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Reported thefts on the rise, police offer tips
TAMARA BEST
Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: News
Six University students reported thefts of high value during the past week. Police remind students to lock doors and not leave property unattended.
According to Athens-Clarke County Police reports:
William Mac Batchelor reported identity fraud when $6,000 disappeared from his savings account. He said an unknown individual transferred the money from his savings account via the Internet by using a company called Cash Edge whose headquarters are in New York. A $1,000 transfer from the checking account to the savings account was reversed prior to the $6,000 transfer.
Ann Marie Mezzell reported financial transaction card fraud after $620 was withdrawn from her checking account without authorization around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 29.
Kathryn Elizabeth Williamson reported a theft by taking at the Delta Delta Delta House on Milledge Avenue. She reported her pewter David Yurman bracelet, an estimated value of $900, stolen from a jewelry box in her unlocked room.
Amber Michelle Sims said a burglary occurred at her home after finding her front door open. She reported several electronic devices stolen. A laptop worth $1500, broadband card worth $75, silver DirecTV box DVR and a dirt bike worth $500 were stolen.
Hannah Camille Mall reported an entering auto at La Cazuela between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Jan. 25. A $150 CD player and $300 iPod were stolen.
Alison Barkett reported an entering auto on Hancock Avenue between midnight and 3 p.m. on Jan. 27. A $400 iPod, wallet and identification were stolen.
In University Police reports, a male student reported a theft of his $200 iPod from Russell Hall between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 25.
Through "Operation Identification," the University Police Department makes easy-to-use engravers available to the campus community at no cost. An engraver can be reached at 706-542-0104.
The University Police Department will also provide a property registration sheet to record valuables. The written inventory helps police identify items.
According to Athens-Clarke County Police reports:
William Mac Batchelor reported identity fraud when $6,000 disappeared from his savings account. He said an unknown individual transferred the money from his savings account via the Internet by using a company called Cash Edge whose headquarters are in New York. A $1,000 transfer from the checking account to the savings account was reversed prior to the $6,000 transfer.
Ann Marie Mezzell reported financial transaction card fraud after $620 was withdrawn from her checking account without authorization around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 29.
Kathryn Elizabeth Williamson reported a theft by taking at the Delta Delta Delta House on Milledge Avenue. She reported her pewter David Yurman bracelet, an estimated value of $900, stolen from a jewelry box in her unlocked room.
Amber Michelle Sims said a burglary occurred at her home after finding her front door open. She reported several electronic devices stolen. A laptop worth $1500, broadband card worth $75, silver DirecTV box DVR and a dirt bike worth $500 were stolen.
Hannah Camille Mall reported an entering auto at La Cazuela between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Jan. 25. A $150 CD player and $300 iPod were stolen.
Alison Barkett reported an entering auto on Hancock Avenue between midnight and 3 p.m. on Jan. 27. A $400 iPod, wallet and identification were stolen.
In University Police reports, a male student reported a theft of his $200 iPod from Russell Hall between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 25.
Through "Operation Identification," the University Police Department makes easy-to-use engravers available to the campus community at no cost. An engraver can be reached at 706-542-0104.
The University Police Department will also provide a property registration sheet to record valuables. The written inventory helps police identify items.
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George
posted 2/01/08 @ 12:08 PM EST
Athens-Clarke has always had a property crime rate nearly twice the national or state average and any cop will tell you that is directly related to lax drug enforcement. (Continued…)
Another Victim
posted 2/01/08 @ 11:13 PM EST
If you live in Athens, it's only a matter of time before you're either robbed, burglarized, have your car stolen or at least broken in to. I asked a policeman I knew from Athens where would be a good place to live in Athens and he said "it doesn't matter. (Continued…)
Ken Westin
posted 2/02/08 @ 1:44 AM EST
You might be interested in this article that was posted on AOL today regarding the top 5 most stolen gadgets and ways of both protecting and recovering your gadgets. (Continued…)
Vegetarian
posted 2/03/08 @ 6:12 AM EST
Theft is a big problem at many colleges. At the Unniversity of Pennsylvania, they are dealing with it by putting up flyers telling students to not leave their valuables unattended. (Continued…)
Athens Al
posted 2/03/08 @ 3:32 PM EST
I think that the bigger problem in Athens lies not so much with leaving things unattended on campus, but rather the amount of home burglaries. While it's good advice to not leave things unattended at school or visible in a parked vehicle, the thieves in Athens simply just break into your home and ransack it until they find something. (Continued…)
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