Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Friday, 01/15/16 and Tuesday, 01/19/16. ALMETRIS DUREN HALL, 2624 Whitis Public Intoxication / Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: A UT student, who was under the age of 21, was reported by Housing and Food Staff as needing assistance due to intoxication. Officers arrived and found the student sitting down. The student was not able to stand without assistance and was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point Austin-Travis County EMS needed to transport her to a local hospital for further treatment. In lieu of charges for public intoxication, the student received a citation for the consumption of alcohol by a minor. Occurred on 01/18/16 at 2:48 a.m. GATEWAY APARTMENTS, 1616 West 6th Street Assist Outside Agency: A non-UT was observed relieving his internal pressures behind a trash dumpster. When the subject was able to be stopped, he was and it was learned he had an outstanding, outside agency arrest warrant for theft. Occurred on 01/16/16 at 4:05 p.m. JESTER WEST, 201 East 21st Street Theft: A UT police officer found an abandoned bicycle near an eatery in the 400 block of West Martin Luther King. The bicycle had a UT Parking and Transportation Services Bicycle Registration sticker partially affixed to the frame. A check on the registration number produced the owner of the bicycle. The owner stated he had left his grey Trek bicycle secured with a cable lock to the bicycle racks “in front of Jester†on 12/10/15. Thanks to the bicycle registration program, his bicycle was recovered before it was reported as stolen. Recovery Value: $400.00. Recovery date: 01/15/16 at 2:30 p.m. LIVING LEARNING CENTER, 2610 Whitis Theft: A blue 10 speed GT road bike was stolen while it was secured with u-lock to a bicycle rack located on the east side of the Living Learning Center. Loss value: $300.00. Occurred between 12/14/15 and 12/16/15. Reported on 01/18/16 at 2:00 p.m. O'HENRY HALL, 601 Colorado Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was found sleeping on a porch located on the east side of the building. The subject was woken and issued a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 01/17/16 at 9:15 p.m. SAN JACINTO RESIDENCE HALL, 309 East 21st Street Criminal Mischief: An unknown subject or group of subjects broke three ceiling tiles and caused an oval shaped hole in dry wall to a window ledge located inside a 4th floor study room. Repair cost: $200.00. Occurred between 01/14/16 at 6:00 p.m. and 01/15/16 at 10:00 a.m. SPEEDWAY PARKING GARAGE, 105 East 27th Street Criminal Mischief: The exit control arm on the northeast side of the garage was damaged and knocked off of its track. Repair cost: $100.00. Discovered on 01/17/16 at 11:48 p.m. UNION BUILDING, 2308 Whitis Criminal Trespass: A non-UT subject, who was known to the police officer as someone who had previously been issued a written criminal trespass warning, was found loitering in a 2nd floor dining area. When stopped, the previous trespass warning was confirmed and the subject was taken into custody. Occurred on 01/18/16 at 7:47 p.m. UNIVERSITY POLICE BUILDING, 2201 Robert Dedman Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was observed facing an exterior wall of the police building as liquid began to pool at his feet. When stopped, the subject was issued a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 01/18/16 at 6:44 p.m. 2200 Rio Grande Public Intoxication: A UT police officer observed a non-UT subject trip and nearly fall as he attempted to walk along a sidewalk. The subject made two failed attempts to open the driver side door of his parked pick-up truck before being stopped. The subject eventually admitted to having consumed alcoholic beverages. The subject then stated his intention was to drive home to San Marcos, Texas as that was an “easy drive.†The officer disagreed with the degree of difficulty of the drive but did agree to release the subject to a sober friend. Occurred on 01/16/16 at 1:46 a.m. 2700 Rio Grande Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol by a Minor: A UT student, who was under the age of 21, was stopped for making a lane change in an intersection. The student smelled of alcohol and admitted to having consumed a single beer. A field sobriety test showed the student was not intoxicated to the point she was driving while intoxicated but because of her age, she was found to be driving under the influence by a minor. Occurred on 01/16/16 at 3:00 a.m. 4000 IH-35 (SB) Driving While Intoxicated: A non-UT subject was stopped for failing to maintain a single lane of traffic while driving a grey Chevrolet Avalanche. Several empty bottles of beer in the back seat were the second clue that the subject may have been intoxicated. The field sobriety test provided the remainder of the clues and the subject was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated. Occurred on 01/17/16 at 2:04 a.m. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 92 Alarm Reports, 2 “Police Help†Callbox Activations, 36 Traffic Violations, 5 Motor Vehicle Collisions, 15 Suspicious Activity Reports, 1 Medical Emergency Assist Request, 2 Unsecured Door Reports, 3 Welfare Concern Reports, and 18 Public Assist Requests between 01/15/16 and 01/19/16. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
