Campus security keeps school in check

Julian Wiebe-Johnson

Officers Williams (L) and Wright pause for a moment in front of the University Commons. In addition to locking up campus buildings overnight, the security guards are responsible for responding to calls about security incidents on campus.

Students driving home for spring break might get an unexpected visit from a highway patrol officer.

As gas prices climb, people are looking for ways to reduce the cost. Many license plates, especially in the Northern Virginia area, have been stolen.

The thief takes a plate from a car identical to his own, puts it on his car, and then drives off without paying for gas. The license number is picked up on the security camera, but it is the license plate of the theft victim, not the number of the theft.

Meanwhile, the victim is unaware that his plate has been stolen. If pulled over by a police officer, he may be arrested in connection with the crimes committed by the theif.

Two cases have already been reported at EMU so far this week. Students are urged by Campus Security to check their plates frequently.

Classroom projectors have also been the object of theft recently.

In the evening on Sunday the 15th there were attempted thefts of overhead projectors in the Campus Center. The projector in CC 201/203 was stolen and the one in CC 234 Mac lab was in the process of being stolen when David Detrow took notice of the suspicious activity. He stopped the two young men estimated at high school to early college age.

The projector wires in the Mac lab had already been cut when Detrow entered the scene. Also, there was evidence that there had been an attempt to break into CC 229.

To notify Campus Security of suspicious behavior or problems, call Eldon Kurtz at x4392 or call the security cell phone at 478-3456 after 4 p.m.