Crime Alerts 2008 Archive
CRIME ADVISORY
TO:
MEMBERS OF THE OFF-CAMPUS COMMUNITY
INCIDENT: Burglary
LOCATION: 6100 Block of
Waterman
SPECIFICS: Resident of an
apartment located in the 6100 block of
Waterman reported she found a subject in her apartment at
about 10:45am this morning (Wednesday) and when the
subject spotted the victim he fled from the apartment.
On the way out, the suspect took the victim’s purse. The
victim was not physically injured and is not affiliated
with the University. The incident was not reported to
Police until about 1 hour after it occurred.
SUSPECT
DESCRIPTION: Black male; 5’10” in height;
200-210 pounds; wearing a
dark tan skull cap and a dark jacket. Suspect was
carrying a bag.
PRECAUTIONS:
We recommend you take the following precautions:
· Report suspicious persons or activity
immediately to Police at 9-1-1
or go to the nearest emergency telephone.
· LOCK YOUR APARTMENT DOOR, even when
you are at home.
· Lock the windows to your
apartment. If you have a sliding glass
door, secure it further by placing a piece of wood in the track to
prevent
it from opening.
· Never prop open exterior doors or
gates. If you see a door propped,
close it.
· Don’t allow people you do not know to
“tailgate” behind you into the
building.
· When someone knocks at your door,
don’t open it unless you know your
visitor.
· If the person is a maintenance person,
ask that identification be
slipped under the door or through the mail slot. Call the
employer to
verify that maintenance work was scheduled to be performed.
Refuse to deal
with anyone who won’t comply with this request.
· Someone may knock at your door to use
the telephone. Never open the
door. Take the message and make the call for them.
· If you arrive home to find your door
ajar, hear unusual sounds or
believe your apartment has been broken into, DON’T GO IN! Go to a
telephone and call the Police.
· When you are away from your residence,
leave your interior lights on.
RESPONSE: Report
suspicious activities/persons immediately to the
St. Louis Police at 9-1-1 or via Blue Light Emergency
Telephone. Contact
St. Louis Police if you have any information that might assist in this
investigation.
This message is provided by the WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
as
a way to alert Off Campus students to situations for which
precautions
should be taken.
Issued: December 24, 2008
CRIME ADVISORY
TO:
MEMBERS OF THE OFF CAMPUS COMMUNITY
INCIDENT: VEHICLE BREAK-INS
LOCATION: Skinker and McPherson
SPECIFICS: St. Louis Police have
reported several vehicle
break-ins in the parking lot at Skinker and McPherson
sometime between 11pm Tuesday night and 9am Wednesday
morning.
PRECAUTIONS:
· Report suspicious persons or activity
immediately to Police at 9-1-1
or go to the nearest emergency telephone.
· If you hear a vehicle alarm, contact Police
immediately.
· Do not leave expensive property such as
laptops, CD’s, purses, radar
detectors, cellular telephones and portable stereos in
plain view in
your vehicle. Lock them in your trunk or take them
with you.
· Lock your vehicle
RESPONSE: Report suspicious activities/persons
immediately to
the Police at 9-1-1 or via Blue Light Emergency
Telephone. Contact St.
Louis Police if you have any information which might
assist in this
investigation.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPT. 935-5555
This message is provided as a way to alert the Campus
Community and Off
Campus students to situations for which precautions should
be taken. We
each play an important role toward ensuring our own
safety and that of
our community.
Issued: November 12, 2008
CRIME ALERT
TO:
MEMBERS OF THE OFF-CAMPUS COMMUNITY
INCIDENT: SHOOTING
INCIDENT
LOCATION: Cabanne and
Eastgate
WHEN: Wednesday, October 29, 2008,
at about 2;30pm
SPECIFICS: University City
Police report that at about 2:30pm this
afternoon a drive-by shooting incident occurred at a park
at Cabanne and Eastgate. None of the persons involved
were members of the Washington University community and
no one was injured. University City Police are
investigating. Police believe the suspects and the
potential victims knew each other and this was NOT a
random incident.
