Bicycle patrol on chief’s ‘to do’ list

Chief Chris Drake has not had any problems digging his heels into North Lake and finding changes that need to be made around campus.

He has big plans to make NLC a better place to be.

Safety
A bicycle patrol is underway, which Officer Rebecca Jones is currently coordinating.

“The bicycle patrol should be implemented next spring at the latest, as long as the necessary approvals are made,” Drake said.

Using a bicycle patrol can offer the North Lake College Police Department a few more advantages. Officers can be more interactive with students, and they can get to certain places on campus easier if needed. Using bicycles is eco-friendly and will save on gas, which everyone is trying to do these days!

NLCPD goes Hi-Tech
Thanks to our former Webmaster Mark Lansdon and Officer Octavio Aguirre, students can access the daily crime log online by visiting www.northlakecollege.edu /scresources /policdept.htm.

“A lot of other colleges do not have this kind of access on their school Web site,” said Aguirre.

So thanks, Officer Aguirre, for continuing to update NLC’s crime log and giving students further awareness of crime on campus.

Police Log
August 16: Burglary of vehicle – someone stole a purse, a cell phone, and sunglasses from a car in lot 17.

August 19: Theft – a computer was stolen from an electronic media cart in the K Building.

August 25: Theft – a computer and DVD/VCR combo were stolen from a media cart in the A building.

August 29: Criminal mischief – a car was intentionally scratched and damaged in the T parking lot.

August 30: Burglary of building – someone broke into an office and stole a Dell flat-screen computer monitor from the A Building.

September 1: Attempted theft of a computer, a CD player and a projector from an office in the C building.

September 12: Burglary – someone stole a safe, which was bolted to the floor, containing $405 of assorted currency from the S Building.

September 14: Public intoxication – someone was found intoxicated in parking lot 21. This person was arrested for a warrant and cited for public intoxication.

September 14: Criminal mischief – someone punctured the tires of a parked car with carpenter staples in parking lot 17.

September 15: Theft – a computer was stolen from a media cart in the K Building.

—Amanda K. Witt is editor of the News-Register and president of the Journalism Club.