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Trial date pushed back to August in UT murder case

Catherine Marfin March 20, 2017

Following a DNA backlog and other delays, the trial date for Meechaiel Khalil Criner has been pushed back to August at the earliest by Travis County Judge David Wahlberg. Criner was indicted on a charge...

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Sexual assault occurs near campus Saturday

Van Nguyen March 6, 2017

A UT student was sexually assaulted near campus late Saturday night, according to a campus-wide alert from the University of Texas Police Department.  The Austin Police Department informed UTPD...

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UT officials stress caution when opening suspicious emails

Christian Munoz February 28, 2017

The University’s Information Security Office is urging the UT community to be vigilant when opening their inbox after several people across campus received a suspicious email earlier this month. The...

UTPD, APD investigating vandalism at Texas Hillel

Catherine Marfin February 28, 2017

A window of Texas Hillel was broken Saturday in an act of vandalism currently being investigated by the UT and Austin Police Departments.  Texas Hillel, a Jewish student center located on San Antonio...

UTPD warns campus community of suspect with multiple arrest warrants for burglary

Catherine Marfin February 22, 2017

The UT Police Department arrested a burglary suspect on campus Monday afternoon, just four days after warning the community of his repeated property crimes. At 2 p.m. Monday, a UT staff member called...

UT assistant professor arrested by APD

February 10, 2017

This story has been updated since its original publication. The Austin Police Department on Tuesday arrested and charged a UT assistant professor with public intoxication, evading detention and resisting...

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Pretrial court date for UT murder suspect pushed back to March

Catherine Marfin February 3, 2017

A February pretrial court date for the suspect in the murder of theater and dance freshman Haruka Weiser has been pushed back to March, just four days before he is scheduled to stand trial. Meechaiel...

Former UT student, FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive turns himself in after three decades on the run

Catherine Marfin January 31, 2017

A former UT student added to the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last December turned himself in last Thursday afternoon after more than three decades on the run.  Robert Van...

Austin Police Department reports increase in annual crime rate

Will Clark January 18, 2017

At the end of 2016, the Austin Police Department reported 40 murders in the city throughout the year, the most in more than a decade.  Compared with 2015, the murder rate increased 66.7 percent,...

UTPD reports crime occurring almost every day during winter break

Catherine Marfin January 17, 2017

Although most students were away during the recent four-week holiday, crimes still occurred almost every day, according to the UT Police Department. The UTPD Daily Crime Log lists the past 60 days of...

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Travis County judge dismisses 2014 SXSW crash lawsuit

Catherine Marfin January 14, 2017

Nearly two years after a 2014 crash that killed four people and injured 20 others during the international music festival South By Southwest, a Travis County judge has dismissed cases against the festival,...

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Security guard injured in Sigma Chi shooting suing fraternity for $5 million

Catherine Marfin January 5, 2017

The security guard injured in a shooting at a UT Sigma Chi party last September is now suing the fraternity and the accused shooter for $5 million in damages for the assault and infliction of emotional...

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