Posted on Sun, Sep 5, 2010 : 10:19 p.m.
University of Michigan student falls victim to theft while sleeping in unlocked dorm room
By AnnArbor.com Staff
Updated Tuesday: University of Michigan police say the student found the wallet in his dorm room, and no home invasion occurred. The crime alert was canceled.
A resident of Alice Lloyd Hall fell asleep with his room door open this afternoon and awoke to discover his wallet missing, according to the University of Michigan Department of Public Safety.
The theft occurred between 3 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. in the residence hall in the 100 block of South Observatory.
The resident did not see the intruder, and no suspects have been identified, police said.
Campus police issued a crime alert about the incident tonight and reminded students to lock their doors.
Anyone with information is asked to call 734-763-1131.
Comments
Peter
Tue, Sep 7, 2010 : 1:53 p.m.
The resident found his wallet in his room, and the DPS crime alert was canceled.
jjc155
Tue, Sep 7, 2010 : 1:18 p.m.
Ahh some of the best leasons in life 1) Cost ALOT of money and/or 2)Hurt ALOT. Look like this young man got his first of many "big boy" leasons in his life, which are much more valuable than a degree from U of M, in my opinion.
Chuck
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 : 3:14 p.m.
Translation: Got drunk and lost it... College kid doesn't know to lock a door. Yeah right.
Adam Dickson
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 : 3:04 p.m.
I would ordinarily be tempted to say this kid's a dope, but last spring I slept right through a burglar smashing through the apartment window right next to mine in order to loot my neighbor's apartment, so I'm quasi-sympathetic. Sleeping through crime can happen to any of us...but come on dude, LOCK YOUR DOOR :)
cibachrome
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 : 12:58 p.m.
Spark plug, eh? Thanks for the suggestion. I'm gonna get on Craigslist right now and see if anybody will bring me one (for free, don't ya know: its the economy)...
Tom Joad
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 : 9:52 a.m.
The reality is that there are thieves everywhere. Even in my own home I don't leave valuable lying around. If I leave I lock my laptop in my safe. And living in San Francisco you learn don't leave anything of value in your car. A car burglar can silently break your window in a microsecond with a ceramic spark plug and they do it in broad daylight...bye bye laptop or GPS. You keep your door locked 100% of the time. You have to put yourself in the mindset of a thief. They are bold and aggressive. I've personally watched guys walk down the street checking each car to see if they're open. And they do that for doors in your house, too. If they are confronted they just say they're looking for so and so. Don't be a victim; be on guard always.
Mick52
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 : 8:30 a.m.
A LE colleague of mine told me that when he was as WMU, or maybe it was CMU, they had door closers on the dorm doors and the doors were always locked, they could not be unlocked. So you learned to keep your keys with you all the time, but your stuff was better protected. That's what I would recommend. Often, this same MO occurs during the night. A lot of students wake up to see someone at their dresser where the wallet usually sits. The hallway light usually does not wake them up.
Dave66
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 : 8:22 a.m.
Welcome to Michigan. Your education starts NOW.
Brandon
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 : 4:35 a.m.
Another stupid freshman...
roadsidedinerlover
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 : 2:02 a.m.
Sadly, this probably happens every year the freshmen class comes to the dorms. They are used to sleeping at home where they usually don't lock their doors. My sibling had this happen to his roomate in East Quad back in 1987. Nothing has been learned in those years obviously. What is the university doing to help these poor, naive students?
Tom Joad
Sun, Sep 5, 2010 : 10:04 p.m.
Rookie Error... Occasio facit furem - Opportunity makes a thief. He'll learn that venerable motto in his first week of Latin 101