Crime Cheat

FEBRUARY EDITION

Morgan Modjeski, Staff

In the month of February, a total of 24 criminal incidents occurred on and around the University of Manitoba campus.

Twenty of these offences were violations of the Canadian criminal code and the other four were violations of provincial law.

Ten of the criminal code infractions were classified as mischief under $5,000, which Matthew Guyot, the community constable for University of Manitoba Security Services (UMSS), said consisted of vandalizing and breaking into vehicles on campus.

The 20 criminal code offences were also made up of seven accounts of theft under $5,000 — making up the second largest category. According to Guyot, these seven accounts consisted of property taken from vehicles and computer theft from the Russell Building.

Three other incidents that occurred on campus included one account of theft over $5,000, in which a car was stolen from the P Lot; one act of breaking and entering in Fletcher Argue; and one act of impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

Four more criminal offences were charged through provincial law. Three of the four incidents were instances of careless driving, and the fourth offence was an instance of someone being detained under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act.

Guyot had advice for the university community: “UMSS would like everybody — staff, students and visitors — to be proactive in deterring criminal activity on campus.

“I would like to remind students that they must not leave their property unattended. Most crimes on campus are crimes of opportunity.  Most thefts that occur on campus result from people leaving their personal property unattended.  Leaving valuables in plain view in your vehicle is also not recommended, as this is an invitation to thieve,” he said.

U of M Security Services asks that suspicious persons are reported to 474-9312.