your copier, and typically the supply manager information before sending low quality products with a bogus purchase order in the hopes the office will just blindly pay for the equipment. Once the reporting person called the caller out – he disconnected the call. Another example of knowledge helping to prevent and investigate crime is the reporting person’s knowledge of the STAR 57 feature on campus telephones. This feature allows the person who receives a suspicious telephone call on a campus phone to trap the number of the caller. It even works when the caller has an “anonymous” number. If you receive a suspicious telephone call on your desk phone and want to trap the number of the caller follow these simple steps: - Hang the receiver up - Pick the handset back up - Dial *57. You will then hear a recorded message indicating the caller’s telephone number was / was not trapped. If the trap was successful advise the officer who takes the report that you used *57 to trap the number of the caller. GATES DELL COMPLEX, 2317 Speedway Criminal Trespass: A non-UT subject was found sleeping on a couch located inside a 5th floor study lounge. Once awakened, it was learned the subject had previously been issued a written criminal trespass warning for the campus. The subject was subsequently shuttled to a new place to sleep. Occurred on 11/18/14 at 2:35 AM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 18 Alarm Reports, 3 Suspicious Activity Reports, 6 Traffic Violations, 1 Found Property Report, 2 Medical Emergency Reports, 1 Noise Report, 3 Unsecured Door Reports and 5 Public Assist Reports between 11/17/14 and 11/18/14. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
