Investigation of bomb threat continues
University Police continue to investigate the Feb. 12 bomb threat at the Aquatic and Fitness Center, but have yet to charge anyone with a crime.
The case still is open, University Police Sgt. Melissa Fielding said.
Fielding declined to divulge the specific nature of the leads, but said officers still were actively pursuing the case.
"There are some leads," she added.
Police arrived at the AFC at 1:42 p.m. Feb. 12, after 911 operators received a bomb threat on the building. Police evacuated the AFC soon afterward.
After a police search, patrons were allowed back into the AFC around six that evening.
Fielding declined to comment on whether the police knew who phoned in the bomb threat, or whether the caller was considered a suspect.
University of Texas student caught selling fake identifications
A sophomore economics major at the University of Texas has been charged with tampering with a government document for selling hundreds or thousands of fake drivers licenses.
Imran Ali Karim allegedly sold the IDs to people around the country for $75-$150.
A law enforcement official estimated Karim may have sold a few thousand licenses.
Tampering with a government document is a second-degree felony, punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and up to 20 years in prison.
Law enforcement officials said the licenses were identified as fake because they lacked certain security features.
- Compiled by Josh Goodman
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