August 29, 2005

Top campus crime - theft

Campus police at colleges across the state and the nation say theft of everything from bicycles to laptops is the top campus crime. They also say most of those crimes are preventable, if students lock their doors and watch their belongings. Recent crime stats over the past three years show assaults ranging from 20 at Wayne State to 82 at the University of Michigan . The story features a photo of Wayne State freshman Kevin Kotermonski, 17, of Roseville , attending a safety session August 12 at Wayne State University . The story also features a sidebar composed of tips from campus police departments at WSU, MSU and U of M. A related story, by Maryanne George, says alcohol is often a factor in serious crime, and students are not safe from assaults and rapes on the campuses of EMU, MSU and the U of M.

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