By David Halperin
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Wednesday Mar. 20, 2002
A student reported Monday that more than $1,000 dollars worth of belongings were stolen from his room in a campus fraternity house over spring break, reports stated.
The student told officers he returned to his room at Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1509 E. Second St., on Monday and found the lock on the exterior door of his room had partially bent and the interior door splintered to the extent that the lock had fallen out.
The student discovered his $100 sunglasses, $300 Playstation 2 game system, six games worth a total of $360, a $50 bottle of cologne, two dress shirts, two DVDs, some blank checks and a credit card had been stolen. His $100 stereo had also been damaged, reports stated.
Police noticed a shoe print on the exterior door. The student said he was sure the print was of a "DVS" brand shoe, typically worn by skateboarders.
The student told police that all the doors to the fraternity house were locked and undamaged and that he believed entry was made through one of two broken windows, which he claimed had been not been replaced for six months, reports stated.
On a cabinet underneath one of the broken windows, officers saw a shoe print that was identical to the one found on the door.
The student told police he did not see any suspicious people in the area before he left for spring break. He said he did not believe the person responsible was any resident who had been "kicked out of the house," because three doors to vacant rooms had also been kicked open.
There are no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.
An employee reported $50 worth of potato chips and candy bars stolen from a food cart on campus, reports stated.
On Monday at 7:55 a.m., the employee told the officer he left the cart at 1212 E. University Blvd., on Friday at 4 p.m. He returned early Monday morning and discovered the food items stolen along with two bungee cords and his $50 personal stereo.
The employee said he was unsure how many food items were stolen but estimated the cost at $50. The items were stolen from inside a metal cabinet locked by a master lock, which was also stolen.
There are no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.
A student reported Monday that 150 DVD movies worth an estimated $3,500 were stolen from his dorm room, reports stated.
On Monday at 11:45 a.m., the student visited the University of Arizona Police Department and reported the theft from his room at Navajo Residence Hall, 1557 E. Sixth St. He told police the movies were in a briefcase-style disc case, which opened like a book. He said he had last seen the case on the floor of his dorm room.
He told officers he left his door unlocked from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday while he was doing his laundry.
The student left at 4 p.m. and returned at 8 p.m. to discover the case was missing.
He told officers only a few people knew he had the movies. There are no suspects, reports stated.
A woman's wallet was stolen Monday after she accidentally left it in a restroom on campus, reports stated.
The woman told officers she left her wallet at 4:30 p.m. in the south bathroom at the Center for English as a Second Language, 1100 E. North Campus Drive. She realized five minutes later that she had left the wallet. She returned to the restroom and discovered it was missing, reports stated.
Her wallet contained $100 in cash and 35,000 yen ($245), reports stated.
There are no suspects, reports stated.
A student reported Monday that items had been stolen from his dorm room while he was away on spring break, reports stated.
The student told officers he returned to his room at Cochise Residence Hall, 1018 E. South Campus Dr., on Saturday at 4 p.m. He discovered $5 in quarters had been taken from a jar on his window sill, a $40 Soviet naval flag stolenhad been from the wall, and a $30 silk screened flag taken from his window blinds, reports stated.
The student admitted there was a slight bit of tension between residents of different wings but that there was no animosity, so he did not think any resident of the dorm would have taken his belongings, reports stated.
The student did not see any suspicious people in the area before he left for spring break.
There were no signs of forced entry. There are three keys to the room, which are all still accounted for, reports stated.
There are no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.
Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department Records. For a complete list of UAPD activity, the daily resumŽ can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.