Thursday evening, March 21, Officer Cortolano was called to the Burruss Building to meet with two KSU employees who were reporting an alleged theft. The female employee stated that, over the past few months, a few sets of headphones had been stolen from the male employees’ office desk.
One week prior to calling Public Safety, they set up a webcam in the office to catch the headphone thief. The webcam captured the culprit, who appeared to be on the cleaning staff, removing the male employee’s red iLuv headphones from his desk. The headphones were $5 in value. This case is still being investigated.
Officer Benoit stopped a vehicle on the afternoon of March 16 for making an illegal U-turn on Busbee Pkwy. After the vehicle pulled over, the officer noticed an expired registration sticker on the license plate, dated February 2013. The driver claimed he received an updated sticker but had not yet placed it on his car. Officer Benoit received a background check that revealed the driver had a suspended license and a warrant out of Fayette County for failing to appear in court. The driver was arrested.
A KSU visitor called Public Safety on the morning of March 21 regarding damage on his vehicle. An officer arrived on the scene, and the victim claimed he left his car in the Central Parking Deck on the morning of March 20 and returned 10 hours later to discover his car’s damage. He showed the officer the scratches on his driver side rear panel, presumably executed with a key. The officer attempted to take pictures, but because of the glare from the sunlight, he and the victim agreed to meet in the evening to try again. The cameras in the Central Parking Deck may be reviewed or evidence.