News
Recent reports of burglary and larceny at Hamilton
By Michael Levy ’18
November 13, 2015
Yesterday morning, Director of Campus Safety Fran Manfredo sent an email notifying them to Hamilton students and faculty of a string of recent incidents of larceny and burglary. In the email, Manfredo noted that these incidents occurred in both academic buildings and in residence halls.
All of the incidents involved either the theft of cash or personal property. In an email to The Spectator, Manfredo added that the recent string of incidents also included laptop computers being stolen from residence hall rooms (not in the common room areas) and locker rooms within the athletic facilities. Manfredo suggested in his email that Campus Safety has reason to believe that the incidents involving the stolen laptops are related in that they were carried out by the same individual or group of individuals.
These are not the first reported incidents of theft at Hamilton this semester. According to Manfredo, Campus Safety has investigated other related reports this year. The most common reported incident of theft on campus is bicycle theft. The seriousness of the recent string of incidents on campus provoked Manfredo’s email to the entire school community.
Hamilton students or faculty who are inclined to file an incident of theft can notify either Campus Safety or the local police department. In his email to The Spectator, Manfredo wrote, “all incidents reported to Campus Safety are investigated by the Campus Safety Investigator and the complainant always has the option of reporting the incident to the local police department in addition to Campus Safety.”
Though Campus Safety has not yet compiled enough evidence to point to a suspect, the investigation is an ongoing process. In his email to the campus community, Manfredo urged students to take on certain preventive measures so that these sort of incidents do not continue to occur. He wrote, “secure valuables out of plain sight in a hidden location. Do not indicate on your message board that you will be away from your room for a given time.”
Hamilton students and faculty who want to report theft or have relevant information regarding these incidents should contact Campus Safety at 315-859-4141. As mentioned by Manfredo in his email to the Hamilton community, Campus Safety officers are on duty 24 hours a day and will investigate all complaints.