AUSTIN, Texas — A man previously arrested for allegedly peeping into windows in Austin’s West Campus was arrested Tuesday night again for similar conduct, according to the University of Texas at Austin Police Department.
Austin police, with assistance from UTPD, arrested Colton Banks around 10:18 p.m. Sept. 8 in the 2200 block of San Gabriel Street, according to UTPD.
Police said Banks was arrested for peeping into windows and was released Wednesday afternoon.
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UTPD identified Banks as the same suspect Austin police arrested Aug. 17 for similar conduct.
The arrests follow a series of reports of a man looking into apartment windows in the West Campus neighborhood near the University of Texas.
As CBS Austin previously reported, APD received at least five related reports between the evening of Aug. 6 and early morning Aug. 7 in the area of San Gabriel Street between West 21st and West 23rd streets.
Residents reported seeing a man looking through apartment windows and attempting to engage with people inside. In one case, police said the man banged on a window.
APD officers searched the area with assistance from the department’s K9 and Air Support units and UTPD but were initially unable to locate the suspect. Police later received additional reports of the same individual being seen in the area.
UTPD did not specify in its latest update whether the Sept. 8 incident is connected to the reports from Aug. 6 and 7. However, the department said Banks is the same person arrested Aug. 17 for similar conduct.
Following the latest arrest, UTPD reminded residents to remain aware of their surroundings and keep doors and windows locked. Anyone who sees suspicious activity is encouraged to call 911 or contact law enforcement through UT Austin’s LiveSafe app.