Smash and grab
Two vehicles broken into at Ambassador Bridge parking lots gord bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR ______________________________
bike that was waiting for him on the other side,” said Lambier, who filed a report with police after realizing what had happened.
fter a month hiatus, campus car thieves are back following two vehicle break-ins at an Ambassador Bridge parking lot last Thursday.
MacKinnon confirmed the suspect’s description, adding that he is approximately six-feet tall with facial hair.
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Campus Community Police Services reported two more “smash and grab” style vehicle robberies after a brief break from January’s rash of thefts, where close to 20 cars were robbed on campus and the surrounding community. Police director Mike MacKinnon said, two cars were broken into in Lots A and B under the Ambassador Bridge Thursday evening. An Oldsmobile Alero owner reported a subwoofer stolen at around 6 p.m. and the owner of a Dodge Neon had their driver’s side window smashed in and lost a GPS unit and an MP3 player. The Neon was broken into by an adult male suspect with a dark complexion at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to UWindsor student Doug Lambier, who witnessed what he thought was the car’s owner cleaning glass off the seat. “I pulled into Lot A and drove by a car with broken glass on the ground. I saw a guy reaching inside the car. I thought the man must have had his car ran into or something. He continued sitting is the car for two more minutes, then walked to the fence, hopped over it, and rode away on a
First-year student Amber Macleod said, she feels relativity secure on campus but can see how people may be getting concerned by what’s been happening recently. “I do feel a police presence on campus ... I’ve heard rumours of things going on like that, but it’s not like I have first-hand experience with it. My residence has really good security so I worry less about my things when I’m on campus, but I still worry about my belongings getting stolen. I would definitely worry about my car with what’s been going on,” she said. MacKinnon explained that campus police are responding accordingly and reminds students to keep an eye out and call 911 if they see anything suspicious. “We’ve put extra patrols out ... we’re in contact with Windsor Police (Service) and they will be keeping an extra eye on the situation as well,” said MacKinnon. Police remind students not to leave valuables, wallets or cell phones in cars or lockers if at all possible. Anyone with information is asked to contact Campus Community Police investigators at (519) 253-3000 ext. 1234 or make an anonymously call to Crime Stoppers at 258-TIPS One of two cars that were victims of “smash and grab” robberies in University of Windsor parking lots last week • photo alanna kelly (258-8477) or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).