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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
PAGE 18
SAFETY
Apartments should consider on-site security guards
MICHAEL CLARK
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Isaac Gerard left his apartment for approximately 20 minutes last January. When he returned, his PlayStation 3 and his roommate's guitar were missing.
Gerard, a ballet performer and instructor living on his own for the first time, had never robbed before.
"I felt destroyed and lost," he said. "The safety of mind I had with my first place was gone. Most of all, I felt unsafe."
His former apartment complex has no on-site security, a measure Gerard believes could have prevented the crime.
The apartment manager of Fox Run, Mike Smith, agrees.
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"Security guards are definitely a deterrent" he said.
with crime prevention.
Smith employs guards from Mil-Spec Security Group, a local company that provides onsite officers, patrols and money couriers for approximately 45 apartment complexes in the Lawrence area. All Mil-Spec Security officers are given accredited law enforcement training and carry law enforcement equipment, including firearms.
On-site security guards help deter potential robbers from entering an apartment complex or property.
"They are there when things are developing," he said. "Basically, if they see a drunk driver run into a parked car, or they catch somebody trying to break into someone's back window, they are there to see it, to stop it and to document it for the complex."
Zach Marrs, co-owner of the company and law enforcement trainer, also believes that security guards, particularly on-site officers, help
Though Lawrence may feel safe to students, violent crime rates and property crime rates are higher than the national average. Marrs warns that gangs from Topeka and Kansas City often use Lawrence as a hiding spot from warrants, and that they view college students as potential targets.
"Gangs know that there are a lot of students that live in this town that have some money and that they have nice cars, golf clubs, things like that," he said.
Gerard's former apartment complex only provides security cameras, a deterrent that he believes may actually do more harm than good.
"There was a court case where a woman was accosted and raped," Gerard said. "She saw security cameras and assumed someone would come help, but no one was watching the cameras. Nobody ever showed up, and she ended up suing the mall. To some extent, cameras are a liability. They give someone the false sense that someone is watching them when they're not."
KU student Cory Rosene, who lives in an apartment complex protected by Mil-Spec
Security, recommends that students consider safety when selecting an apartment.
"I would definitely, if you're looking to live somewhere, make sure there is good security," Rosene said. "I've had no problems. It is still one of those things you want to think about."
"Who wants to live in an apartment complex when you hear somebody down the street is raped or murdered?"
For Marrs, apartment selection boils down to a simple question:
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The last time that Tyshawn Taylor will ever play a game on the hardwood of Allen Field-house happened on Saturday against the Texas Longhorns. He wasn't going to let the Horns beat the Jayhawks for the second straight year in Lawrence. Taylor was great throughout the whole game. He went for 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting and 8-of-8 from the line. He also added four rebounds, four assists and three steals on the night.
he so points for the tyranny. It would have been nice to get more from the supporting cast outside of Robinson and Taylor, Robinson and Taylor combined for 47 of the 73 points. It was a good win, especially since they knew Texas needed this victory.
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