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Page 2 The Battalion Wednesday, July 14,1993
Faculty takes precautions to deter thefts
By MICHELE BRINKMANN
The Battalion
The University Police Depart
ment (UPD) is advising Texas
A&M University faculty and staff
to increase precatitions against of
fice and laboratory theft because of
the large percentage of these thefts.
According to UPD, 45 percent
of thefts on campus are office
buildings and laboratories.
"The whole key is to lock
things up," Crime Prevention Spe
cialist Lt. Bert V. Kretzschmar
said. "People are not locking
their office doors and windows."
During the September 1992
through May 1993 fiscal year, the
University had $193,908 of proper
ty stolen from offices and labs on
campus. Of this amount, stolen or
vandalized computers and acces
sories accounted for $42,511, ac
cording to UPD records.
Due to recent thefts, more de
partments are inquiring about dif
ferent types of security systems, he
said. Departments are also advised
to change the combination of their
door locks more often and to take
inventory of expensive equipment
two or three times a year.
Kretzschmar said most of the
thefts are opportunity crimes.
"With the abundance of com
puters we have now comes an
abundance of opportunity," he
said. "That's why we are seeing an
increase in the number of thefts."
An Apple Macintosh II Si
computer, a Hewlett-Packard
Laser jet scanner, and an IBM
486 personal computer were
stolen from a second floor room
in the Blocker Building on May
22 by someone who had re
moved several ceiling tiles to
gain access to the equipment.
"Our problem in Blocker is the
actual design of the building,"
said Dr. David R. Anderson, an
associate professor in the Depart
ment of English. "There are prob
lems in the way it is constructed.
Since the thefts, we have taken ex
tra security measures."
The equipment has not been
found, and it has to be replaced
from the English department's
budget, Anderson said.
Senior Irfternal Auditor Michael
McCasland at A&M's Riverside
Campus said they too have taken
further steps in ensuring security
such as locking computers up in
side office filing cabinets.
To best secure computers, UPD
suggests the use of lock-down de
vices that lock into a table. Kret
zschmar said these locking de
vices are more effective than
alarms and cables, which are sim
ply deterrents.
University property should
have inventory numbers and de
partment abbreviations engraved
on it. And personal property
should have driver's license num
bers on it.
According to UPD records,
campus thefts are both forced and
unforced entries. No particular
area on campus is being broken
into more than any other area and
no particular type of computer is
being taken more than any other
type of computer.
Students and faculty are advised
to call UPD if they see any suspi
cious activity.
UPD suggests people working
late in an office or lab let someone
know where they will be and how
long they expect to be there.
Locking doors is also suggested.
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Old commandant house escapes deterioration
By ROY L. CLAY
The Battalion
The house that served as the residence of
the commandant of the Texas A&M University
Corps of Cadets 41 years ago may escape the
fate of gradual deterioration and vandalism
with the possible purchase of the property by
interested parties.
The house has been vacant since 1986 and
was offered to the University for historical
purposes in 1987, the last full year of Universi
ty President Dr. Frank Vandiver's administra
tion. The project to move the house back on
campus and to restore it was in progress when
Vandiver stepped down as president and Dr.
William Mobley took over. However, David
Woodcock, professor of architecture, said a
formal proposal to restore the house never
reached the Texas A&M University Board of
Regents at that time.
Woodcock was one of three professors who
authored a report on the condition of the
house as part of the project to move it back on
University grounds. According to the report,
the house was in excellent condition for its age
and the only areas that had badly deteriorated
were the front and back porches.
But there were several reasons that the pro
ject was never completed, one of them being
that the owners would not underwrite the cost
of moving the building, he said.
"The resources available to A&M did not
warrant moving a building for the sake of
moving it," he said. "There was pressure from
the Physical Plant. They didn't want another
wooden building on campus."
Now that the University is no longer inter
ested in the house, Susan Clancy, owner of the
property, said others are looking to buy it.
"A lot of people like old houses and want to
restore them," she said.
Hie prospective buyers wish to use the house
as a residence and will probably move it some
where in the College Station area, she said.
Between 1930 arid 1960, many faculty
homes that once stood on campus were sold to
make room for an expanding University, and
the commandant's house was purchased and
moved from campus.
The old commandant's house once stood on
Throckmorton St. behind the Military Sciences
Building where a Physical Plant building now
stands.
The house was built in 1909 and served as
quarters for several of the University's com
mandants before being moved off campus in
1952. One of those commandants was Maj.
Gen. George F. Moore, Class of 1908, who,
while under enemy fire in Corregidor, led a
small number of former Aggies in the most cel
ebrated Aggie Muster in history.
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Police Beat
The following incidents were
reported to University Police De
partment between July 1-9.
Criminal Mischief
Parking Area 50- Someone used
a sharp instrument to inflict a three
foot long scratch down the right
side of the victim's 1988 Dodge
Daytona.
Burglary of Motor Vehicle
Forage Field Laboratory- A
spare tire and 15 gallons of gaso
line were stolen from a University
vehicle parked near the building.
Agronomy Field Laboratory- A
spare tire and 10 gallons of gaso
line were stolen from a 1991 CMC
pickup truck.
Misdemeanor Theft
Neeley Bicycle Rack- A dark red
Trek 800 bicycle was stolen.
Sterling C. Evans Library- A
black Magna/Great Dividen bicy
cle was stolen.
Neeley and Hobby Halls Bicycle
Rack- A subject was detected steal
ing a bicycle. When the officer at
tempted to plade the suspect under
arrest, he pulled his arms away
and fled the area. Follo.yying a foot
chase into College Station, the sus
pect was apprehended.
Reynolds Medical Sciences
Building- A Panasonic, model
AG1270, video cassette recorder
was stolen from a first floor room.
Memorial Student Center Book
store- A subject was detected steal
ing textbooks from the bookstore.
After the theft, the subject was ob
served leaving the bookstore. He
would return a few minutes later
and attempt to sell the books at the
Buyback Counter.
Animal Industries Building- A
white Peugeot 10-speed and a gray
and black Timberline 10-speed
were stolen.
Peterson Building- A blue Free
Spirit 10-speed bicycle was stolen.
Clements Hall- A red Schwinn
10-speed bicycle was stolen.
Eller Oceanography and Meteo
rology Building- A black Murray
10-speed bicycle was stolen.
Attempted Burglary
Doherty Building- Someone
damaged the door, door knob, and
lock of a third floor room in a
failed attempt to gain entry.
Burglary of a Building
Doherty Building- A Sharp,
model VL-L380U, video cam
corder was stolen from a first floor
room.
Criminal Trespass
G. Rollie White Coliseum- An
instructor of a youth sports camp
requested an individual be re
moved from the facility because of
disruptive behavior.
Felony Theft
Biological Control Laboratory-
A JVC, model HR-567004, video
cassette recorder was stolen from a
first floor laboratory.
Harassment by Phone
Small Animal Clinic- The victim
received two annoying and ob
scene calls.
Injury to a Child
G. Rollie White- Victim's moth
er reported her son was struck by a
counselor while attending youth
sports camp. Investigation contin
ues.
Felony Theft
Post Office Parking Lot on
Houston Street- The victim's 1990
Daihatsu was stolen from the park
ing lot.
False Alarm or Report
Wells Hall- A fire alarm pull
station was activated on the first
floor of the residence hall.
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