Show I Car Burglaries Hit Redwood Campus Jeren W. W Canning Campus Students of could be in danger danger danger dan dan- ger of having their vehicles broken into According to the Utah Highway Patrol stationed at the college college college col col- col- col lege there has been an increase in car burglaries over the past few months The reports that most of the cars that have been burglarized have been parked in Lot U which is in front of the Lifetime Activities Center and also Lot N located inthe inthe in inthe the Northeastern corner of Redwood Campus along Redwood Road They are probably being targeted because the lots are both close major roads says Tyler Birtcher student The also report that the thieves have been targeting Honda cars Hondas Honda's are notorious for their vulnerability when it comes to theft The has recently investigated five cases of Hondas being broken into most often having their stereos stolen It has also investigated two cases in which Honda vehicles themselves themselves themselves them them- selves have been stolen In both cases the Hondas were found abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- with the stereo missing In all cases the model years of the Hondas have been approximately 1998 and andall andall andall all of which were either Honda Accords or Honda Civics All seven of the reported cases have occurred during the day when the parking lots are full As a precaution the suggests that vehicle owners remove the face from car stereos if possible They also suggest especially for Honda owners the use of an theft anti-theft device like The Club The would like all students to help watch the parking lots while moving around campus If someone's actions around a car appear suspicious or someone acts like they dont don't belong in a vehicle please contact Campus Police said Sergeant Phil Waters in a letter sent to The Globe The Campus Police have already increased the frequency of their patrolling of the parking lots both in vehicles and on bikes Our officers may stop and ask occupants of vehicles to show proof of ownership said Waters Please be aware they are only trying to keep See Theft continued on page 3 Theft continued from fro front t property from being stolen According to Security 2004 Report from Campus 2001 eight motor v vehicle hicle to 2003 a total of the he Redwood thefts Were reP reported at atin time thefts Campus alone During in that ha on all of for S camPuses combined combined comis com- com a to total MI r f of f 13 The Campus is the Redwood Prone to criminal most P- P populated and and nd is most Redwood activity In 2 2003 3 al alone ne neof unlawful reported 81 cases of f larceny theft UI taking of property from the posses- posses r sion of another Over the entire three year span cases of larceny theft were reported For all theft related crimes which include robbery burglary motor vehicle theft and larceny theft Main Street Campus was safest for the years of 2001 through 2003 reporting only one case Main Street is followed closely by Sandy Campus with two cases reported and Meadowbrook Campus with four cases The campuses with the most theft related crimes arc are Redwood with cases and South City Campus with cases |