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Crime Alerts

November 1, 2020
Security Memo-Burglary
7200 Block Forsyth

Date/Time Occured

11/01/2020 at 3:00 AM

Specifics

A student recently reported to WUPD that last week, she awoke in the middle of the night and discovered an unknown person inside her bedroom. When she confronted the person, he left the apartment and was last seen walking away.

Response

University City is investigating

Precautions

Report suspicious activity immediately to Police at 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency blue light 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.
•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.