Community Alert-Burglary 09/13/2016

There have been 4 burglaries reported to Stanford Public Safety between September 8th and September 12th. The property taken has included laptops and other electronic devices. Three of the four burglaries occurred in non-residential buildings (academic or institutional) and one occurred in a student residence. The method of entries were through unlocked doors/windows as well as forced entry (door pry & broken window).

The Stanford police encourage individuals who observe any suspicious activity or behavior such as an individual loitering around vehicles, peering into vehicles, and/or trying door handles, or wandering in an office area without legitimate business, to call 9-1-1 immediately.

As a reminder, the University has established a requirement to verifiably encrypt all windows and Mac computers, as well as Apple and Android mobile devices that are used by employees on the campus network. The University Information about ways to best protect your mobile devices can be found at http://www.stanford.edu/group/security/securecomputing/

If you do become the victim of a crime, please report it immediately to the local law enforcement jurisdiction. If the property which has been stolen contains sensitive or confidential data, report the theft immediately to the university?s Privacy Office at (650) 725-1828 or privacy@stanford.edu.

If you have any questions, concerns, or would like additional information about crime prevention, please call the Department of Public Safety at (650)723-9633.

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