Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Tuesday, 11/10/15 and Wednesday, 11/11/15. Cultivating Learning and Safe Environment (CLASE) Students, the Cultivating Learning and Safe Environment (CLASE) survey has launched across many of the UT System institutions, including UT Austin that inquires about the important issues of sexual assault, dating violence, sexual harassment and stalking. About the CLASE Study The CLASE study is funded by The University of Texas System with 13 UT System campuses participating. At UT Austin, the survey includes a randomly selected group of UT Austin students, 18 years and older. Students received an invitation to participate in CLASE yesterday. Participation is completely voluntary. A UT Austin CLASE Working Group consisting of faculty, staff, administrators, and students, closely guided this work over the last several months. The research is directed by Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz and the research team at the UT Austin Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (IDVSA) at the School of Social Work. The UT IRB has reviewed and approved the study. If students need support, the following resources are available: Student Support and Resources Questions about the survey should be directed to Noël Busch-Armendariz: idvsa@austin.utexas.edu • Counseling & Mental Health Center (CMHC) 512-471-3515 24-hour Counseling Hotline 512-471-2255 • The University of Texas Police Department (UTPD) 512-471-4441 • Voices Against Violence (VAV) 512-471-3515 • Dean of Students 512-471-5017 • SAFEPLACE 24/7 Hotline: 512-267-7233 (off campus) • National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (off campus) Thank you for your continued commitment to better understand and address sexual assault and misconduct and ensure a safe learning environment for our students. Sincerely, Latoya Hill, PhD Associate Vice President and Title IX Coordinator Chair, CLASE Working Group UT Austin Noël Busch-Armendariz, PhD, LMSW, MPA Associate Dean for Research and Professor School of Social Work Director, Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault MAIN BUILDING, 110 Inner Campus Drive Theft: Several key rings containing a total of approximately 50 keys were stolen out of a 22nd floor office. Loss value: $100.00. Occurred between 10/07/15 and 11/06/15. TRINITY PARKING GARAGE, 1815 Trinity Theft: A black Specialized Hard Rock bicycle was stolen while it was secured with a cable lock to the bicycle racks located in the northwest corner of the 1st level of the parking garage. Loss value: $220.00. Occurred between 11/05/15 at 3:30 PM and 11/10/15 at 10:15 AM. UNION BUILDING, 2308 Whitis Theft: A UT student left her backpack in the hallway outside of the 3rd floor room where she attended a student organization meeting. Upon returning to the hallway, the student discovered her backpack had been stolen. The next morning, the student received a phone call from the Student Activity Center indicating her backpack was found outside of that building. The student claimed her backpack and discovered a MacBook Pro laptop computer, a laptop charging cable, an iPhone charging cable, a pair of Bose over-the-ear headphones, a pair of Bose earbuds, a wireless computer mouse, a calculator, a USB stick, a UT ID card, an apartment key FOB and several pens and pencils had been stolen form the backpack. Loss value: $2,075.00. Occurred on 11/09/15 between 5:20 PM and 7:30 PM. UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, 2201 Robert Dedman Fraud: A UT student reported being contracted to provide tutoring services for an agreed upon amount of $480.00. The person seeking the tutoring sent the student a check for $2,750.00 and asked the student to send the balance to “Fred Johnson in Maryland.†Over the course of two days, the student sent a total of $2,270.00 in Moneygram transactions to “Fred.†The student then learned from his bank that the original check of $2,750.00 was an invalid check. Occurred between 11/07/15 and 11/09/15. WALTER WEBB HALL, 405 West 25th Street Graffiti: Black spray paint was used to write illegible words on an electrical junction box located on the west side of the building. Removal cost: $75.00. Discovered on 11/10/15 at 6:10 PM. 2300 Guadalupe (non-UT Property) Disorderly Conduct - Fights with Another (5 counts): Police officers responded to the area to investigate a report of a fight in progress. The officers quickly realized the reported call of a fight was indeed a fight as they found five non-UT subjects engaged in a “brawl.†The subjects were separated and interviewed individually. Because a primary aggressor could not be identified, everyone got a citation and was sent separate ways. Occurred on 11/11/15 at 2:37 AM. 2300 San Antonio (non-UT Property) Assault with a Deadly Weapon: A UT police officer was flagged down by a subject who reported an individual had been cut with a knife. The officer located the non-UT victim who had a cut to the side of his face and to his lower back. Austin-Travis County EMS was summoned and subsequently transported the victim to the hospital for further treatment. The investigation showed the victim had been engaged in an argument then physical fight with another person when the other person produced a small knife and cut the victim before fleeing the scene on foot. The suspect was described as a white male subject who was wearing a black hoodie jacket and blue windbreaker style pants. Occurred on 11/11/15 at 12:34 AM. 2100 San Jacinto Public Intoxication: UT police officers responded to the sound of a female screaming in the 2100 block of San Jacinto. The officers observed a non-UT subject “bear-hugging†another non-UT subject as that subject screamed at the “top of her lungs.†The non-screaming, bear like, subject advised the officers that both subjects had recently taken LSD and the screaming subject was having a “bad trip.†The officers had both subjects sit down and summoned emergency medical services. While awaiting EMS, the screaming subject uttered several unusual words before leaning over and biting her friend. EMS arrived and concurred the subject was a danger to herself and her friend. EMS transported the subject to a local hospital for further treatment. Occurred on 11/11/15 at 1:11 AM, 2600 Whitis Theft: The black plastic pedals were stolen off of a bicycle that was secured to the bicycle racks located on the east side of the roadway. Loss value: $20.00. Occurred on 11/10/15 between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 28 Alarm Reports, 1 “Police Help†Callbox Activation, 4 Traffic Violations, 3 Motor Vehicle Collisions, 6 Suspicious Activity Reports, 1 Welfare Concern Report, 2 Medical Emergency Assists, 3 Unsecured Door Reports, 1 Found Property Report and 3 Public Assist Requests between 11/10/15 and 11/11/15. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
