Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Thursday, 10/01/15 and Friday, 10/02/15. Yesterday, a tragic shooting incident occurred at the Umpqua Community College in Oregon. While our thoughts and prayers go out to that college community and all of those impacted by this senseless act, we want to remind the Longhorn Family of the resources available on the 40 Acres. Several years ago, UT developed the Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL). This program is simply a phone number anyone can call anytime they develop concerns about something they heard or observed but don't know just what to do with that concern. By calling BCAL at 512-232-5050 you will speak with a trained professional who will hear your concern and route that concern to the appropriate UT Office to provide assistance to someone who may need it. We would also like to encourage every Longhorn to visit the UT Police Department webpage to view a twenty minute video that covers action options to consider in the event an active shooter incident happens on campus. This video and other videos can be viewed at: http://www.utexas.edu/police/videos/ Safety Week 2015 Next week, The UT Student Government, UT Housing and Food and UT Police Department will be partnering to bring Safety Week to the campus. During the week, there will be different focus topics starting with fire safety and emergency preparedness on Monday. For more information on the week's events, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/158707654474734/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/554170081403183/ BRAZOS PARKING GARAGE, 210 East Martin Luther King Possession of Marijuana / Possession of Fictitious Driver's License: A patrolling patrol officer located three UT students hiding in a walled off area on the south side of the parking garage. Upon approaching the students, the officers could detect the odor of burning marijuana. According to the report, all three students recognized the “gravity and potential consequences of their decision†and freely admitted to having shared a marijuana laced cigar. The investigation further revealed one of the students was in possession of .39 ounces of marijuana and two identical fictitious driver's licenses with a fourth UT student's name on the license. Occurred on 10/02/15 at 1:46 AM. JESTER EAST, 201 East 21st Street Public Intoxication: A UT student was observed stumbling up a flight of stairs located on the south side of the residence hall. Shortly after entering the residence hall, the overwhelming impact of gravity took its toll on the student and she fell to her knees. The student was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point she was a danger to herself. In lieu of arrest, the student was turned over to her sober, responsible roommate who agreed to take care, custody and control of her. Occurred on 10/02/15 at 1:03 AM. JESTER WEST, 201 East 21st Street Theft: A black Mongoose (the bike, not the snake hunting critter) was stolen while it was secured with a cable lock to the bicycle racks located on the south side of the residence hall. Loss value: $100.00. Occurred prior to 09/21/15. Reported on 10/01/15 at 6:41 PM. NEURAL & MOLECULAR SCIENCE BUILDING, 2506 Speedway Theft: A blue Mongoose (again, the bike not the critter) was stolen while it was secured with an unknown lock to the bike racks located on the northwest side of the building. Loss value: $100.00. Occurred on 09/30/15 between 11:00 AM and 9:30 PM. PARKING LOT 104, 1900 North IH-35 Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was found camping in the southwest corner of the parking lot. The subject was given a wake-up call in the form of a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 10/02/15 at 12 midnight. PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS, 10100 Burnet Road Theft: A UT staff member reported several items had been stolen out of various offices over the last month. The items included pocket change and an iPhone charger. Another theft of $24 in cash had occurred in April. The staff member did not make a report earlier as the items were of small value. Total loss value: $61.00. Occurred between 04/30/15 and 09/21/15. STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER, 2201 Speedway Theft: A blue Samsung Ultrathin laptop was stolen from a second floor study lounge after the owner left the laptop to take a dinner break. Loss value: $500.00. Occurred on 10/01/15 between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. WEST MALL, 2300 Guadalupe Criminal Trespass (2 counts) / Resisting Arrest: During a scheduled public rally on the west steps of the Main Building, a non-UT subject, who was in opposition of the rally sponsors, occupied the steps and held signage in opposition of the rally sponsors. The subject refused to move off of the steps after being directed to do so multiple times by the UT Dean of Students Office. A UT police officer then stepped in and directed the subject to leave or be charged with criminal trespass. The subject again refused and was arrested. Shortly thereafter, a second non-UT subject occupied the reserved area of the scheduled rally. That subject also refused to leave after being directed to do so several times. When police officers initiated an arrest of that subject, he resisted the arrest and was subsequently charged with resisting arrest. Occurred on 10/01/15 at 12:05 PM. 300 East 24th Street Public Intoxication / Possession of Fictitious Driver's License: A cab driver flagged down a UT Police Officer to report an intoxicated fare who wanted to go to the 600 block of East 24th Street. The non-UT subject, who was under the age of 21, was found to have a wet spot on the front of his britches in an area that limited the possible causes down to just one or two options. That subject showed several other signs of intoxication including a belief that Mickey Mouse was a cat. That subject went on to state he had consumed 29 beers earlier in the evening. Of course the officers didn't put too much faith in his general understanding of numbers and math as he also thought there were 1999 dimes in a dollar. When asked for identification, the subject presented a fictitious driver's license with a date of birth making the subject older than 21. The subject was found to be under the influence of alcohol to the point he was deemed to be a danger to himself and others. Occurred on 10/02/15 at 1:46 AM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 27 Alarm Reports, 17 Traffic Violations, 2 Motor Vehicle Collisions, 11 Suspicious Activity Reports, 2 Welfare Concern Reports, 1 Medical Emergency Assist Request, 1 Stuck Elevator Report and 5 Public Assist Requests between 10/01/15 and 10/02/15. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
