Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Wednesday, 07/15/15 and Thursday, 07/16/15. GARRISON HALL, 128 Inner Campus Drive Theft: A small blue plastic shark was stolen from a desk located inside a 3rd floor office. The victim noted a small yellow stuffed animal was removed from a shelf located inside the office and placed on the desk where the shark had been placed. Loss value: $10.00. Occurred between 07/09/15 at 2:00 PM and 07/13/15 at 12 noon. JAMAIL TEXAS SWIMMING CENTER, 1900 Red River Criminal Mischief (2 counts): A UT faculty member reported his Speedo brand swimsuit was cut in several locations – fortunately the damage was not done while the faculty member was wearing the swimsuit. An unknown subject damaged the swimsuit between 07/14/15 and 07/15/15 while it was left hung to dry in a 1st floor locker room. After taking that report, the police officer was approached by a second subject who reported the same thing had happened to his swimsuit in April of 2015. Replacement cost for the swim attire is estimated at $30.00 each. Reported on 07/15/15 at 1:36 PM. JESTER ACADEMIC CENTER, 201 East 21st Street Theft: Two Apple computer keyboards were stolen from two different 3rd floor classrooms. Loss value: $200.00. Occurred between 07/13/15 at 8:51 AM and 07/15/15 at 8:42 AM. JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER, 4801 La Crosse Driving While Intoxicated / Possession of Dangerous Drug: A UT police officer was seated in his marked patrol car; minding his own business, when a non-UT subject pulled up beside the officer in a red Jeep. The subject rolled his window down and began to speak in an unintelligible manner. The subject's utterings and mannerisms gave cause to believe the subject may have been in need of police services. The officer exited his patrol car and approached the Jeep only to discover further evidence the driver may have been drinking. Said evidence could be detected by more than one of the senses on the front and back of the subject's britches and on the driver's seat of his Jeep. The officer later located approximately 2 inches of standing beer in the center console of the Jeep and an empty beer can. After the officer's suspicions were reinforced by a poor performance of field sobriety tests, the subject was taken into custody and found to be in possession of a small bag containing .21 grams of cocaine. Occurred on 07/16/15 at 3:30 AM. LITTLEFIELD DORMITORY, 201 West Dean Keeton Theft / Credit Card Abuse: A UT student reported the theft of his Kindle Fire HD7 tablet when it was left on a table located at the 1st floor patio café. The theft occurred on 06/23/15 between 12 noon and 7:00 PM. The student went on to advise his credit card was linked to an Amazon account on the kindle. On 07/15/15 at 7:49 AM he learned the Amazon account was used to make an unauthorized purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S5. Reported on 07/15/15 at 2:57 PM. Crime Prevention Tip: There are a few tips I would offer here. First and foremost, never leave your property unattended – I know that is a given but most thefts happen when an item is left unattended. The next tip I offer is to be in the habit of using strong passwords to lock your electronics. By doing this, you make it more difficult for a thief to access your personal and financial data on your cellphones, tablets, laptops, game systems, desktop computers, scanners, fax machines, microwave ovens…etc. A strong password should include alpha-numeric characters, lower case and upper case characters and special characters. Refrain from using predictable words, phrases or number series in your password. Finally, if your property is stolen, report the theft to the police department as soon as possible. By reporting the property as stolen, you give the police an opportunity to locate the property – if you don't report your property as stolen, then the police don't even know to look for it. Also, most police officers will provide you with tips to protect future crimes. In this case, an officer may have directed the victim to cancel his Amazon account on 06/23/15 which may have prevented the credit card abuse case that happened on 07/15/15. LIVING LEARNING CENTER, 2610 Whitis Graffiti: White paint was used to write illegible words on an exterior stairway handrail located on the west side of the building. Removal cost: $50.00. Discovered on 07/16/15 at 3:10 AM. PRATHER HALL DORMITORY, 305 East 21st Street Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was reported as loitering around the dormitory after a resident assistant directed the subject to leave. The subject was located and issued a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 07/15/15 at 8:00 PM. SAN ANTONIO GARAGE, 2420 San Antonio Graffiti: A black marker was used to write illegible letters on the exterior side of a door located on the north side of the parking garage. Removal cost; $50.00. Discovered on 07/15/15 at 7:58 AM. 2300 Guadalupe Possession of Marijuana / Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: A UT police officer observed a non-UT subject sitting on the ground in an alley. The officer noted the subject was smoking out of a glass pipe and was surrounded by that all too recognizable odor. When the subject saw the officer, he attempted to conceal the pipe between his outstretched legs. When stopped, the subject admitted he had “that kush†and produced a bag containing .04 ounces of marijuana. Occurred on 07/15/15 at 6:40 PM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 27 Alarm Reports, 1 “Police Help†Callbox Activation, 1 Suspicious Odor Report, 6 Suspicious Activity Reports, 1 Motor Vehicle Collision, 4 Traffic Violations, 2 Welfare Concern Reports and 9 Public Assist Requests between 07/15/15 and 07/16/15. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
