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ISSUE—119 AUGUST 2016

POLICE DEPARTMENT

A campus safety publication for the UTSA community

Community Affairs Section

●PERSONAL SAFETY

& SECURITY

●COMMUNITY RE-

SPONSE TO ACTIVE

SHOOTER EVENTS

●CAMPUS CARRY—

WHAT YOU NEED TO

KNOW

Have you taken the available

training classes from UTSAPD

offered through HR Training?

UPCOMING IN

AUG/SEP/OCT:

National

Emergency

Preparedness

Month

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UPCOMING EVENTS

National

Emergency

Preparedness

Month

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER:

Be On the Lookout….September is National Preparedness Month, and the UTSA Office of Emergency

Management will have events and preparedness trainings each week to get Roadrunners involved in

their personal safety. For more info, visit the UTSA Campus Alerts website at www.alerts.utsa.edu. Be

Rowdy Ready!

October 4th

6PM-8PM UTSAPD begins

preparations for the

upcoming National

Night Out with UTSA

housing communities.

Save the date...

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T his month is a great time to evaluate whether or not you have taken the necessary steps to make sure you are

ready for life events. Whether you are a student, faculty, or staff member, coming to UTSA presents many chal-lenges that should be prepared for. Preparedness measures whether or not someone has taken some sort of action to ensure their readiness for any given situation or circumstance.

The UTSA Police Department wants to partner with you in that preparedness. We offer training classes for faculty and staff through Human Resources on a number of topics that will be cov-ered below. Taking the time to learn and contemplate before something happens gives an individual a much better chance of handling the situation in the best possible way. Though we may not be able to avoid bad situa-tions in our life, we can take the time to prepare for them at work and at home.

This is the whole idea behind crime prevention. By taking the necessary crime prevention steps in your life, you

and your family will be more secure, your property will be more secure, and your safety will generally increase. Another key aspect of crime preven-tion is education. Working amongst an

intellectual community like at UTSA provides a perfect environment to en-gage in learning.

The UTSA Police Department offers a number of great courses through OEM & EHSR, however this article will focus on the three classes that deal with everyday safety and security. The classes offered are Personal Safety & Security, Community Response to Ac-tive Shooter Events (C.R.A.S.E.), and Campus Carry—What You Need to Know.

PERSONAL SAFETY & SECURI-

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Let’s cut to the chase: do you know how safe campus is? Do you know how to recognize suspicious behavior? Do you practice good personal safety and office security techniques? And finally, do you know of all the ways you are able to contact the UTSA Police Department?

The Personal Safety & Security course will answer these questions for you and more. Don’t wait to prepare your-self in safety and security! Sign up for this invaluable class that will help

teach you how to be safer,

more secure, and able to better pre-vent crime.

COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO

ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENTS

(C.R.A.S.E.)

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Active shooter situations are a tough subject to talk about. Nobody likes to think about such horrific events. Though they are difficult to discuss, it is of utmost importance to be pre-pared for situations such as these. Preparedness in this instance can mean potentially saving the life of yourself and others.

The C.R.A.S.E. course is designed to prepare civilians on how to best re-spond during such an active shooter event and what to expect with a police response. These situations are dy-namic and very dangerous, which is why it is so important to ensure train-ing occurs. Sign up yourself or your department for this course to make sure readiness is at its peak potential.

CAMPUS CARRY—WHAT YOU

NEED TO KNOW

Campus Carry is probably one of the most prevalent topics of discussion as of late at most universities in Texas. Many questions, concerns, and opin-ions have been brought up with this topic and the UTSA Police Depart-ment wants to make sure everyone is informed. This course is designed to educate the learner on the new law and how it will impact UTSA.

This course is in place to prepare the community. Regardless of what you think of the new law that went into ef-fect on August 1st, it is important to have all the facts and this course will prepare you.

I’M PREPARED….

This is a statement that everyone should be able to say with confidence. No matter what the circumstances are, there are resources out there for you to be prepared. We may not be able to stop bad things from happen-ing, but we can do our part to become better prepared at dealing with differ-ent situations. Are you prepared? For more information, please contact the UTSA Police Dept. Community Af-fairs section at:

community.affairs@utsa.edu

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1. Lock your car doors anytime you leave the car. It takes only seconds to lock and un-lock your car doors and these seconds can save you from being victimized.

