Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Tuesday, 03/22/16 and Wednesday, 03/23/16. BELO CENTER OF NEW MEDIA, 300 West Dean Keeton Graffiti: A black ball point pen was used to write a word on a support column to the bridge on the south side of the building. Removal cost: $50.00. Reported on 03/22/16 at 2:32 p.m. BRAZOS PARKING GARAGE, 210 East Martin Luther King Possession of Marijuana: A UT student was found crouching down behind a landscape retaining wall located on the south side of the parking garage. Upon closer inspection, it was learned the student was in the process of smoking a hand-rolled cigarette that contained .01 ounces of marijuana. Occurred on 03/22/16 at 10:05 p.m. COLORADO APARTMENTS, 2501 Lake Austin Blvd Criminal Mischief: The left front window was broken out of a blue four door sedan while the vehicle was parked and unattended near the L building at the apartment complex. No items appeared disturbed or stolen form the vehicle. Repair cost: $200.00. Occurred between 03/21/16 at 9:00 p.m. and 03/22/16 at 9:00 a.m. SAN ANTONIO PARKING GARAGE, 2420 San Antonio Assist Outside Agency: A non-UT subject was found sitting rather defiantly below a “No Trespassing†sign in an alley on the south side of the parking garage. The subject was found to have four outstanding outside agency arrest warrants for a Park Curfew violation, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Smoking in a Prohibited Area and Human Waste in a Public Place (“Human Waste†being a verb to denote what he was doing or had done - not an adjective). Occurred on 03/22/16 at 12:57 p.m. UNIVERSITY POLICE BUILDING, 2201 Robert Dedman Fraud: A UT student came to the police department to report a fraud. The student advised a caller with a “heavy accent†called her cell phone. The caller stated he was with the Sheriff's Office. The caller told the student she was behind on her “student taxes†and she needed to go to Wal-Mart to make a payment or an arrest warrant would be issued for her arrest. Fearing arrest, the student complied and made three transactions over the phone for money grams procured at a local Wal-Mart and CVS Pharmacy. In all, the student sent $3,800 to this conniving thief. Reported on 03/22/16 at 4:19 p.m. Plea for Assistance This type of scam is driving me up a wall. Prevention is key with this scam and we have done a variety of things to get the word out about this scam, how it works and what people can do to prevent this scam from happening. In addition to Campus Watch entries with crime prevention tips, we have conducted media interviews on the subject matter, sent alerts to various campus departments, made posts on the police Department's Facebook page and Twitter accounts, contacted local stores that sell pre-paid credit cards and money grams…everything short of contacting every student individually. The word must get out. As of the posting of this edition, there are 17,699 subscribers to the Campus Watch. I implore each one of you to share this scam with five people today. Discuss the scam with classmates before one of your classes, highlight this entry and forward the Campus Watch to students you know. Print a copy and post it on a reading board you have authority to post on – do something. Again, the perpetrators of this scam clone an official number of a law enforcement agency, the IRS, the FBI, and even your school's financial aid office. They do this to convince you they are a legitimate authority to get you to send them money. Law enforcement will not call you and demand payment over the phone to avoid an arrest. Finally, these thieves are more than likely obtaining your contact information from the on-line directory. Visit the UT Registrar's Office to have your contact information restricted from public view. You can do that at http://registrar.utexas.edu/students/records/restrictmyinfo The University of Texas Police Department responded to 19 Alarm Reports, 1 “Police Help†Callbox Activation, 8 Traffic Violations, 4 Suspicious Activity Reports, 2 Medical Emergency Assist Requests, 3 Welfare Concern Reports, and 4 Public Assist Requests between 03/22/16 and 03/23/16. Prepared by: Ofc. WR π/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
