TCU PD flyers to notify students susceptible to theft
By Anthony Kirchner
Staff Reporter

Students who leave valuables such as compact discs, cell phones and backpacks in their vehicles may find a flyer on their windshield from the TCU Police this semester, Officer Pam Christian with Crime Prevention at TCU, said.

Vehicle theft is something that TCU Police are trying to combat against by starting a new prevention program this semester to educate students about the danger of leaving valuables in their vehicles, Christian said.

The flyer program was created because of the high number of vehicle breaks in the TCU area, Christian said. The department did not have specific numbers regarding the number of break-ins last year. “TCU Police will place flyers on vehicles that have valuables located in plain view as a crime prevention tool that will hopefully cut down some of our property loss at TCU,” Christian said.

If a TCU officer sees something obvious that might encourage someone to break into a vehicle, the officer will leave a flyer on the windshield.

Devon Glick, a senior advertising/public relations major, had her vehicle broken into last summer at TCU. She had a backpack, textbooks and a CD Walkman stolen from the back seat of her vehicle.

Glick said she thinks the new flyer program is a good idea.

“I never thought about this until it was too late,” Glick said. “Now I always check to make sure everything of value is hidden when I park my car.”

Christian said she hopes these flyers will let students know that it’s not good to leave valuables in their vehicles.

“We want to keep students from loosing property in the future,” Christian said.

The TCU Police officers said removing all valuables, rolling up windows and locking vehicle doors will greatly reduce the chances of students becoming a statistic and will assist police in preventing vehicle theft.

Anthony Kirchner
a.l.kirchner@student.tcu.edu

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