A small number of burglaries and larcenies in university office buildings occurred during the past four or five days, said Department of Public Safety Chief Tony Callisto.

DPS alerted the campus community to the burglaries and larcenies in an e-mail Monday evening.

Buildings along the 800 block of Comstock Avenue, the 800 block of University Avenue and the 100 block of Waverly Avenue have been broken into, according to the e-mail.

The burglaries were very similar in nature, Callisto said, with the entry gained through breaking the glass office windows in most instances. A door was left unlocked in one burglary, and another resulted in damage to the door, according to the e-mail. In all instances items were stolen, Callisto said.

The burglaries were reported to the Syracuse Police Department, and SPD and DPS are working together to further investigate them.

None of the burglaries were witnessed, and they were all discovered when someone came to the office the next morning, Callisto said.

There are currently no suspects, Callisto said. Police are still unsure if the break-ins were committed by members of the university community or members of the outside community, he said.

In the e-mail, DPS alerted the university community of ways to avoid being victimized. Callisto said DPS wanted to tell people to lock their doors and lock up their valuables overnight to minimize burglaries.

Callisto said he could not provide any more information about the burglaries.

 

Published on March 29, 2010 at 12:00 pm