Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Thursday, 03/31/16 and Friday 04/01/16. Residential Safety and Security Tips I have been thinking it has been some time since we provided any general safety and security tips for your residence and it is time we changed that: - Most burglars make entry into a home to commit a burglary through an unsecured or open door or window. To keep you and your property safe, always keep the doors and windows to your residence closed and locked (even when you are at home). Don't just rely on the knob lock on a door or a window lock. Always use the deadbolt locks on your doors and consider using a secondary rail lock for your windows. - Burglars typically do not like to break into an occupied house or apartment. To that end, do something to make your home look like it is occupied; even when you are away. There are a multitude of programs and applications that let you control your home's lights, televisions etc. If your house isn't equipped with such technology and you do not want to make it that way, you can go old school with a few timers. The UT Police Department will loan you one of these timers free of charge. These timers simply turn your electrical devices on and off based on a schedule. - Burglars normally sell whatever they steal as soon as they can. Make it more difficult to the thief to sell your property. You can do this by marking your property with your state issued driver's license number (not your name and driver's license number – just your driver's license number i.e. TX01234567). To mark your property you can borrow an electric engraver free of charge from the UT Police Department or UT Residence Hall Front Desk. If you would prefer, organize a meeting time at your apartment, residence hall, Co-Op, student organization house and we will come out with multiple engravers and have an engraving party. - If you don't already keep your valuables in a safe, consider getting a safe for your valuables and important documents. - Consider making an interior room in your house or apartment a “safe roomâ€. This is not as complex as you might think. Pick a room with a solid core door, install a secondary deadbolt lock with a reinforced latch or even use a simple Charlie Bar to brace the door. Keep an old cell phone in the room with a charger so you can call for help if needed. - When you are at home, keep the blinds completely closed and curtains drawn. This is particularly important for ground floor rooms. At night, you typically have your light on in the room which makes it difficult to see outside. Voyeurs use this to their advantage to sneak a peek and not be seen. - Be a good neighbor. If you don't know your neighbor's name and they don't know yours, change that. When an opportunity presents itself to meet them do so. Neighborhoods are safer when neighbors know each other and watch out for each other. If you are aware of suspicious activity in your neighborhood, share it with other neighbors. The more people who know about suspicious or criminal activity the harder it is for the person responsible to get away with it undetected. ALMETRIS DUREN HALL, 2624 Whitis Possession of Marijuana / Possession of Drug Paraphernalia / Possession of Alcohol by a Minor: UT police officers were summoned to a 5th floor room to check the welfare of an intoxicated student. Upon arrival, officers found one intoxicated student and his roommate. Both students were under the legal drinking age of 21. While in the room, an officer observed a plastic bag containing .35 ounces of marijuana and two metal grinders with marijuana residue. Officers also observed three bottles of margarita mixers, a bottle of white wine, and a bottle of whiskey. With the assistance of the sober roommate, officers went on to discover a six pack of beer in the refrigerator. The intoxicated student was left in the care of the roommate. Occurred on 04/01/16 at 2:27 a.m. CLARK FIELD, 1900 San Jacinto Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was reported as “aggressively soliciting†money from students. The subject was located and issued a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 03/31/16 at 11:35 a.m. PERRY-CASTAÑEDA LIBRARY, 101 East 21st Street Theft: A UT student fell asleep at a 6th floor desk. The student's black Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon tablet was on the desk where the slumbering student lay. When the student awoke, she discovered the charger to the tablet was still there, but the tablet had been stolen. Loss value: $1,000.00. Occurred on 04/01/16 between 1:00 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. SAN NATONIO PARKING GARAGE, 2420 San Antonio Graffiti: Black spray paint was used to write words on a 6th floor east wall of the parking garage. Removal cost: $100.00. Occurred on 03/31/16 at 5:47 p.m. STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER, 2201 Speedway Harassment: A UT student reported her former boyfriend had been following her around campus to the point she entered a ground floor women's restroom to avoid him. While in the restroom, the student called the police department. The tracking student left the scene prior to the police officer's arrival. The reporting person advised she had broken up with the other student and requested he no longer contact her. The student she broke up with ignored her request to cease contact and has made several attempts to contact her by phone and text. Occurred on 03/31/16 at 11:08 a.m. WEST MALL Assault with Injury: An unidentified subject approached a table occupied by several students and began to dowse the students with water from a water bottle. One of the students then followed the subject as the subject left the area. When the subject attempted to drag a student-sponsored sign away, the student intervened and was summarily slapped across the face for his efforts. The subject then attempted to bite the student's hand. The engagement ended after the student began to kick the subject. The subject was described as a Hispanic male in his 40's with black and grey hair, facial hair and wearing a sleeveless hoodie, “sagging†grey pants and black boxers. Occurred on 03/31/16 at 7:19 p.m. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 32 Alarm Reports, 1 “Police Help Callbox Activation, 4 Traffic Violations, 3 Motor Vehicle Collisions, 5 Suspicious Activity Reports, 3 Welfare Concern Reports, 2 Medical emergency Assist Requests, and 6 Public Assist Requests between 03/31/16 and 04/01/16. Prepared by: Ofc. WR Ï€/ To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
