Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University Police Department Patrol Officers between Thursday, 06/30/16 and Friday, 07/01/16. GATES DELL COMPLEX, 2317 Speedway Theft / Criminal Trespass: A black backpack containing a MacBook Air laptop computer and $50 in cash was stolen after the owner left the backpack inside a 4th floor office to take a nap. Loss value: $1,400.00. Occurred on 06/30/16 between 12 noon and 3:00 p.m. L. THEO BELLMONT HALL, 2109 San Jacinto Criminal Trespass / Assist Outside Agency / Possession of Marijuana: A UT staff member reported seeing a non-UT subject walking around the building checking doors to see if they were unlocked. The subject was located and found to have previously been issued a written criminal trespass warning. The subject was taken into custody and was found to be in possession of .09 ounces of marijuana. In addition, the subject was found to have an outside agency arrest warrant for disorderly conduct – fighting in a public place. Occurred on 06/30/16 at 9:34 a.m. O' HENRY HALL, 601 Colorado Public Intoxication: A non-UT subject was found sleeping on the south porch of the building. When awakened, the subject made a statement indicating he believed he was in Pasadena, Texas and it was 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon. Needless to say, the subject was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was deemed to be a danger to himself. Occurred on 07/01/16 at 12:21 p.m. PARKING LOT 35, 2200 Comal Possession of Controlled Substance (2 Counts) / Criminal Trespass Warning: UT police officers responded to the parking lot to investigate a report of a subject sleeping on the ground. Officers located the subject and woke him from his slumber. When the subject began to come to, an officer observed a small plastic bag containing several other plastic bags under the subject's leg. The smaller plastic bags contained a total of 1.006 grams of methamphetamine. The subject was later found to also be in possession of two prescription pills that were not prescribed to him. In addition to other law enforcement action taken, the subject was also issued a written criminal trespass warning. Occurred on 07/01/16 at 2:09 a.m. UNIVERSITY POLICE BUILDING, 2201 Robert Dedman Theft / Credit Card Abuse: A UT student came to the police department to report the theft of his wallet. The student stated he believed he left his wallet on the counter at a restaurant in the Dobie Mall. The wallet contained several credit cards and $60.00 in cash. Prior to cancelling the credit cards, several unauthorized charges were made on the cards at three different stores around Austin. Occurred on 06/30/16 between 12 noon and 5:00 p.m. Crime Prevention Tip: A thief starts shopping as soon as he or she obtains a stolen credit or debit card. In this case, numerous unauthorized charges were made within a five hour time period. I always recommend people keep their debit and credit card customer service telephone numbers in their cellular telephones. As soon as you recognize your cards are lost or stolen, you should contact your credit and debit card companies and have the accounts frozen and the card cancelled. UNIVERSITY POLICE BUILDING, 2201 Robert Dedman Debit Card Abuse: A UT student came to the police department to report her debit card information had been compromised and unauthorized charges were made on her debit card in May of this year. The student cancelled that debit card and was issued another card. In late June, the student's new debit card information was compromised again and several unauthorized charges were made on the new debit card. The victim had a list of common places where her debit card had been used and the investigation continues. Reported on 06/30/16 at 3:02 p.m. Crime Prevention Tip: Credit and debit card abuse has become a very common crime. In addition to keeping your information protected on your electronic devices, there are also a few basic things you can do to help protect your cards. First, avoid giving your card to someone who goes out of eyesight to swipe (this is very common practice in restaurants). A thief can use a swipe reader to hijack your information. Before making on-line purchases, make sure the payment program is secure. If anything about an on-line store's payment process seems off, then make your purchases elsewhere. Do not sign the back of your credit and debit cards with your name. Write “Ask for Photo ID†in the signature space on the back of your credit and debit cards. Check with your financial institutions to see if they offer EMV cards which use built in computer chips on the card to authenticate chip-card transactions. When using a point of purchase device (pay at the pump, user card swipes at checkouts etc.) or an ATM machine, look at the card reader. If the reader seems off or bulky, give it a little tug. Many thieves apply a skimmer card reader over the actual card reader to download your card information when you swipe the card. Finally, inspect your statements carefully and question any charge that is not familiar to you. The University of Texas Police Department responded to 17 Alarm Reports , 1 Fire Alarm Activation, 10 Traffic Violations, 3 Unsecured Door Reports, 8 Foot Patrols, 1 Stuck Elevator, 9 Suspicious Activity Reports, 3 Medical Emergency Assists, and 4 Public Assists between 06/30/16 and 07/01/16. 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