RESPONSE: Report
suspicious activities/persons immediately to the
University City Police at 9-1-1 or via Blue Light Emergency Telephone.
Contact University City Police if you have any information that might
assist in this investigation.
This message is provided by the WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
as a way to alert Off Campus students and staff to situations for which
precautions should be taken. We each play an important role toward
ensuring our own safety and that of our community.
Issued: October 29, 2008
TO:
MEMBERS OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
INCIDENT: VEHICLE BREAK-INS
LOCATION: Skinker-Debaliviere
Neighborhood
SPECIFICS: St. Louis Police have reported a recent
increase in vehicle break-ins in the Skinker- Debaliviere
neighborhood. They have identified no particular patterns in the
time of occurrence.
PRECAUTIONS:
• Report suspicious persons or activity immediately
to Police at 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency telephone.
• If you hear a vehicle alarm, contact Police
immediately.
• Do not leave expensive property such as CD’s,
purses, radar detectors, cellular telephones and portable stereos in
plain view in your vehicle. Lock them in your trunk or take them
with you.
• Lock your vehicle
RESPONSE: Report suspicious
activities/persons immediately to the Police at 9-1-1 or via Blue Light
Emergency Telephone. Contact St. Louis Police if you have any
information which might assist in this investigation.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPT. 935-5555
This message is provided as a way to alert the Campus Community and Off
Campus students to situations for which precautions should be taken. We
each play an important role toward ensuring our own safety and that of
our community.
Issued: October 23, 2008
TO:
MEMBERS OF THE OFF-CAMPUS COMMUNITY
INCIDENT: Robbery
LOCATION: Mehlville and
Washington
WHEN: Sunday, October 12 at
about 9:20pm
SPECIFICS:
On Sunday, October 12, at about 9:20pm a female subject was walking
near Mehlville and Washington when she was approached by 4
subjects. One of the subjects displayed a gun and demanded her
backpack. She gave the suspects her backpack and they fled north
towards Delmar. The victim was not physically injured. The
victim was unable to provide a detailed description of the suspects.
PRECAUTIONS:
· If you are confronted by a thief, give them
what they want and don’t chase them as they leave. Report
suspicious persons or activity immediately to the Police.
· Avoid walking or jogging alone and never
walk or jog alone after dark.
· Always choose a well-lit path and avoid dark
or vacant areas.
· Carry a whistle to summon help.
· Be alert to your surroundings. If you
suspect you are being followed, run in a different direction; go to the
other side of the street and yell or whistle for help; or head quickly
to a lighted area, a group of people, or an Emergency Telephone.
· Be extra cautious if someone approaches your
car and asks for information.
RESPONSE: Report suspicious
activities/persons immediately to the University City Police at 9-1-1
or via Blue Light Emergency Telephone. Contact University
City Police if you have any information that might assist in this
investigation.
This message is provided by the WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
as a way to alert Off Campus students to situations for which
precautions should be taken. We each play an important role toward
ensuring our own safety and that of our community.
Issued: October 13, 2008
TO:
MEMBERS OF THE OFF-CAMPUS COMMUNITY
INCIDENT: Car Jacking
LOCATION: Parking Lot at Loop
Lofts
DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 27th at about
3:30-4:00am (reported to Police on October 6)
SPECIFICS: Police were not notified until the early
morning hours of October 6 about this event. Victim reports he
was exiting his car at about 3:30am-4:00am on September 27 in the
parking lot on the Skinker side of the Loop Lofts (outside the gated
area) when he was approached by a woman he described as
distraught. She begged the victim for a ride and eventually
displayed a knife. The victim then drove the suspect to a corner
on Delmar near Clara where she exited the vehicle. The victim was
not physically injured and had nothing taken. The victim has
declined to formally report the incident.
