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CRIME ALERT<br>
Issued: September 21, 2004<br><br>
With the start of the new academic year there have been a rash of
thefts<br>
from campus living halls. In all cases the items stolen were taken
from<br>
unlocked and unattended areas. Between September 1 - 20, 2004 there
have<br>
been seven incidents of burglary into dorms with six of the
incidents<br>
occurring on the west campus. There were two incidents at McCormick
Hall<br>
and one each at Burton-Connor, East Campus, MacGregror, New House and
Next<br>
House. The victims of these crimes have all reported wallets or
laptop<br>
computers stolen.<br><br>
There are no descriptions of suspicious persons in the area of the
thefts<br>
and there is no particular day although the most common time frame is
from<br>
noon until midnight.<br><br>
In this same time frame there have been several reports of backpacks
stolen<br>
from the Student Center.<br><br>
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<b> Please take the following simple precautions to avoid becoming a
victim:<br><br>
1) Be aware of strangers entering the building behind you, if you
do not know them, it is not rude to ask them to use their own card to
enter!<br><br>
2) Never leave an entry door open! I find the back door as well as
the laundry door wide open and unattended all the time. <br><br>
3) If you see an entry door being propped open, shut and lock
it!<br><br>
4) Call Campus Police whenever you see something strange! CP is
here for you and they want to be called no matter how small the incident
may be.<br><br>
5) Always lock your apartment entry door! Even if you are
home, someone could sneak in while you are in the bath.<br><br>
6) Always keep your bedroom door locked! I enter many apartments
for maintenance and some bedroom doors are wide open, this is a dangerous
habit. <br><br>
</b>These precautions are for the safety of every resident of Tang
hall as well as for yourself. We all must take responsibility for
this security and work together to keep our home secure.
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<b> If anyone has a question regarding this matter
please let me know.<br><br>
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<font color="#000080">Michael Collins<br>
Manager <br>
Tang Residence Hall<br>
Westgate Apartments<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
Housing Department<br>
W84-104 617-253-5146 <br>
collinsm@mit.edu<br>
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