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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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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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