Crime Alert – Burglaries to residential buildings

Issued Wednesday, 2/13/13

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, the Department of Public Safety received two separate reports of burglaries to College faculty houses at the edge of the main campus. 

The residence at 468 South Main Street, near the Golf Course, was burglarized sometime during the day yesterday.  The crime was discovered at 3:47 p.m. and reported to the Middlebury Police.   Unknown suspect(s) broke a window to gain entry.

The residence located at 550 Route 125, a short distance west of McCardell Bicentennial Hall, was burglarized sometime yesterday between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.   Because this residence is located in Cornwall, it was reported to the Vermont State Police.  Unknown suspect(s) kicked in the door to gain entry.  

Anyone with information about either of these crimes or who may have seen vehicles or people in either of these areas recently is urged to call the Department of Public Safety or the police.

      Public Safety                      802.443.5911

Middlebury Police           802.388.3191

Vermont State Police     802.388.4919

Safety Tips:

• Report criminal or suspicious activity immediately by calling 9-1-1 or Middlebury College Public Safety at 802-443-5911
• Remember to lock the door to your room.  If you live in a small outer house, lock the doors to the residence. 
• Immediately report any malfunctioning doors or windows to your residence hall staff or to Public Safety.
• Do not lend out keys and do not allow people who do not have a key or card access to enter locked buildings.

If you have any questions, please contact me at Public Safety.

Elizabeth J. Burchard

Director of Public Safety / Associate Dean of the College
Middlebury College
125 South Main Street
Middlebury, VT 05753

802.443.5201

Pedestrian Safety at Crosswalks

Recently concerns have been raised about pedestrian safety at crosswalks on South Main and College Streets.   Facilities Services has reviewed the lighting levels at these pedestrian crossings and converted the acorn fixture lights to new LED technology – a switch from orange lighting to a brighter, energy saving white light.  Green Mountain Power has also increased the wattage of the town street lighting system at most crosswalks.

I want to remind everyone that the improved lighting is only one aspect of crosswalk safety.    Drivers may still have difficulty seeing people at night, in bad weather or when the setting sun is directly in their eyes.

Vermont law does give the right-of-way to pedestrians in a crosswalk.  However, pedestrians are not permitted to suddenly enter a roadway to cross just because he or she is doing so at a crosswalk. 

Pedestrians and cyclists should not leave the curb until they feel certain that approaching traffic can see them and can stop for them.  Motorists cannot react safely and may not be able to stop when sudden and fast moving obstacles enter their paths.  

Please remember –  look before you cross!

If you have any questions about safety or lighting, please contact me at Public Safety.

Thanks,

Lisa

Elizabeth J. Burchard
Director of Public Safety / Associate Dean of the College
Middlebury College
125 South Main Street
Middlebury, VT 05753

802.443.5201

Community Alert

On Friday, April 6, 2012, and again this morning, someone posted notes in Sunderland Hall.   The intent of the message is not clear, but the words used in the messages are concerning.  

Anyone with information about these notes, or the person involved in posting the notes, should contact Public Safety.   

Safety Tips:

• If you see a suspicious person on campus or in Sunderland, call the Department of Public Safety or the Middlebury Police.

Public Safety (802) 443-5911 

Middlebury Police (802) 388-3191 

Or call  911

Elizabeth J. Burchard

Director of Public Safety / Associate Dean of the College
Middlebury College
125 South Main Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
802.443.5201

Community Alert - Bicycle Thefts

The Department of Public Safety has received two reports of thefts of bicycles that occurred within the past several hours.    Two of the bicycles were stolen from the bike rack of a vehicle parked on Storrs Avenue.  They are Giant (make) road racing bicycles, silver, black and blue in color.

Another bicycle was stolen from the bicycle rack in front of the Davis Family library.  This bicycle is a men’s Trek (model) road bike, white in color with purple handle bars and was locked to the bike rack.

If you have any information on the thefts or saw suspicious persons or activities on campus, please contact Public Safety at 443-5133.

Bicycle owners are urged to secure their bicycles and to register their bicycles with Public Safety if they have not already done so.

Thanks

Public Safety

Service Building may now be entered; fire has been extinguished

Dear colleagues and students,

The Middlebury Fire Department has extinguished the fire at the Service Building. College employees may now enter the Service Building offices.

Middlebury Fire Department vehicles and personnel are still at the Service Building cleaning up. Please avoid that area this morning if possible.

