Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by The University of Texas At Austin Police Department Patrol Officers between Wednesday 02/22/17 and Thursday 02/23/17. ****Scam Alert**** With the beginning of tax season we have received multiple calls regarding attempted scams. These scams are very similar to the ones we have seen the last two years. An unknown caller clones the telephone number of a local law enforcement agency or a university's telephone number. The caller then uses the cloned number to call a student. The caller tells the student that the student owes back taxes, tuition, or failed to complete necessary paperwork. The caller then tells the student he or she owes money and will either be arrested or kicked- out of school if the student does not make a payment. The caller advises the student if they disconnect the phone call, a warrant will be issued for their arrest. The caller then walks the student through making a wire transfer. In recent cases, the caller has instructed students to purchase gift cards and subsequently provide the gift card number over the phone as payment. Please keep in mind, law enforcement agencies and universities will not demand payment over the phone. They also do not demand payment in the form of gift cards. If you receive this type of call, get information from the caller to include their name, the department they work for, the name of their supervisor and a case or file number. Disconnect the call and contact the department the person said they were calling from to verify the information. Music Recital Hall 2405 Trinity Street Criminal Trespass Warning: A UT Staff Member reported a suspicious person inside the Music Recital Hall. The man was said to be disrupting classes inside the building. UTPD officers quickly located the man. The suspect claimed to be a student and said he was looking for his cousin. Officers sorted through his lies, issued him a criminal trespass warning and ejected him from campus. Occurred on 02/22/17 at 11:20 am. 2000 Block of San Jacinto Boulevard Injury to a Child, Elderly or Disabled Person: UTPD officers responded to the area after a report of an assault in progress. The responding officers quickly located the victim, an elderly man with injuries to his face. The victim told officers that he was sitting on a Capital Metro bus when the suspect boarded it. The suspect appeared agitated and began to swear at the elderly man. The elderly man tried to explain that he wanted no trouble. The suspect then attacked the elderly man and the two wrestled on the bus for a moment before the suspect ran away. The suspect was quickly located and taken into custody. He was transported to Travis County Central Booking and was charged with Injury to an Elderly Person, a third degree felony. Occurred on 02/22/17 at 1:25 pm. Department responded to 17 Alarm Reports, 2 911 Hang-ups, 2 Traffic Violations, 2 Foot Patrols, 6 Suspicious Activity Reports, 2 Assist Other Law Enforcement Agency Calls, and 15 Public Assists between Wednesday 02/22/17 and Thursday 02/23/17. Today's Campus Watch was prepared by: Officer M. Murphy To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://www.utexas.edu/police/campuswatch/subscribe.php/
