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Man suspected of assaulting UT student arrested

Reagan Ritterbush and Ashley Liu October 27, 2017

Matthew Searfoss, who is suspected of assaulting a UT student near the 7-Eleven on  Guadalupe Street Tuesday, was taken into custody by APD on Thursday. The victim claimed she was punched in the...

UTPD DWI arrest leads to capture of serial robber

Ashley Liu October 19, 2017

The UT Police Department made a Driving While Intoxicated arrest on Oct. 2 that led to the capture of suspected serial robber Sean O’Brien on Oct. 7. O’Brien is currently in the Travis County...

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David Carter wins Police Chief of the Year

Ashley Liu October 12, 2017

UT System named UT Police Chief David Carter the 2017 Police Chief of the Year. Director of Police Michael Heidingsfield annually picks Police Chief of the Year out of the 14 UT System police chiefs...

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UTPD warns bicyclists to follow rules of the road

Reagan Ritterbush October 12, 2017

Bicyclists breaking transportation laws are too common on campus, said Le’Patrick Moore, UT Police Department Corporal. Since transportation code treats bicycles as motor vehicles, bicyclists...

UTPD follows Clery Act to keep students informed

Ashley Liu October 6, 2017

UT Safety Alert sent out an email last Friday to notify students of a physical altercation that took place off campus, where a student was punched in the back of the head. Although the incident took place...

Santa Muerte, the fastest growing religion in the Americas

Anna Lassmann October 5, 2017

Santa Muerte is the fastest growing religion in the Americas, said Andrew Chestnut, a professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, in a lecture on Wednesday. Santa Muerte is the...

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UTPD offers UT community chance to interact with officers

Reagan Ritterbush September 28, 2017

The UT community will again have an opportunity to interact with the UT Police Department when the 15th session of Citizen Police Academy begins Oct. 11. The academy is a seven-week program designed...

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UT student assaulted in North Campus

Reagan Ritterbush September 27, 2017

A UT student was assaulted off-campus this morning, according to UTPD reports. APD and UTPD are investigating the crime, which involved the student reportedly being punched in the back of the head while...

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UTPD conducting self defense sessions

Tehreem Shahab September 26, 2017

Women learned self-defense techniques from UT Police Department officers as part of the Rape Aggression Defense Systems program Monday. The Rape Aggression Defense Systems program, known as RAD, teaches...

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Young Conservatives of Texas sign gets repeatedly vandalized

Ashley Liu September 22, 2017

The Young Conservatives of Texas is planning to press charges against non-registered student group Revolutionary Student Front, RSF, after numerous incidents of vandalism on their sign in West Mall. The...

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Kendrex White pretrial results

Reagan Ritterbush September 22, 2017

The judge in the UT stabbing case pretrial denied the prosecutors’ second request for a mental health evaluation of murder defendant Kendrex White on Thursday. In July, White was indicted on first-degree...

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UTPD encounters nine cases of marijuana possession in one week

Ashley Liu September 20, 2017

The UT Police Department has encountered nine individual cases of marijuana possession since last Tuesday, a higher number than usual.  Police Lt. Greg Stephenson said although he has no statistics...

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