University Daily Kansan, December 4, 1981
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Students given hints to prevent burglaries
By PAM ALLOWAY Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
The Lawrence and KU police departments have a few precautionary suggestions about how to prevent any unwelcome visitors to your home while you're gone during the winter break.
Bob Avery, crime prevention officer for the Lawrence police department, said yesterday that during the holidays, when the town completely emptied, the department would patrol all apartment complexes.
"The best advice is to secure your own property." Avery said.
AVERY SAID APARTMENT dwellers should leave on lights that coordinate with their usual activities and a radio or television.
Sgt. Mary Ann Robison of the KU police department agreed.
"It's a real good idea to have a radio or TV on part of the time. Noise is a very good crime deterrent," she said.
Avery suggested timers to automatically turn lights on and off. Timers are available at most stores and hardware stores. They cost $-15.
Avery also suggested stopping mail and newspapers and telling neighbors when you're going to be gone.
Apartment dwellers also should put valuables out of sight, he said, and replace empty spots with plants or other things so that it looks as if there is nothing of value in the apartment or house. Avery said.
"We also like people to contact the
police department and let them know they're going to be out of town." he said.
ROBISON SAID it a good idea for property to be listed with the Operation Identification Program. Under the program, property is engraved with an individual's name. Other information are available, free of charge, at both the KU and Lawrence police departments.
Avery said that there definitely was an increase in burglaries over the holidays but that it was difficult to tell how much because there had been a population increase both in Lawrence and on the KU campus in the past few years. Burglaries have risen proportionately.
According to J.J. Wilson, director
of housing, there were three roberies on the KU campus during last year's Christmas break.
Wilson said instructions for locking up in residence and scholarship halls were distributed before break. These instructions include information on when the halls close and the following procedure for locking up.
- Windows should be closed and locked.
- Blinds should be down and the slats open.
- Heating should be on low.
- Electrical appliances, except refrigerators, should be unplugged.
- Trash should be emptied.
- Trash should be emptied.
- Lights should be turned off and the door locked.
The staff of each hall checks the hall after residents leave, Wilson
said. He also said that during the break maintenance people were in and out of the halls, so halls were not completely deserted.
Official civil service holidays are Dec. 24, 25 and Jan.1.
"I'd say about one-third of our people are around most of the time. There's somebody in every building, there is a civil service holidays," he said.
Robison said that residence and scholarship hall residents should take their valuables home, leave them with friends, or store them.
STOUFFER PLACE residents can call the KU police department to ask for extra patrol while they're away, Robison said.
She said there was also a way people who would be in Lawrence over the holidays can help out.
"One thing we are asking people who are on campus over the holidays to do, to help us out, is to report any suspicious people or activities to
"They'd be serving as an extra set of eyes for us."
If a burglar does occur over the holidays, Robison said, residents of scholarship and residence halls should report the incident to the KU police department. All other residents should report any incidents to the Lawrence police department.
And don't forget the obvious, Avery said.
"You'd be surprised how many people get 100 miles down the road and remember they forgot to lock the front door," she said.
miscellany
milestones
Two students in the School of Journalism won awards in the general writing competition of William F. Penn's Induction Conference annual Journalism Awards Program.
Vanessa Herron, Junction City senior, placed 10th and Brian Levinson, Winchester, Mass., junior, placed 16th. Their awards ranked the University of Kansas fourth among the participating schools in the 1981-82 contest.
Nine KU students won first-place awards in 10 different categories in the 18th annual University of Kansas Photography Contest.
The winners were: Mary Lynn Bass, Lawrence junior, portrait/personality; Russ Bonhoff, Lawrence senior, fashion; Nick Vaccare, Lawrence sophomore, portfolio and feature; Jon Hardesty, Tecumseh junior, sports; Gretchen Zufall, Baton Rouge, La, junior, color picture; Aaron Dougherty, Kansas City, M. soen, senior; William Gilbert, St. Louis, M. soen, senior; Keith Flann, Viburnum M., senior, mixed/experimental and news; and Scott Hooker, Horrell, N.Y., senior, picture story.
honorable mention awards in the Kansas Union Gallery through Tuesday.
The winning entries are on display along with the second place and
scholarships
Janis Bleicher, Hutchinson senior, was awarded a scholarship to a week-long Direct Mail Marketing Educational program this week in Skokie, Ill.
Three students in the School of Engineering and three in the School of Business have received Boeing Co. scholarships for the 180-42 academic year.
Recipients of technical scholarships in engineering are Mark Allen League, Great Bend senior; Anna Lea Roof, David M. Leonard, Waltita senior.
The winners of the awards in business are Bradley Denison, Eureka senior; Stephen Sears, Merriam junior; and Scott Stiemsons, Prairie Village senior.
Ross Moore, Mission senior, has
expended his time by Boring Memorial
Schaeferian for 180 days.
The Boring Scholarship is awarded to outstanding business students who have demonstrated superior performance.
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