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UT community reacts to on-campus stabbings

Akshay Mirchandani May 1, 2017

One student is dead and three others are injured after an on-campus stabbing. The UT community took to social media to react to the incident. This post will be updated with more.  There are no...

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One dead in on-campus stabbing, non-credible bomb threat at Belo

Catherine Marfin May 1, 2017

Update (5:00 p.m.): The UT Police Department held a press conference this afternoon to update the community on the stabbing that occurred on campus that resulted in one death and three injured. UTPD...

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Shots fired near campus Thursday morning

Catherine Marfin April 27, 2017

Update (2:22 p.m.): Neither the suspect or targets were UT students or employees, according to UTPD. The shooting occurred near a construction site close to campus.  Original post: The...

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Campus groups react to fraternity vandalism

Kayla Meyertons April 24, 2017

At least four off-campus fraternity houses have been vandalized in the last week with graffiti with messages ranging from “racist” to “kill frat boys.” The vandalism started...

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APD searching for suspects in frat house vandalism

Catherine Marfin April 24, 2017

The Austin Police Department released a “Be on the Lookout” notice in an effort to identify the suspects in multiple vandalisms that occurred at several West Campus fraternity houses last week. The...

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Graffiti continues on fraternity houses, Fenves releases statement

Kayla Meyertons April 19, 2017

The words “racist” and “rapist” continue to deface fraternity houses off-campus. The same black graffiti seen on the Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) and Pi Kappa Alpha houses earlier this...

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Fiji house front gate vandalized

Kayla Meyertons April 18, 2017

Update (11:21 p.m.): Two more incidents of graffiti were found on fraternity houses Tuesday morning. The words “kill frat boys” appeared on a stone column of the fence surrounding the...

Officer seeks to balance humor, safety in Campus Watch report

Catherine Marfin April 7, 2017

UT Police Department Officer Michael Murphy got his first crack at writing the Campus Watch late last semester after an injury restricted him to light duty within the office.  “It was the...

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Homeless man threatens to kill UT student

Catherine Marfin April 4, 2017

A homeless man in East Campus threatened to kill a UT student early Friday morning after she refused to give him money, according to the UT and Austin Police Departments. The student, government senior...

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UTPD K-9 unit puts bark to their bite

Catherine Marfin March 31, 2017

For Jarno, Doerack and Spike, three young Belgian Malinois in the UT Police Department’s K-9 unit, the phrase “dogs take after their owners” holds especially true.  “Jarno...

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UTPD records show highest crime rates occur during September

Chase Karacostas March 31, 2017

Crime rates in and around residence halls jumped by almost 50 percent last September, according to records of all UT Police Department calls in the last seven months. According to records obtained by...

Department of Public Safety to take over Austin DNA lab

Catherine Marfin March 24, 2017

The Austin Police Department has officially forfeited control of its DNA lab to the state after the Austin City Council approved multiple agreements Thursday aimed at addressing its backlog.  Nearly...

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