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University Daily Kansan, October 11 1084
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Stolen bike, stereo recovery rate low, police say
By JOHN REIMRINGER Staff Reporter
Car stereos and bicycles are popular items with KU students — and with thieves.
Practically every weekend and on many weekdays police reports
"The students, the vehicles they drive, are conducive to this type of theft," said Sgt. Richard Rosenstein, KU police detective. "You walk into some of the cars and see what kind equipment they have."
A majority of the bicycles that are stolen are taken from the residence hall bike racks, Rosenshein said. The rest are taken throughout the campus.
BOTH THE NUMBER OF thefts in a given period of time and the recovery rate can vary a good deal, but the recovery rate is usually low.
"As far as locating the stuff,it's very difficult," Rosenshein said.
According to approximate figures compiled by KU police:
- In 1982 there were 94 thefts or attempted thefts of bicycles, 15 of which were cleared by arrest or because the report turned out to be unfounded. Four other bicycles were found with no clue about who stole them.
- In 1982 there were 77 burglaries or attempted burglaries of vehicles, with only one clearance.
- In 1983 there were 67 thefts or attempted thefts of bicycles, with 12 clearances.
- In 1863 there were 70 burglaries or attempted burglaries of vehicles, with eight clearances.
- In 1984, through Friday, there were 14 thefts or attempted thefts of bicycles, with six clearances.
- In 1894, through Friday, there were 70 burglaries or attempted burglaries of vehicles, with eight clearances.
The figures do not include off-campus cases worked by the Lawrence Police Department.
Rosenshein said he did not know why the number of bicycle thefts had declined this year.
"IT'S REALLY AMAZING that it's dropped off so much," he said.
The reduction may be due in part to efforts by KU police to encourage students to have their bikes engraved and registered, Rosenshein said.
Arrests of bike thieves in the past couple of years by KU police detectives and by the Special Assignments Team also may have contributed to the decline in bicycle thefts, he said.
place to steal bikes," Rosenshein said.
The Special Assignments Team is a group of KU police officers who are used for, among other things, plainclothes surveillance of areas that
he said,
"Word gets out that KU is a bad
have a high likelihood of crime.
Although burglaries from vehicles have remained high, Rosenshein said. "Hopefully, having plainclothes people and unmarked cars will deter criminals."
SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS SUCH as locking doors and making sure windows are rolled up would prevent many burglaries from automobiles.
As for bike thefts "Registration.
engraving and a good lock would defer an awful lot of them," Rosen-shein said.
Lt. Mike Hall, crime analyst for the Lawrence Police Department, recommended engraving for bicycles and car stereos.
A driver's license number is the best identification to have engraved on property because it is easy to trace. Hall said. Social Security records are avoided because police do not have access to Social Security records.
Stolen bicycles can be registered in the National Crime Information Computer, which every law enforcement agency in the country has access to, for up to a year after they are stolen, he said. The bicycles are registered by serial number, make, model and color, so it is helpful if the owner has that information available.
BICYCLES ALSO SHOULD be licensed with the City of Lawrence, Hall said. Licenses cost a quarter and are required by law.
Ooam Avery, crime prevention officer for the Lawrence Police Department, recommended parking well lighted area whenever possible.
To lock bicycles people should use a heavy chain, long enough to go through the frame and both wheels, with a good padlock. Avery said.
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