Eight thefts, all “crimes of opportunity,” occurred on campus last week at Carleton, according to director of university safety Allan Burns.
This year, there have been a total of 22 thefts — a rise compared to the 16 that occurred last year, he said.
The stolen property was either left improperly locked up, was not secured, or was left unattended in common areas across campus, Burns said.
“If we can eliminate that opportunity, it will eliminate the crime and the property won’t go missing,” Burns said.
Often times, something as simple as using a cheap lock in lockers in the athletics department or leaving a laptop unattended in the library is the cause of these incidents, he said.
The majority of the people involved in these thefts are Carleton students.
Disciplinary actions for each theft vary, and can range from fines to being banned from campus, Burns said.
