Thieves get bold on campus

Most of us enjoyed a nice winter break, but the campus police were still taking care of business here at North Lake College.

Officers intervened in an explosive dispute between a husband and wife in the North parking lot. As it turned out, the husband had a warrant from Plano for his arrest. He was taken into custody immediately.

Elsewhere, several items were stolen from the campus. Again, students and faculty failed to secure their lockers and offices and suffered when things went missing. In other situations, including a case where a backpack was taken from a secured locker in the NLC Testing Center, people claimed to have taken precautions but still fell victim to theft.

Another interesting theft is that of a master key taken from a desk in the T-building. The key was reported stolen, but the case was cleared by "exceptional means" when the key was found on the same desk. According to the police department, a case is cleared by "exceptional means" when the complainant chooses not to press charges.

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Police Log

Dec. 4: Warrant arrest - A dispute between husband and wife ended in arrest.

Dec. 5: Theft $50-$500 - A bookbag containing assorted books and school supplies was stolen from a locked locker in the NLC Testing Center. The culprit used the key to unlock the locker.

Dec. 6: Theft $50- $500 - Two textbooks were stolen from an unsecured locker in the NLC Testing Center.

Dec. 6: Theft $50-$500 - A computer mouse and keyboard were stolen from a T-building computer lab.

Dec. 6: A textbook and a calculator were stolen from a backpack that was left in an unsecured locker in the NLC Testing Center.

Dec. 11: Theft under $50 - A college-issued master key was reported stolen. The key was recovered on the desk in the T-building where it had been before being reported stolen.

Dec. 12: Theft under $50 - A key that was stored in a keybox in an office was stolen in the N-building. Jan. 5: Theft $50-$500 - Four USB flash drives were stolen from a briefcase in a secured C-building office.

Jan. 10: Theft $1,500-$20,000 - A digital camera, a memory card and a reader from a desk were stolen from the journalism lab.

Jan. 18: Theft $50-$500 - An unattended wallet was stolen from a stall in the women's restroom in the A-building.

Jan. 22: Criminal mischief - Using an unknown object, a culprit intentionally broke a vehicle's taillight. (Police logs are available at http://www.northlakecollege.edu/ resources/police/)

- Bradley Bowen is a journalism student at North Lake College.