Report for 03/09/2015


Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Friday, 03/06/15 and Monday, 03/09/15. COLLEGE OF BUISNESS ADMINISTRATION, 2110 Speedway Theft: A grey Jansport backpack containing an Apple iPad Air, an Apple MacBook Air and a leather wallet containing an identification card was stolen from a 5th floor room while the owner took a nap. Loss value: $1,200.00. Occurred on 03/06/15 between 11:10 AM and 11:50 AM. SAN JACINTO PARKING GARAGE, 2401 San Jacinto Duty Upon Striking an Unattended Vehicle: A witness left information on a vehicle that was struck while it was parked an unattended on the 3rd level of the parking garage. The note contained the vehicle description and license plate of the striking vehicle. The driver of the striking vehicle did not stop to leave their driver information. Repair cost: $500.00. Occurred on 03/07/15 between 10:30 AM and 4:30 PM. TRINITY PARKING GARAGE, 1815 Trinity Criminal Mischief: An unknown subject or subjects caused damage to the west exit gate causing it to hang to the ground and become inoperable. Repair cost: $100.00. Discovered on 03/08/15 at 12:50 AM. TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET GARAGE, 109 West 27th Street Graffiti: White paint was used to write letters on a sign located in a 3rd floor stairwell landing. Removal cost: $35.00. Discovered on 03/08/15 at 8:41 AM. PERRY-CASTAÑEDA LIBRARY, 101 East 21st Street Theft / Credit Card Abuse: A wallet, containing a credit card, was stolen from a study table where the owner and several friends were studying. Before the credit card could be cancelled, two unauthorized charges were made at local stores. The owner of the wallet reported an unknown subject approached them at the table and asked to borrow a cell phone. The owner of the wallet believed that subject stole the wallet while talking on the borrowed phone. That subject was described as a black male, approximately 6’00” tall, with a medium build and wearing a button down shirt, blue jeans and a beanie hat. Occurred on 03/07/15 between 4:11 PM and 6:00 PM. UNION BUILDING, 2308 Whitis Criminal Trespass: A non-UT subject, who was known to have previously been issued a written criminal trespass warning for the Union Building, entered the building and refused to leave when directed to do so by building staff members. Responding officers arrived just after the subject decided it was time to leave. Officers found him just outside of the building and took him into custody after confirming the previous criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 03/07/15 at 5:49 PM. UNIVERSITY POLICE BUILDING, 2201 Robert Dedman Burglary of Coin Operated Machine: A supervisor, of a soft drink company, came to the police department to report 17 vending machines had been broken into since 02/26/15. The reporting party advised machines inside the Graduate School of Business, the Peter O’ Donnell Building, the University Teaching Center, the Sanchez Building, Burdine Hall, Robert Lee Moore Hall, the Living Learning Center and the Communications B Building had all been broken into and the money removed from the machines. Estimated loss” $3,000.00. Repair cost: $2,000.00. Occurred between 02/25/15 and 03/06/15. 300 West 24th Street Possession of Marijuana / Failure to Identify: A non-UT subject was stopped for driving the wrong way on a one-way roadway. The officer detected the very distinctive odor of marijuana doming from the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The officer located three plastic bags containing a total of 1.866 ounces of marijuana in the back passenger compartment of the vehicle. A fourth plastic bag containing .034 ounces of marijuana was also found in the front passenger compartment of the vehicle. Two non-UT affiliated passengers claimed ownership of the marijuana. One of those two individuals provided officers with a fictitious name and date of birth. That subject clung to his assumed identity until he realized he was being booked into jail and would remain there until his identity was learned. At that time, he provided his true identity and stated he lied as he believed he had a warrant out for his arrest. He was wrong to have lied and he was wrong about having a warrant out for his arrest. Occurred on 03/06/15 at 9:42 PM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 62 Alarm Reports, 22 “Police Help” Callbox Activations, 10 Suspicious Activity Reports, 21 Traffic Violations, 1 Motor Vehicle Collision, 3 Medical Emergency Assistance Calls, 1 Welfare Concern Report, 3 Accidental Damage Reports, 1 Unsecured Door, 2 Found Property Reports, 1 Malfunctioning Light Report and 13 Public Assist Requests between 03/06/15 and 03/09/15. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/