SECURITY ADVISORY
Type of Incident: Bicycle Thefts
Location of Incident: Various bike racks and bike rooms on campus
Dates of Incidents: Month of April, 2008
Incident Description: To this date in the month of April there have been 8 reported bicycle thefts from various areas around campus. The incidents were:
- Thursday, 4/4 @ 6:00pm to Sunday, 4/6 @ 9:00am - bike stolen from Phi Kappa Psi bike rack
- Sunday, 4/6 @ 7:51pm to 8:12pm, a bike was stolen from the Cutler hall bike room.
* two juvenile suspects were arrested in connection with this bike theft
- Monday, 4/7 @ 10:30pm to Tuesday, 4/8 @ 4:00am - bike stolen from the Olin building bike rack
- Thursday, 4/10 @ 9:50pm to Friday,4/11 @ 12:15am - bike stolen from KSL bike rack
- Friday, 4/11 @ 11:00am to 8:45pm - bike stolen from
- Friday, 4/11 @ 5:00pm to Saturday 4/12 @ 8:00pm - bike stolen from the Howe House bike rack
- Saturday, 4/12 @ 9:45pm to 11:11pm - bike stolen from the Eldred Theater bike rack
- Tuesday, 4/15 @ 10:00pm to Wednesday, 4/16 @ 2:00pm - bike stolen from NRV House 4 bike room
Additional Information: Two of the bikes were left unsecured in interior bike rooms. Five of the bikes were secured with cables or chains and one is not known how it was secured. We have seen that cables and chain locks are easily defeated. Bikes should be locked even when they are in residence hall bike rooms. While nothing is 100% guaranteed, the Crime Prevention office recommends using a lock made of case-hardened steel. There are several brands and shapes available at most sporting good stores, bike shops or on-line. The Crime Prevention office has “The Bike Club” available for rent. For more information call 368-6811.
Please be aware of suspicious persons loitering in the vicinity of a bike rack, someone carrying a bike, two persons on a single bike, or anyone carrying tools such as bolt cutters or screw drivers. In Residence Halls, do not let anyone in to the building who does not live there and who does not have a Case ID.
If you see suspicious activity, don’t approach the person(s), but call Police & Security Services dispatch at 368-3333 immediately.
Initiated: Thursday,
April 17, 2008