"Crime Prevention" Archive

Crime prevention message regarding motor vehicle break-ins

The following message was emailed to students, faculty and staff on January 23 by Communications and External Relations:

Following two vehicle break-ins early in the spring semester, the University Police Department is again urging students, faculty and staff to lock their vehicles on and near campus to help prevent break-ins.

The University Police Department is continuing to take steps to address vehicle break-ins, but officers ask that campus community members assist in the effort by making it a habit to lock vehicles.

Police say the newest break-ins are identical to those occurring last semester on and at nearby off-campus locations.  Thieves entered unlocked vehicles and stole whatever they found of value.  In nearly every instance, the vehicles were owned by students.

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