Tuesday, February 24, 1998
Crimewatch
CRIME:
Motor vehicle thefts and burglaries were on the rise this week,
with the university-owned apartments on Sawtelle being a hot spot
for car theft.
Two vehicles were broken into at 3314 Sawtelle; in both cases
the cars were stripped of stereo equipment. Just up the street
another car was broken into at 3302 Sawtelle; again, stereo
equipment was the motivating force. All three burglaries occurred
within a couple of days of one another, and as of yet there are no
suspects.
A 1997 Honda Civic was taken from Gayley and Veteran between
Feb. 17 and 18. It was recovered the next day by LAPD with no
suspects being taken into custody.
A 1988 Mazda was reported stolen on Feb. 17 and later recovered
by LAPD; no suspects have been identified.
On campus, a cellular phone and parking access card were taken
from a car in Structure 3 with an estimated loss of $500, and a
garage door opener was taken from a vehicle on Keystone.
Four parking permits were reported stolen this week, two from
Lot SV, one from Lot 8 and one from Lot 2.
A suspect was taken into custody this week for displaying a
forged permit at Lot SH.
License plates and their holders are popular items for thieves
as well. One holder and two rear plates were removed from cars in
Lot 8 and Colby Rochester.
There was one burglary this week, when an unknown suspect stole
$1,300 in cash from a safe at Lu Valle Commons.
A lap top was removed from the Center for Health Sciences, and a
computer monitor from The Anderson School was stolen, a total loss
of $4,775.
Two mountain bikes were stolen this week, one from Rolfe Hall
and the other from Reed bike racks
Bruins should keep a close eye on their personal belongings: a
total of 14 purses, wallets and backpacks were stolen this week.
The most thefts occurred at the Wooden Center (four thefts) and
Hedrick Hall¹s dining facilities.
There was one incident of vandalism this week when a marble
walkway in the Bradley building was damaged by a thrown trash
can.