Newman burgled
Terry Foy
Issue date: 11/8/05 Section: News
A non-Loyola student gained access to Newman Towers West last Saturday morning and stole property from a sixth floor room before fleeing the building and evading Loyola and Baltimore police.
The suspect, described as a young black man, fled into the woods along Charles Street around 8:25 a.m. and evaded arrest. At press time, it was unclear whether he had been apprehended.
Junior Pat McCadden confronted the suspect in the hallway outside of his room at approximately 8 a.m. Saturday morning. While the two had a verbal exchange, McCadden's roommate, junior Brendan O'Kane, called campus police. When an officer responded to the call, the suspect fled down the stairs.
"It is scary to think that I was sleeping and this guy was three feet away from me," McCadden said. "When I found him in the hall, I was surprised but I was glad to get my money back."
The suspect may have entered the building between the hours of 2 and 8 a.m., during which time there was no desk assistant stationed outside of Newman Towers West.
Sophomore Brittani Froumy, a Newman desk assistant, said that there was no one at the desk and the Blackboard access machine was sitting on the counter when she arrived for her shift at 8 a.m. Also, the log book had not been signed for the previous shift.
"The only thing I saw were the two guys whose room whose room was robbed come down," Froumy said, explaining that she didn't see the suspect at that exit. "They explained what happened, but other than that I had no idea what was going on."
In the event of a late or absent desk assistant, the on-duty assistant is to notify campus police before vacating his or her post. A campus police officer is then supposed to monitor the desk until another assistant arrives. Department of Public Safety could not be reached for comment.
The suspect, described as a young black man, fled into the woods along Charles Street around 8:25 a.m. and evaded arrest. At press time, it was unclear whether he had been apprehended.
Junior Pat McCadden confronted the suspect in the hallway outside of his room at approximately 8 a.m. Saturday morning. While the two had a verbal exchange, McCadden's roommate, junior Brendan O'Kane, called campus police. When an officer responded to the call, the suspect fled down the stairs.
"It is scary to think that I was sleeping and this guy was three feet away from me," McCadden said. "When I found him in the hall, I was surprised but I was glad to get my money back."
The suspect may have entered the building between the hours of 2 and 8 a.m., during which time there was no desk assistant stationed outside of Newman Towers West.
Sophomore Brittani Froumy, a Newman desk assistant, said that there was no one at the desk and the Blackboard access machine was sitting on the counter when she arrived for her shift at 8 a.m. Also, the log book had not been signed for the previous shift.
"The only thing I saw were the two guys whose room whose room was robbed come down," Froumy said, explaining that she didn't see the suspect at that exit. "They explained what happened, but other than that I had no idea what was going on."
In the event of a late or absent desk assistant, the on-duty assistant is to notify campus police before vacating his or her post. A campus police officer is then supposed to monitor the desk until another assistant arrives. Department of Public Safety could not be reached for comment.