[Cp-bulletin] Crime Alert Bulletin

[Cheryl Vossmer]

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		Informational Crime Alert
		Issued: March 15, 2007

Please be advised there have been several reports of laptop computers 
being stolen from across campus. Between January 1 and March 14, 2007 
there have been 13 incidents were 20 laptop computer have been stolen.

LATEST INCIDENT:
On Tuesday, March 14 between 2:45 and 3:00 p.m., in East Campus a 
student left her room open and upon returning found her backpack and 
laptop were missing.

SUSPECT:
A witness describes the following person of interest as: male, white, 
late 20ies, 5'10' with a slim build, dark short hair with tattoo across 
his neck which reads "IRISH". He was seen wearing a black tee shirt with 
blue jeans and a baseball cap.

OTHER INCIDENTS:
1)	Wednesday, March 14, at approximately 6:00 - 6:15 pm, laptop
  	left unattended in the Student Center second floor lounge
	stolen.

2)	Monday, March 5, at approximately 6:00 - 6:30 pm, a laptop was
	left unattended and stolen from the library.

3)	Friday, March 2, in an off campus residence a laptop was stolen
	from a room which was left open all day.

4)	Friday, February 23, laptop was stolen from either the library
  	or the Student Center. Unknown exactly when or where stolen
	from.

5)	Saturday, February 24, at approximately 3:00 - 3:15 pm, laptop
  	left unattended and stolen from the library.

6)	Thursday, February 22, at approximately 12:30 - 1:15 pm, laptop
  	left unattended and stolen from the library.

7)	Friday, February 16, at approximately 3:00 - 3:45 pm, laptop was
	left in a lab where two other people were working, door was left
	open. Returned to discover his laptop stolen.

8)	Friday, February 2, a student reports that while away over the
	IAP break, her laptop stolen from an off campus residence.

9)	Wednesday, January 31, between 3:00 - 3:53 pm, a student reports
	closing but not locking her door in Burton and returned to find
	her laptop stolen.

10)	Thursday, January 18, between 6:30 - 9:30 pm, student reports
	closing but not locking her door in New House and returned to
	find that her laptop that was tagged with the STOP program was
	stolen.

11)	Monday, January 15 between 12:30 and 6:55 pm, found that her
	computer and other items were stolen from an off campus
	residence.

12)	Weekend of January 8 - 11, five laptops were stolen from an
	locked office and locked filing cabinet which were not forced
	open. These computers were STOP tagged.

13)	Weekend of December 28 - January 2, three laptops were stolen
	from a locked area and there were no signs of forced entrance.


SUGGESTIONS:
All member of the MIT community are asked to be alert and immediately 
call MIT Police to report suspicious people or activity. Dial 100 from 
any Institute telephone or 617-253-1212. Notifying the MIT Police in a 
timely fashion is of utmost importance to the possible apprehension of a 
suspect or to alert us to the scene of a crime.

*Never* leave property unattended, even for a brief time, no matter how 
"safe the area looks." Thieves are looking for the opportunity to steal 
unattended items - cash, wallets, credit cards and laptops! Together we 
can reduce this opportunity by locking our offices, labs and residence 
room and by not leaving items unattended - not even for a minute!

Always keep a back-up of your computer files but keep the back-up copy 
in a separate and secure place.


MIT Police
Building W89
301 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-1212