From super-glued locks to missing laptops, this weekly crime blotter aims to inform readers about offenses on and surrounding campus. While in-depth articles may be written about specific incidents, this column provides a brief overview of recent crimes that impact the UW community.

Thursday, June 25

Officers responded to a report that the lock to a door in Mueller Hall had been super-glued. A specialist repaired the lock with solvent, and the estimated damage is $75.

A complainant reported that an Ethernet switch used to transfer data between systems was stolen from the Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building. The individual discovered that the item had been stolen when the computer systems stopped working. The door to the building is generally secured after-hours but was unlocked following the incident.

Friday, June 26

An individual returned to the E16 parking lot after a trip to The Center for Urban Horticulture to find his vehicle’s passenger window smashed and his backpack missing from the front seat. There are no suspects at this time.

Authorities responded to the victim of a car prowl in the E1 parking lot who discovered that his laptop and electrical tools had been stolen from the passenger seat of his vehicle at an estimated loss of $1,600.

Officers received a report that a backpack with a metro bus driver uniform, bus keys and photo ID card was stolen from a vehicle with a shattered driver side window in the E1 parking lot. The estimated loss is $425, and attempts to obtain fingerprints were unsuccessful.

A victim of car prowl in the E1 parking lot reported that someone stole an emergency pack with glow markers and flares. Officers observed that a rear driver side window had been shattered and were not able to obtain fingerprints. The estimated loss is $300.

Authorities responded to the Magnuson Health Sciences Building to investigate a report of stolen money. Two victims lost $10 each from their desk drawers when an unknown suspect took the cash.

Monday, June 29

Authorities received a report that a laptop was stolen from the board room at the Husky Softball Stadium. The victim left the computer in the room for roughly one week and returned to find that it was missing. The estimated loss is $1,000.

Tuesday, June 30

An individual reported a stolen laptop after he returned to his desk in a laboratory in the Magnuson Health Sciences Building to find his computer missing. The victim did not lock the doors before leaving the lab, and the estimated loss is $300.

Thursday, July 2

Officers received copies of videos of young women filmed on campus. The videos contain images of women from below and behind their skirts as they walked in Red Square, by the statue of George Washington, in the Quad, on a city bus, in the Odegaard Undergraduate Library and in Smith Hall. Several of the videos were taken from underneath a desk in the library. The Snohomish County Sheriff sent the videos to the UW Police Department (UWPD) after responding to a report of child pornography on the suspect’s laptop. Authorities were unable to identify anyone in the videos.

Two male suspects robbed a coffee shop at 4:27 p.m. in the area of Brooklyn Avenue Northeast and 52nd Street Northeast. The individuals fled down 52nd Street Northeast and were seen heading westbound from Northeast Campus Parkway and Brooklyn Avenue Northeast shortly thereafter. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the suspects.

Friday, July 3

Resident advisers on duty evacuated students from Terry Hall after an alarm was activated on the first floor. The Seattle Fire Department determined that the alarm came from the 1101 Café after the sprinkler system extinguished a fire in two large containers of dirty rags. No damage was caused to the area.

Sunday, July 5

Officers found two individuals sleeping on the porch of Eagleson Hall during a routine check. The suspects were contacted and appeared to be camping in the area. Authorities trespassed the individuals, and the suspects left the area without further confrontation.

The UWPD provides the information for this column.

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