04/01/2022 at 3:34 AM
03/26/2022 at 7:32 AM to 03/26/2022 at 7:32 AM
Complainant reports the theft of his secured bike. Loss $800
Pending
220054
03/22/2022 at 12:02 PM
03/22/2022 at 8:30 AM to 03/22/2022 at 11:55 AM
Students report items stolen from the hallway outside a lab where they leave them during class. One backpack containing credit cards was taken and the cards fraudulently used. Loss $652
Pending
220045
03/23/2022 at 1:16 PM
03/21/2022 at 5:30 PM to 03/23/2022 at 10:00 AM
Unsecured bike stolen from breezeway area. Loss $400
Pending
220047
03/22/2022 at 12:23 PM
03/21/2022 at 2:30 PM to 03/21/2022 at 4:15 PM
Student inadvertently left a unopened iPad in a shopping bag after class. Upon returning to the classroom the bag was missing. Loss $749
Pending
220046
03/15/2022 at 1:00 AM
The Washington University Police Department is issuing a Crime Alert due to a pattern of recent burglaries at off-campus, private apartments over the past week. All reported burglaries involved unlocked or improperly functioning windows.
Most recently, three students reported that between 03/07/22 and 03/15/22, their private apartment in the 6000 block of Pershing Ave., had been burglarized. The students indicated the incident had occurred while they were away on vacation. It appears that entry was gained through an unsecured bathroom window. Several personal effects and other miscellaneous items were taken.
The St. Louis City Police Department is investigating.
Report suspicious activity immediately to Police at 911 or go to the nearest emergency blue light telephone.
• Lock your door, even when you are at home.
• Lock the windows to your apartment when closed, even if you are home. Close and lock windows when you leave your apartment.
• Remove objects such as coolers, chairs and small tables from outside your apartment. These objects may assist someone to easily access windows.
• 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 or you can confirm that the person should be in the building.
• 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.
• If you have security or safety concerns about your apartment or building facilities, discuss this information with your landlord.
• Consider installing a personal surveillance monitoring device on the entrance to your apartment.
• When you are away from your residence, leave your interior lights on.
03/12/2022 at 7:30 PM
Around 7:30pm this evening, a student living in a private apartment in the 6000 block of Waterman came home and was parking his vehicle behind his apartment when he observed a male subject climbing out of the 1st floor window of his apartment. The student confronted the subject and the subject ran from the scene. The student later recovered two book bags, but two watches that were taken. The subject was seen driving away from the area in a vehicle that was parked in the 6000 block of McPherson.
It appears the subject entered and exited the apartment through an improperly functioning window.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating. The Washington University Police Department is assisting in the investigation.
Report suspicious activity immediately to Police at 911 or go to the nearest emergency blue light telephone.
• Lock your door, even when you are at home.
• Lock the windows to your apartment when closed, even if you are home. Close and lock windows when you leave your apartment.
• Remove objects such as coolers, chairs and small tables from outside your apartment. These objects may assist someone to easily access windows.
• 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 or you can confirm that the person should be in the building.
• 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.
• If you have security or safety concerns about your apartment or building facilities, discuss this information with your landlord.
Consider installing a personal surveillance monitoring device on the entrance to your apartment.
• When you are away from your residence, leave your interior lights on.
03/15/2022 at 3:38 PM
03/10/2022 at 10:00 PM to 03/13/2022 at 11:00 AM
Complainant reports his unattended, unsecured, laptop stolen from an open work area on the 2nd floor. Loss $400
Pending
220044
03/09/2022 at 10:10 PM
A student and his roommate, an alumnus of the university, reported that at or about 10:10 pm on 03/09/2022, their private apartment in the 6600 block of Kingsbury Blvd. was burglarized. The roommate reported being in the apartment when he thought he heard someone moving around in the student's bedroom. The roommate never saw the person who made the noise. The student returned to the apartment a short time later and observed that someone had entered and exited his bedroom through an unsecure, ground floor window. Upon checking his room, the student discovered that a pair of shoes and jewelry was taken.
University City is investigating
Report suspicious activity immediately to Police at 911 or go to the nearest emergency blue light telephone.
• Lock your door, even when you are at home.
• Lock the windows to your apartment when closed, even if you are home. Close and lock windows when you leave your apartment.
• Remove objects such as coolers, chairs and small tables from outside your apartment. These objects may assist someone to easily access windows.
• 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 or you can confirm that the person should be in the building.
• 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.
• If you have security or safety concerns about your apartment or building facilities, discuss this information with your landlord.
• Consider installing a personal surveillance monitoring device on the entrance to your apartment.
• When you are away from your residence, leave your interior lights on.
02/27/2022 at 7:17 PM
02/27/2022 at 7:17 PM
Subject left his property unattended for a short time and returned to find an unknown B/M holding his jacket. Suspicious subject ran from the area and complainant reported bank cards missing.
Pending
220037
02/24/2022 at 5:05 PM
02/24/2022 at 2:15 PM to 02/24/2022 at 2:30 PM
Student reported unattended airpods stolen. Loss $250
Pending
220036
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