2. Don’t leave valuables in plain view in your car. Sometimes temptation and availabil-ity is all that is needed to cause a would-be thief to attempt and complete a burglary.

3. Lock your residence, room, apartment, or house door. This is probably the best sim-ple deterrent available to protect your property and you. A criminal will often take the path of least resistance.

4. Don’t display large sums of cash or ex-pensive jewelry. These actions may provide temptation to a thief. Cash and jewelry are of-ten impossible to trace and easy for a thief to dispose of quickly.

5. Know who is at the door before you open it. Do you readily open the door to your resident hall room, apartment, or house without really knowing who is knocking or what they want? Know who is at the door and what they want. If it doesn’t seem right, keep the door shut and communicate through the door.

6. Walk with a friend when out late at night and walk on designated pathways & well-lit

areas. There is truly safety in numbers.

7. Secure bicycles through the wheel and frame with a high-quality cable AND U-lock or other approved device. The majority of stolen bicycles are not locked properly at the time of the theft.

8. Register bicycles with the UTSAPD or

Campus Services Office.

9. Always pick a designated driver prior to

attending festivities.

10. Don’t impair your judgment with alcohol or illegal drugs. Avoid accepting a ride from someone whose judgment is impaired by alco-hol or drugs. Avoid taking a private walk with someone whose judgment is impaired by alco-hol or drugs.

11. Work with another student when working

late at night in campus buildings.

12. Do not leave doors propped open.

13. Engrave valuables owner-recognized numbers. This can be done through the UTSA Police Department.

14. Always know the location of the nearest

telephone and how to report emergencies.

15. Save emergency numbers in your

phone’s favorites.

16. Report any criminal or suspicious activi-ties or other emergencies that occur to the UTSA Police Department. It’s easy to do. Every time a crime is reported, there is a chance to catch the criminal. When a crime goes unreported, the criminal wins hands down.

17. In most sexual assaults, the victim & suspect knew each other prior to the as-sault. Knowing someone does not guarantee a sexual assault will not occur.

18. Limit your use of alcohol and be wary of accepting drinks from others, even people

you know.

19. Make sure that you have verbal and so-ber consent from anyone before engaging

in sexual activity. (© 2016 Boise State University)

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Professionals in UTSA’s Business Affairs division continue to collect accolades for their excellence in serving UTSA campus-es.

On Sunday evening, July 24, the UTSA Of-fice of Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management received the Complete Environmental Health and Safety Pro-gram, Award of Honor, from the Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Man-agement Association (CSHEMA). CSHE-MA offers institutional awards recognizing outstanding programs and innovations on campus. The Award of Honor is the high-est level of recognition CSHEMA offers

in the Complete Program category.

The awards ceremony was held on the opening night of CSHEMA's 2016 Annual Conference, in Austin, TX. Accepting the award for UTSA were Vice President of Business Affairs Kathryn Funk-Baxter; Di-

rector of Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management J. Brian Moroney; Administrative Services Officer Nancy Woodward; Environmental & Construc-tion Safety Manager Richard Garza; La-boratory Safety Manager Wendy McCoy; Risk & Life Safety Manager John De-LaHunt; and Occupational Health and Wellness Manager Kristee Phelps.

UTSA’s Office of Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management coordinates seventeen separate services to UTSA's tri-campus. These include air quality assess-ment, biological safety, construction safety assessment, fire and life safety, hazardous waste management, insurance manage-ment, laboratory safety, occupational health and safety, radiation/laser safety, re-cycling, risk management, solid waste re-moval, worksite wellness, and workers' compensation insurance coordination.

At the 63rd Annual CSHEMA Conference, UTSA staff presented sessions under the Total Worker Health® approach. Total Worker Health® is a national initiative led by the National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and UTSA is the first university participant in the ap-proach, according to NIOSH.