Thanks,

Robert Armstrong

Public Safety

Middlebury College

Middlebury VT 05753

802-443-5133

Fire at the Service Building; Please stay away

Dear members of the college community,

A fire started in the Biomass area of the Service building today around 7AM. The Middlebury Fire Department arrived around 7:05 to fight the fire. Facilities Services personnel have been told about the fire. More information about the fire will be sent to you as we get that information.

Until further notice please stay away from the Service Building to allow the Middlebury Fire Department and Facilities Services personnel to put out the fire, and to avoid any chance of being injured.

Many thanks,

Robert Armstrong

Middlebury College Public Safety

443-5133

Crime Alert - Residential Burglaries

Saturday, 4/30/11, between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, 5/1/11, there were two burglaries reported in Atwater Hall B, Tower B.    

Suspect(s) entered two separate unlocked suites.  In the suites, the suspect(s) entered unoccupied rooms either through an unlocked door or through an open transom window.  Personal property including two laptops, an iPad, a watch, and a wallet were among the items taken.

If you have any information about these burglaries, please contact the Department of Public Safety or the Middlebury Police.

 Safety and security tips:

• Lock the door to the main suite, and look your dorm door.
• Report any suspicious people or activity to Public Safety.

Public Safety x5911

 program your cell:  (802) 443-5911

Middlebury Police Department  388-3191

 Emergency  911

Elizabeth Burchard Boudah
Director of Public Safety / Associate Dean of the College
Middlebury College
125 South Main Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
802.443.5201

Crime Alert Update - Hepburn Hall March 13, 2010

On Sunday, March 14, 2010, Middlebury Police cited Adrian Moore for attempted grand larceny, unlawful mischief and unlawful trespass, in connection with the incident that occurred at Hepburn on March 13, 2010.

Middlebury College

Department of Public Safety

Crime Alert - Hepburn Hall March 13, 2010

Crime Alert

Hepburn Hall

first floor dorm room

Saturday, March 13, 2010

12:28 a.m.

Just after midnight, a male described as an African American wearing a grey hoodie, cut the screen on the dorm window on the first floor of Hepburn Hall and was reaching his arm into towards the desk in an apparent attempt to take the laptop that was on the student’s desk. The student woke, yelled at the suspect and the suspect fled from the area.

Middlebury Police are investing the incident: attempted larceny, unlawful mischief and unlawful trespass.

Adrian Moore, a 19-20 year old living in the community, is a person of interest in this incident. Middlebury Police are seeking him for questioning. Adrian Moore was issued a Trespass Notice on February 28, 2010 by Middlebury Police. It appears that he may frequent the campus and have been seen eating in the dining halls. He has never been a student and is not an employee of the College. If he is on campus, he is committing the crime of trespass

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If you see Adrian Moore on campus or in the dining halls, please contact Public Safety or Middlebury Police immediately.

Bucky Mitchell, who also lives in the local community, has an active trespass notice and cannot be on College property. He is not a person of interest in the early morning incident, but he hangs out with Adrian.

If you see Bucky Mitchell on the College property, please contact Public Safety or Middlebury Police immediately.

Anyone with information about the Hepburn incident, or anyone who observed either of these males on campus is asked to contact Public Safety, 443-5911.

Safety Tips:

· Remember to lock your doors and windows when you are in your room and especially at night and any time you leave your room.

· Be aware of the people in your residence hall and report any suspicious persons to Public Safety x5911.

Public Safety

x5911 or 443-5911

Middlebury Police Department

388-3191

Emergency 911

Crime Alert - Laptops stolen from dorm rooms 1/26/10

Crime Alert - Laptop stolen from Library

Today, Thursday, January 28, 2010, between 11:15 a.m. and 12:24 p.m.  a laptop was stolen from the second floor of the Library.  The laptop on a work desk in the center area.

Anyone who might have been in the Library and saw someone remove a laptop from the center work area or who saw anyone suspicious should call the department of Public Safety.   443.5911

Saturday evening we received a report of a backpack containing a laptop had been stolen from Proctor Dining hall and then early Sunday morning we received reports of 2 burglaries at Forest Hall and 1 burglary at Pearsons Hall.  Laptops were taken in two of these burglaries at Forest Hall.  The police are interviewing people who were in Forest Saturday night in an effort to develop more information about these crimes.    If you have any information about any of these incidents or if you see anyone acting suspicious on campus, please call Public Safety.

Public Safety                      443.5911

Middlebury Police                388.3191

Safety and security tips:

Do not leave valuables unattended

Report suspicious activity or people and criminal activity immediately

Elizabeth B. Boudah

Director of Public Safety / Associate Dean of the College

Middlebury College

125 South Main Street

Middlebury, VT 05753

802.443.5201

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