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I received this email this morning from ODU. I go to that 7-11 all the time! It is a few blocks from my apt too. :shock:
ODU Campus Safety Alert 10/30/09
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Falck, Michelle M.
[font="Times New Roman, serif"] The Norfolk Police Department has made us aware of two incidents involving students that occurred last night in the area concurrent to campus. At the 7-Eleven store on 52[sup]nd[/sup] Street and Colley Avenue, a black male with a handgun exited a blue minivan and approached a student standing outside the store at approximately 10:45 p.m., robbing him of a knapsack and money. On Hampton Boulevard near Larchmont Elementary School, two black males approached a student at approximately 1 a.m. and asked to use his cellular phone. When the student refused, one of the suspects displayed a handgun and robbed him of his wallet. Neither student was harmed in the incidents. The police department would like to remind the campus community that an increase in the incidents of larceny is typical as the holiday season approaches and that extra care and precautions should be taken. Here are recommendations on how to keep yourself and your friends safe:
I received this email this morning from ODU. I go to that 7-11 all the time! It is a few blocks from my apt too. :shock:
ODU Campus Safety Alert 10/30/09
[font="Times New Roman, serif"] The Norfolk Police Department has made us aware of two incidents involving students that occurred last night in the area concurrent to campus. At the 7-Eleven store on 52[sup]nd[/sup] Street and Colley Avenue, a black male with a handgun exited a blue minivan and approached a student standing outside the store at approximately 10:45 p.m., robbing him of a knapsack and money. On Hampton Boulevard near Larchmont Elementary School, two black males approached a student at approximately 1 a.m. and asked to use his cellular phone. When the student refused, one of the suspects displayed a handgun and robbed him of his wallet. Neither student was harmed in the incidents. The police department would like to remind the campus community that an increase in the incidents of larceny is typical as the holiday season approaches and that extra care and precautions should be taken. Here are recommendations on how to keep yourself and your friends safe:
- Familiarize yourself with the locations of emergency phones and call boxes in the buildings and around the campus routes you normally visit and walk. All campus buildings have red telephones that link directly to campus police. Additionally, there are blue emergency call boxes located around campus that also call directly to campus police.
- Walk on well-lit paths and streets and walk with others, especially at night.
- Use the campus escort service. It is available 5:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. weekdays and 8:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on weekends by calling 683-3477 or using one of the emergency telephones or blue light call boxes. Police officers are available to escort you after-hours.
- Keep doors locked, including the doors to your dorm room, off-campus residence and car. Do not prop open any doors to the residence halls.
- Do not invite strangers into your dorm room or off-campus house. While that person you just met at a party may seem really nice, he or she could have bad intentions.
- Limit your drinking. Too much alcohol impairs your judgment and makes you less aware of your surroundings.
- Do not leave your bicycle, laptop, iPod or other valuables unsecured and do not leave valuables in view in your vehicle. Do not leave holiday gift purchases in your car.
- Report suspicious activity and situations to campus police. If you are a victim of crime, report it to police immediately.