Thief wants to cool down

A University of Arizona Police Department officer went to a UA storage unit on Valencia Road near Nogales Highway on Thursday in response to a burglary. The officer met with the property caretaker who said that between Sept. 4 and Thursday, someone cut the fence on the south side of the property and broke into the storage units. The caretaker did not know who could be responsible, but told the officer that the lot had been broken into before. Six air conditioning units valued at $3,000 to $5,000 each were stolen. Someone had also stolen copper tubing from the lot. A victim’s rights form was completed and Crime Prevention was alerted about the lot to prevent future crimes.

*Library license looter *

A UAPD officer met with a student who reported that his backpack had been stolen from the fourth floor of the UA Main Library at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The student said he had left his backpack on the floor around 5:17 p.m. and returned approximately five minutes later to find his backpack was gone. His backpack contained a laptop, car and apartment keys, a class clicker, textbooks, a debit card, CatCard and driver’s license. There are no suspects or witnesses at this time.

Lock, stock and two stolen wheels

A UAPD officer spoke with a student who reported that his bicycle had been stolen from the racks outside the Psychology building between 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. The student said he had locked his bike with a combination cable lock through the frame and front tire to the rack before he went to class. When he returned, the bike and lock were gone. The student did not have the serial number for the bike and it was not registered with Parking and Transportation Services. There are no suspects or witnesses at this time.

Laptops lifted from the Louise F. Marshall building

A UAPD officer responded to the Louise F. Marshall building on Wednesday after a report of stolen laptops. The officer met with an employee who said he had been in the process of putting unused equipment into UA surplus when he realized two laptops were missing. The Toshiba and Trogon laptops were last seen on Sept. 1 and the total estimated value for the laptops is $3,000. The employee said the room is open to the public and does not know anyone who would have stolen or borrowed the laptops. A victim’s rights form was mailed to the UA.