TRAPPED DN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014
From July 2013 to early April
41 CASES
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of people being trapped in an elevator on campus
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13 CASES
25 PERCENT
happened in LaFollette Complex’s 17 elevators
of 108 campus elevators responsible for malfunctions
Elevator mechanic working with university says breakdowns are ‘expected’
Police say thefts top parking lot crimes
Reports of stealing from cars lead to plan to update campus security RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu
Police officials say the 25 parking lot thefts in 2012 is not “staggering,” but the university is undertaking a continued effort to revamp security cameras campus-wide. In 2012, there were 60 incidents, CRIME STATISTICS including 25 thefts, In 2012 according to the most recent University Police De- on campus partment records. In 2011, 29 incidents occurred in with police involvement parking lots — 18 of those incidents were theft. One in parking lots rape was reported. According to the In 2011 FBI’s most recent crime statistics for on-campus crime on campus at Ball State, there were 37 burglaries in 2012 and 72 with police involvement burglaries in 2011. “I’ve been here 34 years, and theft in parking lots leads the category every year,” Gene Burton, UPD chief in parking lots of police, said. “That’s the No. 1 crime we deal with.” The Student Government Association recently passed an initiative to encourage the university toward security cameras in all parking areas, but Burton said such efforts have been underway. “The university has been working for over a year to get a comprehensive plan in place to upgrade cameras not only in parking lots, but all over campus,” he said. For the 2013-2014 school year, Ball State issued 16,698 parking permits, said Parking Services office manager Nancy Wray. This means chances of a theft happening to an individual range from around one theft per 668 people in 2012 to one theft per 928 people in 2011, based on the estimated number of parking passes issued. While the numbers are not out of the ordinary, Burton said Ball State’s designation as a suburban campus leads See PARKING, page 3 to more incidents.
37 burglaries 60 incidents 25 thefts
72 burglaries 29 incidents 18 thefts
1 reported rape
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ELEVATOR ENTRAPMENTS ON CAMPUS
ince July 2013, there have been 41 cases of people being trapped in an elevator on campus. All of these cases were in 25 percent of the 108 elevators on campus, said Jim Lowe, director of engineering and construction operations. He said elevators often stop service before a major mechanical failure. The university could not provide numbers for the amount of elevator breakdowns that do not include entrapment. Joe Snyder, a mechanic at Murphy Elevator, said the elevators don’t break down more than he expected for a campus of about 18,000 students. “[They break down] probably not anymore than they should for what they get used,” Snyder said. “They get used 24-7.” See ELEVATORS, page 3
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From July 2013 until early April, Ball State has seen 41 cases of people being trapped in on-campus elevators. Here’s a breakdown of locations.
SOURCE: Jim Lowe, Director of Engineering, Construction and Operations at Facilities Planning and Management DN GRAPHIC STEPHANIE REDDING AND KAITLIN LANGE DN PHOTO ILLUSTRATION JONATHAN MIKSANEK
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