We either have visible patrol or undercover surveillance. Last semester there was a reported total of 42 thefts involving vehicles parked in the three campus garages and the Park and Ride lot, including three vehicles and four motorized service carts stolen, he said. Also included were 35 reported thefts of items in vehicles, ranging from parking permits to stereos to car parts, Lowe said. Because only the lug nuts were taken, he said, UPD suspected that the thief might have been scared off in the middle of the act. We hire students and train them as student community officers and put them in parking garages and the Park and Ride lot.
Students have different opinions about the safety of their cars on campus.
Still, Pence said he is not too worried about leaving his car on campus. It gets nicked and dinged pretty bad, but as long as I don't have anything of too much value inside, I'm not too worried. I'm not going to leave my CD player in the car. Hai Hoang, a sophomore in electrical engineering, was not as confident. If someone breaks in, I think they'll get away with it.