Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Wednesday, 01/28/15 and Thursday, 01/29/15. ANDREWS DORMITORY, 2401 Whitis Theft: A black in color Fuji mountain bike was stolen while it was secured with a cable lock to the bicycle racks located in the courtyard of the dormitory. Loss value: $300.00. Occurred between 12/14/14 at 1:00 PM and 01/17/15 at 3:00 PM. Reported on 01/28/15 at 2:33 PM. GUADALUPE PARKING GARAGE, 417 West 17th Street Burglary of Motor Vehicle: A UT staff member activated a panic device (parking garage callbox) to report the burglary of his motor vehicle. The staff member advised an unknown subject entered his 2005 Nissan while it was parked and unattended on the 9th level of the garage. At the time of the incident one of the vehicle’s 4 doors was not secured. While no items appeared to have been stolen, the contents of the vehicle’s interior had been rifled through as though the offender was looking for something to steal. Occurred on 01/28/15 between 9:30 AM and 1:40 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: Aside from the obvious tips of making sure your vehicle is locked and don’t store items inside your car, allow me to take this opportunity to highlight the “Police Help” callboxes and parking garage panic buttons. These devices allow you to contact the police department with just a push of a button. The callboxes around campus are easily identified by their distinctive blue light atop a bright yellow pole. These devices allow you to communicate with the police dispatcher via a telephone line. The parking garages on campus have panic buttons which can be found by looking for a blue light. Below the light is a big red button. While the garage panic devices do not allow you to communicate with the dispatcher, the push of the button does alert the police department to someone needing assistance at that location. MUSIC RECITAL HALL, 2405 Trinity Failure To Identify: A UT staff member reported seeing a subject who seemed to be “hiding” in the building. The non-UT subject was not very good at hiding as officers quickly located the subject on the 6th floor. The subject provided officers with a name and date of birth that the officers discovered to be fictitious. After an investigation, the subject’s correct identity was discovered. The subject was taken to a place that is even more difficult to play hide-n-seek. In addition to other law enforcement action taken, the subject was issued a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 01/29/15 at 1:01 AM. SAN ANTONIO PARKING GARAGE, 2420 San Antonio Criminal Mischief: An unidentified subject forced the northwest exit gate from the closed position to the open position which caused damage to the control arm. Repair cost: $200.00. Discovered on 01/29/15 at 3:10 AM. 2600 Guadalupe Assist Outside Agency: A non-UT subject was stopped for driving at night without the vehicle’s headlamps illuminated. A non-UT subject, who was a front seat passenger in the vehicle displayed signs of being under the influence of an unknown substance. The passenger was also found to have an outstanding outside agency arrest warrant for public intoxication. Occurred on 01/28/15 at 9:23 PM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 17 Alarm Reports, 5 Suspicious Activity Reports, 2 Unsecured Door Reports, 1 Traffic Violation, 2 Motor Vehicle Collisions, 1 Medical Emergency Request, 1 Welfare Concern Report, 1 Suspicious Odor Report, 1 Stuck Elevator Report, 1 Lighting Problem and 1 Public Assist Request between 01/28/15 and 01/29/15. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
