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Homeless population addressed as West Campus church, UT parent organization work together

Katie Keenan October 17, 2016

The dialogue surrounding safety within the UT community has reached new levels of intensity regarding different approaches to student safety and the nearby homeless population. Instances of drug...

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Drop in reported crimes on campus, per Clery crime report

Katie Keenan October 14, 2016

Reported crimes in multiple categories have steadily decreased in the last three years at UT, according to the 2016 Clery Annual Security and Fire Safety Report released by the University over a week ago....

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Students receive fake IRS calls, UTPD responds

Carlynn Hickenbotham and Reagan Ritterbush October 11, 2016

Derek Wang, a biology and Asian studies senior, received a call at the beginning of the semester from an anonymous number. The caller, who claimed he was from the Internal Revenue Service, told Wang he...

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After burglary, College Houses plans to update security at co-ops

Will Clark October 6, 2016

In the middle of a party at the 21st Street Co-op in mid-July, former radio-television-film student Valeria Andrea stood crying. A burglar had drilled a hole in her door and stole her laptop, causing Andrea...

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Annual burglaries down in Austin, according to APD crime report

Kayla Meyertons October 5, 2016

Burglary crimes in the Austin area have hit a record low, according to the Austin Police Department’s 2015 Annual Crime and Traffic Report.  There were 5,000 total burglaries, about...

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Riverside zipcode hosts highest number of crimes in all of Austin for 2015, APD report says

Katie Keenan October 3, 2016

The Riverside zip code, which borders Town Lake and runs from Congress Avenue to Ben White Boulevard, was the most crime-ridden area out of all Austin zip codes last year, totaling nearly 10,000 incidents...

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Texas Tribune Festival: Diversity & The Law Panel hones in on challenges between law enforcement and communities of color

Katie Keenan September 24, 2016

This year has been filled with debate surrounding racism and police brutality, with the recent shootings of unarmed black men Keith Scott of Charlotte, N.C. and Terence Crutcher of Tulsa, Okla. igniting...

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Kent Perkins charged with DWI

Ezra Siegel September 23, 2016

Senior offensive lineman Kent Perkins was arrested and charged with a DWI early Friday morning, according to the Austin-American Statesman. According to the report, police stopped Perkins near 18th...

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Trial date set for suspect in murder of UT freshman

Catherine Marfin September 23, 2016

A Travis County judge set a trial date Thursday for 18-year-old Meechaiel Khalil Criner, who was charged with the murder of dance freshman Haruka Weiser last April. Criner’s trial date is scheduled...

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APD examines possible decline in West Campus rapes

Katie Keenan September 22, 2016

The amount of reported rapes in the West Campus area decreased from 33 in 2014 to 13 in 2015, according to crime reports released by the Austin Police Department.  Rapes between these years...

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Man identified in assault by contact of two women on campus

Katie Keenan September 20, 2016

Ellis Harold Henderson, 28, was arrested Thursday night near Robert Dedman Drive and 20th Street on charges of assault by contact, aggravated robbery, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance...

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K2 moves out of West Campus, other drugs find way in

Katie Keenan September 19, 2016

Synthetic marijuana is a drug that has plagued West Campus for the past two years with at least one case every day being responded to by the Austin and UT Police Departments in 2014 and 2015, according...

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