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Tuesday - September 26, 2006
Campus Watch #43
From today's Campus Watch crime report:
Suspicious Activity (Frank Denius Practice Field, 2400 Red River)
Two non-UT subjects were discovered attempting to climb on top of the inflatable dome. When stopped, both subjects stated they had climbed the brick wall hoping the dome was "squishy", and were disappointed when they found out it was not "squishy." Both subjects were issued a criminal trespass warning and escorted from the area. Occurred on: 9-22-06, at 8:56 PM.
They were disappointed to discover that it was not "squishy." Heh. I guess I always sort of wondered about that. But, not enough to actually try and climb on top of the thing. For those of you unfamiliar with the facility, a photo (taken from the Texas Football Facilities page):
![[Photo of pracitce facility]](http://www.joanna.org/pics/indoor_practice_facility.jpeg)
Friday - September 22, 2006
Campus Watch #42
From today's Campus Watch crime report:
Criminal Mischief (Jester West Dormitory, 201 East 21st Street)
A UT student discovered three cracks in a "William Banks" violin after she had left the instrument inside a secured 9th floor dormitory room. Estimated damage: $20,000.00. Occurred 0n: 9-21-06, between 6:00 PM and 10:15 PM.
Oh. My. Goodness. A $20,000 violin hanging out in someone's dorm room? Wow. I don't know where else (but their dorm room) a music student who lives on campus is supposed to store such a valuable instrument. But, still. Wow. You gotta feel for the girl. I'm sure she's devastated. I keep coming back to: wow.
Friday - September 1, 2006
Campus Watch #41
From today's Campus Watch crime report:
Leaving the Scene Collision (Brazos Parking Garage, 200 Block East Martin Luther King Blvd.)
A UT staff member entered into the parking garage and stopped behind a silver color truck. The truck was waiting for another vehicle to vacate a parking slot; however, the driver of the truck did not allow enough room for the third vehicle to back out safely. The driver of the truck realized the mistake and began backing up. The staff member observed the truck backing up and she honked her horn several times to announce her presence. The rear bumper of the truck struck the front end of her vehicle. The driver of the truck drove away and parked several floors up. The staff member located the striking vehicle, and contacted the police. Loss value: $1,000.00. Occurred on: 8-31-06, at 11:57 AM.
Amazing. The driver had the gall to drive away after hitting someone else's car (and causing $1,000 worth of damage to that car), casually park a few floors away from the scene, and thought nothing would come of it...even though the driver of the other car was there at the time of the accident? Wow.