Message Regarding Off-Campus Break-ins

Communications and External Relations has sent the following message to the campus community.

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Recent off-campus break-ins at students’ residences have prompted increased patrols by the Winston-Salem Police Department and extra attention by University Police to the area immediately adjacent to the University.

Electronic items—such as televisions, laptops and gaming systems—were stolen in the break-ins near the University.  One break-in occurred on Polo Road, between campus and Reynolda Road, while another occurred on Palm Drive, off University Parkway.  The incidents occurred Dec. 16 at privately owned houses rented to students off campus.

No one was home when the break-ins occurred.

Because the thefts occurred off campus, the Winston-Salem Police Department is investigating.  The University Police Department is assisting.

Anyone with information that might assist in the investigations is encouraged to contact the Winton-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700.

Before winter break began, the University Police Department distributed crime prevention tips to off-campus students.  The department encourages students not to leave portable valuables—such as computers and other electronics—at off-campus houses during the winter break. Police also recommended that students record the model and serial number of valuables that would not be removed during break and record that information online at a website established by the department.  Police offered to assist students with locating identifying numbers, if needed.

Wake Forest Communications and External Relations