SUSPECT: Black female; middle-aged; 5’8” inches in
height; slightly heavy
PRECAUTIONS:
• Avoid walking or jogging alone and never walk or
jog alone after dark.
• Always choose a well-lit path and avoid dark or
vacant areas.
• Carry a whistle to summon help.
• Be alert to your surroundings. If you suspect
you are being followed, run in a different direction; go to the other
side of the street and yell or whistle for help; or head quickly to a
lighted area, a group of people, or business.
• If you are confronted by a thief, give them what
they want and don’t chase them as they leave. Report suspicious
persons or activity immediately to the Police.
• Be extra cautious if someone approaches your car
and asks for information.
RESPONSE: Report suspicious
activities/persons immediately to the St. Louis Police at
9-1-1. Contact St. Louis Police if you have any information
that might assist in this investigation.
This message is provided by the WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
as a way to alert Off Campus students to situations for which
precautions should be taken.
We each play an important role toward ensuring our own safety and that
of our community.
Issued: October 6, 2008
CRIME ALERT
PLEASE POST
TO:
RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE
INCIDENT: BURGLARY
LOCATION: LOPATA HOUSE, 2ND
FLOOR
WHEN: SEPTEMBER 1,
6:45PM-7:45PM
SPECIFICS: Unknown subject(s) entered an unlocked
suite and removed two laptop computers sometime between 6:45pm and
7:45pm on Monday evening.
PRECAUTIONS:
• Report suspicious persons or activity immediately
to University Police at 5-5555 or go to the nearest emergency telephone.
• LOCK YOUR ROOM/SUITE DOOR or other access points to
your room/suite whenever you leave, even if it’s for a short
time. Also be sure and lock your door when you will be showering
or sleeping.
• Never prop open exterior doors. If you see a
door propped, close it.
• Don’t allow people you do not know to “tailgate”
behind you into the building.
RESPONSE: Report suspicious
activities/persons immediately to the University Police at 935-5555 or
via Blue Light Emergency Telephone. (Located at locations
throughout campus.) Contact University Police if you have any
information which might assist in this investigation.
Any persons with information that may be of value to Police are
encouraged to contact WUPD at 935-5555 or Crimestoppers at
866-371-TIPS. Anonymous information can also be provided to WUPD
by visiting the “Silent Witness” at police.wustl.edu
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPT. 935-5555
This message is provided as a way to alert the Campus Community to
situations for which precautions should be taken. We each play an
important role toward ensuring our own safety and that of our community.
Issued: September 2, 2008
CRIME ADVISORY
TO:
MEMBERS OF THE OFF-CAMPUS COMMUNITY
INCIDENT: Burglary
LOCATION: 6100 Block of
Waterman
SPECIFICS: Residents of an
apartment located in the 6100 block of
Waterman reported the rear door of their apartment forced
open sometime between 12:30pm and 2pm on February 5.
Several items of value were taken from the apartment.
A suspicious vehicle was seen in the area at the time.
The vehicle was described as a purple colored older model
Saturn with Missouri license plates.
PRECAUTIONS:
We recommend you take the following precautions:
· Report suspicious persons or activity
immediately to Police at 9-1-1
or go to the nearest emergency telephone.
· LOCK YOUR APARTMENT DOOR, even when
you are at home.
· Lock the windows to your
apartment. If you have a sliding glass
door, secure it further by placing a piece of wood in the track to
prevent it from opening.
· Never prop open exterior doors or
gates. If you see a door propped,
close it.
· Don’t allow people you do not know to
“tailgate” behind you into the
building.
· When someone knocks at your door,
don’t open it unless you know your
visitor.
· If the person is a maintenance person,
ask that identification be
slipped under the door or through the mail slot. Call the
employer to
verify that maintenance work was scheduled to be performed.
Refuse to deal
with anyone who won’t comply with this request.
