Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Thursday, 11/05/15 and Friday, 11/06/15. ASHBEL SMITH HALL, 201 West 7th Street Criminal Trespass: A non-UT subject was reported as becoming verbally aggressive toward a security guard who was merely trying to check the subject's welfare after the subject displayed an inability to keep consumables down while on the plaza on the east side of the building. The subject continued his aggressive ways by hurling rocks toward a near-by trash receptacle. The subject was found to have previously been issued a written criminal trespass warning so the officer took the next logical step and placed the subject under arrest. Occurred on 11/05/15 at 4:40 PM. JACKSON GEOLOGY BUILDING, 2305 Speedway Disorderly Conduct (Looks Into a Restroom Stall): A UT student reported while she was inside a restroom stall located in a 5th floor women's restroom, she heard someone enter the restroom. A short time later, she noticed a subject looking through the gap between the restroom stall door and the stall partition. The student said with great authority, “Sir!†and the subject quickly left the restroom. The subject as described as a black male who was approximately 5'9†in height and wearing an orange hat, glasses, blue shirt and black shoes. Occurred on 11/05/15 at 2:15 PM. JESSE H. JONES COMMUNICATION CENTER, 2504-A Whitis Harassment: A UT student reported another UT student had sent her several unwanted text messages after she directed that student to cease all communications. Reported on 11/05/15 at 2:28 PM. JESSE H. JONES HALL, 721 East Dean Keeton Theft: An Apple iPhone 5S was stolen from a second floor study table while the owner left the table to use the library's facilities on the same floor. The student was able to track the phone using the phone's tracking software to the roadway on the north side of the building. The student refused to activate the phone's audible alarm to locate the phone as she was fearful the thief would then turn off the phone. Instead, the student opted to send a text to her phone asking the thief to return the phone in the hopes the thief would “do the right thing.†The thief did not do the right thing because, well, he is a thief. Loss value: $200.00. Occurred on 11/05/15 sometime around 2:45 PM. JESTER WEST, 201 East 21st Street Criminal Mischief: An exit sign located near a 5th floor stairwell was forced from its mounting bracket causing the bracket to break into two pieces. Repair cost: $25.00. Discovered on 11/05/15 at 1:30 AM. MAIN MALL Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject as reported as yelling at pedestrians. UT police officers located the subject and determined he was attempting to find free places to eat. Officers advised the subject there was no free food on the campus and issued the subject a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 11/05/15 at 11:19 PM. TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET PARKING GARAGE, 109 West 27th Street Duty Upon Striking an Unattended Vehicle: A UT staff member reported seeing a maroon colored Chevrolet van strike a green colored Toyota sport utility vehicle while the operator of the van attempted to park next to the unoccupied sport utility vehicle. The driver of the van, another UT staff member, abandoned his failed attempts to park and moved to another level of the garage and parked. That staff member exited his parked van, inspected the damage to his van and left the area without leaving driver information on the sport utility vehicle as required by law. Total Damage Estimate: $2,000.00. Reported on 11/05/15 at 10:58 AM. 2400 Trinity Burglary of Motor Vehicle: An unknown subject entered a parked and unsecured vehicle and rummaged through the vehicle's contents. An inventory of the vehicle revealed a parking permit, an iPhone car charger and an insurance card were stolen from the vehicle. Loss value: $10.00. Occurred on 11/04/15 between 9:20 PM and 11:15 PM. 100 West 24th Street Assault: A UT student reported she had seen a male subject loitering on the roadway where she was walking. The subject then ran up to her from behind and struck her in the back of the neck. The impact caused her to fall to the ground. The subject then hesitated before running east bound on 24th Street. The subject was described as a Hispanic male in his late teens to early twenties, with short brown hair and of average height and weight. The subject was last seen wearing a red shirt with a black logo and athletic shorts. Occurred on 11/06/15 at approximately 12:50 AM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 20 Alarm Reports, 15 Traffic Violations, 1 Motor Vehicle Collision, 7 Suspicious Activity Reports, 1 Welfare Concern Report, 1 Medical Emergency Assist, 2 Unsecured Door Reports, and 1 Public Assist Request between 11/05/15 and 11/06/15. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
