Just over 120 incidents were formally reported by the University of Toronto Police between April 7 and May 11. The majority of the responses dealt with unwelcome or suspicious persons removed from the premises, and thefts under $5000. A rundown of incidents on campus:
• Unwanted/Suspicious Person: 24 incidents
• Medical Calls/Chemical Accidents: 17 incidents
• Theft Over $5000: 2 incidents
• Theft Under $5000: 55 incidents
• Property Damaged, Break and Enter, and General Mischief: 14 incidents
• Assaults, Domestic Disputes, and General Disputes: 7 incidents
• Attempted Theft: 4 incidents
Many thefts occurred not in open spaces, but from secured lockers, 4 of which were located in Hart House, and3 in Edward Johnson. On May 5, a trumpet was stolen from a locker in the Edward Johnson music building, as well as a flute worth nearly $10,000.
Of the 55 thefts under $5000, 21 of the incidents occurred when personal property was left unattended. Nine bicycles were reported stolen, four of those thefts happening in the area around Robarts on May 10-11 alone.
Incidents of a more peculiar type this month included a student who collapsed in Robarts due to a lack of food on April 13, and a noisy group of youths who were caught in the parking lot at 256 McCaul St. around 11 p.m. on Friday, May 5, one of them clutching a bottle of beer while sitting behind the wheel of a parked car. -AMY SMITHERS
