On Sept. 1, Judy Straham reported the theft of her blue parking permit. The permit was stolen while her car was parked at the Technology Center. On Sept. 6, Jon Crow reported the theft of his brown parking permit, stolen while his car was parked at the Technology Center. On Sept. 11, James Davidson reported the theft of his brown parking permit, from his car parked in the Weede Gymnasium parking lot. On Sept. 13, Geral Masters reported the theft of his brown permit while the car was parked in the Technology Center parking lot.
Opportunity presents itself and somebody is going to take advantage of it.
Prevention is the key to keeping your permit, according to Herring. Everybody should know that they should keep their windows rolled up and doors locked. Although each permit has an identification number, it can still be hard to trace. Once a permit is reported stolen, University Police put that number in their hand-held computers so it can brought up right away. However, the police cannot claim responsibility for keeping track of all permits.