On Sunday night, a mail centre in the basement of Victoria University was broken into.
P.C. Lorne Bass of 52 Division said the incident took place sometime between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., and that it was discovered by Rodney McEwan, CEO of the security company MCOR Group.
Varsity staff went to the basement at 10 p.m.. Four officers were on the scene, two from Campus Police and Toronto Police Services respectively. A green bench from a piano down the hall was overturned on the floor in front of the counter of Vic Express. The counter’s overhead rolling door was pried forward.
Bass said it is likely the alleged thief entered through the window and exited through the office door, which only locks from the inside. He said three metal cash boxes were stolen, containing bills of a value under $200. The much more expensive laptops and projectors were not stolen. There were no cameras inside the office.
“I’m shocked,” said VUSAC President Akash Goel, who first heard about the break-in from The Varsity. “I could never imagine anything like this happening at Victoria College.”
With files from Natalie Sequeira
