2nd break-in reported this week in Eastern Michigan University residence hall

So...was the door locked or not? This little tidbit was conveniently left out of both stories and both of the crime alerts. It is difficult to feel bad for someone when they don't lock their doors. This is what happens...you leave your door unlocked and bad people take your things!

Soo... the door was unlocked and NOT booby-trapped? Hard to feel sorry for someone who doesn't lock their door and fails to booby-trap it.

emu's timely warning to students (via email/txt) clearly states that it was unlocked.
peoples, LOCK your doors...dading!

@dading: The timely warning actually doesn't say unlocked; it says no signs of forced entry. Here's the exact text:

EMU Police Department Timely Warning to the Community – November 6, 2009

Reported Crime Burglary – Home Invasion (Unlocked Room) -Report Number 09-1902

The Department of Public Safety received a complaint this morning that burglary occurred between 4:30 a.m. – 7:15 a.m. in Phelps Hall. The room was entered while the residents were sleeping. When the residents woke up they noticed two laptops, two cell phones, cash, PS3, and three video games were stolen.

No one was observed entering or leaving the room by the victims. There were no signs of forced entry into the room and no one was injured.

The Department of Public Safety continues to investigate this crime. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Department of Public Safety at (734) 487-1222 or at the anonymous Tip Line at (734) 487-4TIP (734) 487-4847.

@amalie,

"...Reported Crime Burglary – Home Invasion (Unlocked Room) -..."

hunh?!?

that's what's on my blackberry...just how you posted it.

How many times can parents, school administrators, and Rich Kinsey say "LOCK YOUR DOORS!" before people will listen? Oh that's right, they're just trying to scare us.

Ms. Nash,
Please reread the timely warning that you quote in your post above. The second line states: Reported Crime Burglary – Home Invasion (Unlocked Room). How much more clearly can it be stated? Why didn’t you include this fact in your story? As an EMU employee, I am proud of the significant strides that the university has made in improving campus safety. Can more be done? Yes. Should students take more responsibility for their own safety by locking their residence hall rooms? Yes. Am I disappointed by the continued skewed reporting about Eastern Michigan University in the local press? Yes.
Teri Papp

Whoops - you're right about that. Apparently I glossed right over the parenthesis. I updated the story - thanks.

Students must be pretty sound sleepers these days, or the dorm rooms are a lot bigger than when I went to school.

Hey I got an idea, why don't all of the students that are not benefitting in any way from their current education...[ie getting smarter] for safety reasons, just place all of their valuables out into the hall at night before they go to sleep. That way, they don't have to worry about anyone walking in to rob them while they're sleeping!

update, this just came across, emu pd has two suspects sitting in hogback hotel.
nice job guys!

Yes, here's our updated story with some details on the arrests:
http://www.annarbor.com/news/eastern-michigan-university-students-arrested-in-burglaries/

This story could have ended much worse: Remember a young lady Laura Dickinson? She too lived on campus at EMU. Until a murderer named Orange Taylor killed her and stole some of her belongings. All this and sexually assaulting her for not locking her door. If this one story from your own campus doesn't convince you to lock up I don't know what will.