· Someone may knock at your door to use
the telephone. Never open the
door. Take the message and make the call for them.
· If you arrive home to find your door
ajar, hear unusual sounds or
believe your apartment has been broken into, DON’T GO IN!
Go to a
telephone and call the Police.
· When you are away from your residence,
leave your interior lights on.
RESPONSE: Report
suspicious activities/persons immediately to the
St. Louis Police at 9-1-1 or via Blue Light Emergency
Telephone. Contact
St. Louis Police if you have any information that might assist in this
investigation.
This message is provided by the WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
as
a way to alert Off Campus students to situations for which
precautions
should be taken.
Issued: February 6, 2008
INCIDENT: Robbery
LOCATION: South 40 (near Mudd/Park)
WHEN: Friday, January 18, 2008 at approximately 7:40pm
SPECIFICS: On Friday evening at about 7:40pm a student was
walking in the area north of Mudd/Park on So40. The victim was
approached by the suspect who displayed a handgun and demanded her
purse. The suspect then fled the area towards Big Bend and
Wydown. The victim was not physically injured. The victim is
missing a large dark brown "Coach" brand purse.
Suspect Description: Black Male; 6'0-6'1; early 20's; thin build;
wearing
blue jeans, red sweatshirt with a hood (hood down), black jacket
PRECAUTIONS:
· Avoid walking or jogging alone and never walk or jog alone
after dark.
· Always choose a well-lit path and avoid dark or vacant areas.
· Carry a whistle to summon help.
· Be alert to your surroundings. If you suspect you are
being followed,
run in a different direction; go to the other side of the street and
yell
or whistle for help; or head quickly to a lighted area, a group of
people,
or an Emergency Telephone.
· If you are confronted by a thief, give them what they want and
don't
chase them as they leave. Report suspicious persons or activity
immediately to the Police.
RESPONSE: Report suspicious activities/persons immediately to the
University Police at 935-5555 or via Blue Light Emergency Telephone.
Contact University Police if you have any information that might assist
in
this investigation.
This message is provided by the WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
as
a way to alert the campus community to situations for which precautions
should be taken. We each play an important role toward ensuring our own
safety and that of our community.
Issued: January 18, 2008
TO:
RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH 40
INCIDENT: BURGLARY TO
RESIDENCE HALL
LOCATION: SOUTH 40
WHEN: December 21-28, 2007
SPECIFICS: During the Holiday Break period, several
residence hall suites in Hurd, Hitzeman and Myers complex were entered
and property removed. Initial investigation has revealed the
suspect(s) likely entered the suites by accessing the balconies on the
outside of the building. The incidents occurred at a time when
the buildings were largely unoccupied.
SPECIAL NOTE: Returning students who suspect they may
have been the victim of a theft should not touch items and call the
Police immediately.
PRECAUTIONS:
• Report suspicious persons or activity immediately
to University Police at 5-5555 or go to the nearest emergency telephone.
• LOCK YOUR ROOM/SUITE DOOR or other access points to
your room/suite whenever you leave, even if it’s for a short
time. Also be sure and lock your door when you will be showering
or sleeping.
• Never prop open exterior doors. If you see a
door propped, close it.
• Don’t allow people you do not know to “tailgate”
behind you into the building.
RESPONSE: Report suspicious
activities/persons immediately to the University Police at 935-5555 or
via Blue Light Emergency Telephone. (Located at locations
throughout campus.) Contact University Police if you have any
information which might assist in this investigation.
Any persons with information that may be of value to Police are
encouraged to contact WUPD at 935-5555 or Crimestoppers at
866-371-TIPS. Anonymous information can also be provided to WUPD
by visiting the “Silent Witness” at police.wustl.edu
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPT. 935-5555
This message is provided as a way to alert the Campus Community to
situations for which precautions should be taken. We each play an
important role toward ensuring our own safety and that of our community.
Issued: January 11, 2008