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Recently, the National

Weather Service (Austin –

San Antonio) conducted

their site visit of the UTSA

Emergency Operations

Center, to include an evaluation of cam-

pus warning and preparedness capabili-

ties as part of the NWS StormReady Uni-

versity accreditation pro-

gram. StormReady helps prepare com-

munities, universities, and businesses

with the communication and safety skills

needed to save lives and property during

a severe weather incident. The program

ensures that warning capabilities and

procedures are in place to assist deci-

sion-makers and emergency managers

strengthen local preparedness programs.

Based on their site visit, application eval-

uation, and review of UTSA’s current

warning capabilities, the UTSA Office of

Emergency Management is pleased to

inform the roadrunner community the

university has been reaccredited as a

NWS StormReady University from 2016

– 2019! UTSA was first accredited in

2010, and reaccredited in 2013; this is

our second reaccreditation. For more in-

formation on the NWS StormReady pro-

gram, you can visit the NWS website at

www.stormready.noaa.gov/. Click here

to see StormReady communities and

universities in Texas.

Remember, preparedness is everyone’s

responsibility – be Rowdy Ready!

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The below is a summary of the crimes that occurred as of last month. For more information, go to www.utsa.edu/utsapd

and click on Crime Stats.

Thefts 7 Alcohol Arrests 3

Burglaries 3 Drug Arrests 12

Assaults 3 DWI/DUI Arrests 11

Theft of Motor Vehicle 0 Other Crimes 6

QTY ITEM DESCRIPTION

3 Bag/Backpacks Various Brands, Colors & Styles

4 Binders/Folders Various Brands, Colors & Styles

30 Books Various Brands, Colors & Styles

0 Calculators Various Brands, Colors & Styles

17 Electronic Chargers Various Brands, Colors & Styles

2 Cell phones Various Brands, Colors & Styles

5 Earbuds/Earphones Various Brands, Colors & Styles

14 Jewelry & Watches Various Brands, Colors & Styles

15 Keys Various Brands, Colors & Styles

7 Misc. Electronics Various Brands, Colors & Styles

13 Misc. Items Various Brands, Colors & Styles

11 Rx glasses & Sunglasses Various Brands, Colors & Styles

0 Umbrellas Various Brands, Colors & Styles

40 USB/Memory Storage Various Brands, Colors & Styles

1 Wallets Adrian Aguirre

1 Personal Document Christian San Juan

2 Art supplies Various Brands, Colors & Styles

3 Texas Driver License Gustavo Orozco, Laot;om Rayanna Beach, Sammy Jay Darden Jr.,

1 UTSA Staff ID Xiaoyu Chen

1 Tamaulipas Driver License Alejandro Prado Castaneda

1 name badge/prox card Elias Castillo

1 Turkish ID Emre Turhan Bosok

3 Wells Fargo Bank Jessica G. Alonso, Michael L. Martinez, Jenny Tran

1 Chase Bank Adrian Salazar

1 Frost Bank Victor Gonzalez

1 USAA Bank Jose E. Gonzalez

1 IBC Bank Altaf Merchant-IIA Investments

1 SSFCU Yvette Ruiz

1 Citizens National Bank Ewilie Ellisor

1 Delta Skymiles AmEx Kelley

1 Arkansas SU Discover Ashley Socia

1 ALINE Select Irene Delcid

1 Top Golf Memer ID Andrea Gomez

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A member of the community wrote in to

recognize PSO Denise Fuentes’ actions

at a recent festival. They stated, “I was

so touched by the kind words and ac-

tions of this young lady, I recommend

that she be rewarded for the compassion

she showed me, she went beyond her

responsibilities.” Great job PSO

Fuentes.

UTSAPD-Patrol, 2nd

Shift, selected Cor-

poral R. Rigney as

the Phantom Warrior

of the Month for his

outstanding leader-

ship skills. Congrat-

ulations to CPL

Rigney!

UTSAPD welcomes their new Chief of

Police, Gerald Lewis, who started on

August 1st. Chief Lewis comes to

UTSAPD with 29 years of law enforce-

ment experience.

UTSAPD TRAINS WITH SAFD FOR

ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION

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UTSA Police Department

Community Affairs Section One UTSA Circle

San Antonio, TX 78249

(210) 458-6250

CommunityAffairs@utsa.edu PD.Recruiting@utsa.edu

www.utsa.edu/utsapd