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Police give tips to avoid break-ins
Molly Balkenbush
Issue date: 9/13/07 Section: News
With vehicle burglaries continuing to occur on campus, police advise students to take special precautions to keep their valuables secure.
Sometime between the evening of Aug. 31 and early morning Sept. 1, eight vehicle break-ins were reported in the Woodland Hall parking lot.
"They have occurred all throughout campus," SIUE Police Lt. Kevin Schmoll said. "The majority of these break-ins occurred because the vehicle was unlocked or the windows were down."
Director of Administrative Services Bob Vanzo said the university is currently looking into installing cameras in campus parking lots.
"(Cameras) could be mounted onto light poles or other places depending on which lot it is," Vanzo said.
The university is waiting to hear from BRIC partnership next week regarding parking lot camera plans.
When SIUE Police receive a report of a vehicle break-in, they immediately take the information and start searching for evidence. If a student witnesses a break-in, he or she should immediately contact the SIUE Police and report it.
"If they do not have witnesses or witnesses do not report, it is harder to solve the case," Greg Conroy, director of public affairs and marketing, said.
Conroy recommends the following to students and staff in order to prevent being victims of vehicle burglary:
-Lock your car
-Roll up your windows; do not even leave them cracked
-Do not keep any valuables where they can be seen, even if this means putting valuables into the trunk
"Leaving the car unlocked is like an invitation (inside)," Conroy said. "If these guys are professionals, they are going to (break into) every car. Locking it will not help, but if they are amateurs they are probably just going from car to car. If your car is locked, they most likely will just go onto the next."
If a student witnesses or is a victim of a vehicle burglary, they should report it to SIUE Police by calling 650-3324.
Sometime between the evening of Aug. 31 and early morning Sept. 1, eight vehicle break-ins were reported in the Woodland Hall parking lot.
"They have occurred all throughout campus," SIUE Police Lt. Kevin Schmoll said. "The majority of these break-ins occurred because the vehicle was unlocked or the windows were down."
Director of Administrative Services Bob Vanzo said the university is currently looking into installing cameras in campus parking lots.
"(Cameras) could be mounted onto light poles or other places depending on which lot it is," Vanzo said.
The university is waiting to hear from BRIC partnership next week regarding parking lot camera plans.
When SIUE Police receive a report of a vehicle break-in, they immediately take the information and start searching for evidence. If a student witnesses a break-in, he or she should immediately contact the SIUE Police and report it.
"If they do not have witnesses or witnesses do not report, it is harder to solve the case," Greg Conroy, director of public affairs and marketing, said.
Conroy recommends the following to students and staff in order to prevent being victims of vehicle burglary:
-Lock your car
-Roll up your windows; do not even leave them cracked
-Do not keep any valuables where they can be seen, even if this means putting valuables into the trunk
"Leaving the car unlocked is like an invitation (inside)," Conroy said. "If these guys are professionals, they are going to (break into) every car. Locking it will not help, but if they are amateurs they are probably just going from car to car. If your car is locked, they most likely will just go onto the next."
If a student witnesses or is a victim of a vehicle burglary, they should report it to SIUE Police by calling 650-3324.
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PK
posted 9/13/07 @ 10:59 AM CST
Time for the school to buy cameras-even our small high school has them and they have come in handy lately.
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