2008 Woodie Awards
Police Beat
Melinda Hart
Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: News
When hunger strikes
Police received a call from a Memorial Union Marketplace employee on April 24 at 12:47 p.m. She reported a male had ordered a steak and cheese sandwich and placed it in his pants pocket. He then put a ham and vegetable sandwich from the cooler in his other pants pocket and a juice in his jacket pocket. The employee also saw him with a yogurt, a soda, an apple and a plate of pasta. The male then approached the counter to pay for the apple, and was asked if he would like to pay for anything else. He said he did not. A manager then approached him and asked the same question. He declined again. When officers arrived on the scene, Joshua Randuzza, 20, Fairfield, cooperated, removing the two sandwiches from his pants, as well as a yogurt and a juice from his jacket. Randuzza was charged with theft by unauthorized taking, stealing food valued at $11.88.
Burned in Florida
A residential student called police when she noticed unusual activity on her debit card. Between 7 a.m. on April 23 and noon on April 24, her debit card was used several times in Jacksonville, Fla. Charges added up to approximately $610. The student is still in possession of the debit card, leading police to believe there is a connection with the Hannaford breach. Police are still on the case, working with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Run but can't hide from thieves
After parking in several locations on campus between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on April 23, a student noticed that his resident parking decal was missing. The decal is valued at $50, and the case is currently under investigation.
Many missed calls
While studying in Fogler Library, a student lost her silver Motorola cell phone. The student was studying on the second floor of the library on April 24, where she claims to have set the phone down in a cubicle. The cell phone is valued at $500.
Too focused on his work?
On April 23, police were contacted by a student who had been studying in Fogler Library on April 18, and lost his cell phone. He left his Motorola phone on a library pushcart and forgot about it. He returned to look for it over the weekend, to no avail. The phone is valued at $75, and the case is still under investigation.
Streaked Lightning
A student was surprised when he returned to his car on April 22. The resident parked his Volkswagen Jetta in the Hilltop Parking Lot at 7 p.m. on April 20 and came back to find numerous scratches on the driver-side door and the left, rear-quarter panel. Police believe someone keyed the car, leaving $200 worth in damages. The case is under investigation.
Police received a call from a Memorial Union Marketplace employee on April 24 at 12:47 p.m. She reported a male had ordered a steak and cheese sandwich and placed it in his pants pocket. He then put a ham and vegetable sandwich from the cooler in his other pants pocket and a juice in his jacket pocket. The employee also saw him with a yogurt, a soda, an apple and a plate of pasta. The male then approached the counter to pay for the apple, and was asked if he would like to pay for anything else. He said he did not. A manager then approached him and asked the same question. He declined again. When officers arrived on the scene, Joshua Randuzza, 20, Fairfield, cooperated, removing the two sandwiches from his pants, as well as a yogurt and a juice from his jacket. Randuzza was charged with theft by unauthorized taking, stealing food valued at $11.88.
Burned in Florida
A residential student called police when she noticed unusual activity on her debit card. Between 7 a.m. on April 23 and noon on April 24, her debit card was used several times in Jacksonville, Fla. Charges added up to approximately $610. The student is still in possession of the debit card, leading police to believe there is a connection with the Hannaford breach. Police are still on the case, working with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Run but can't hide from thieves
After parking in several locations on campus between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on April 23, a student noticed that his resident parking decal was missing. The decal is valued at $50, and the case is currently under investigation.
Many missed calls
While studying in Fogler Library, a student lost her silver Motorola cell phone. The student was studying on the second floor of the library on April 24, where she claims to have set the phone down in a cubicle. The cell phone is valued at $500.
Too focused on his work?
On April 23, police were contacted by a student who had been studying in Fogler Library on April 18, and lost his cell phone. He left his Motorola phone on a library pushcart and forgot about it. He returned to look for it over the weekend, to no avail. The phone is valued at $75, and the case is still under investigation.
Streaked Lightning
A student was surprised when he returned to his car on April 22. The resident parked his Volkswagen Jetta in the Hilltop Parking Lot at 7 p.m. on April 20 and came back to find numerous scratches on the driver-side door and the left, rear-quarter panel. Police believe someone keyed the car, leaving $200 worth in damages. The case is under investigation.
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