Junior Jordan Miller’s iPod was stolen out of her backpack last year after riding a bus to a field trip. She says she was told it would be safe to keep her things on the bus.
“I mean, it was worth a lot to me because it’s got my music and pictures and things that I can’t replace now,” Miller says. “It sucks.”
Electronics like laptops, phones, or iPods are some of the most common things stolen on campus along with bicycles, according to campus police.
“If everyone maintained control of their property, thefts would be greatly reduced,” UAPD Capt. Gary Crain says.
Twenty-nine thefts had been reported at the time of this story, and UAPD still called almost all of them open cases. As Crain puts it, officers just try to recoup as many losses as they can.
“If no one sees the person who took it, there’s no description, then that makes it hard to get it back,” he says. He adds that it’s a good idea to keep track of serial numbers on any electronics you may have or put some kind of mark that is unique and can easily be identified.