{"id":130672,"date":"2023-06-21T12:29:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/parking\/?p=130672"},"modified":"2023-07-07T07:06:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T11:06:03","slug":"university-actively-addressing-vehicle-vandalism-and-thefts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/parking\/university-actively-addressing-vehicle-vandalism-and-thefts\/","title":{"rendered":"University Actively Addressing Vehicle Vandalism and Thefts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The plan includes significant increases to the surveillance of surface lots and garages.<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0University of Rochester<\/a>\u00a0is embarking upon a multi-point plan to address and deter the vehicle vandalism, break-ins, and thefts that have risen sharply in recent months in parking lots and garages across the University campuses.<\/p>\n

Additionally,\u00a0officials are asking everyone who parks on campus for any amount of time to remove personal belongings and valuables from their vehicles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGratefully, we are able to join together with local law enforcement partners to target our collective resources to make our community safer,\u201d said Gerald Pickering, Interim Chief,\u00a0Department of Public Safety<\/a>. \u201cWe are fed up with this activity and feel horrible for the members of our University community\u2014students, faculty, staff, as well as guests visiting our campuses\u2014who have dealt with their car being vandalized, broken into, or even stolen, especially those discovering this situation after a long shift or workday.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the first six months of 2023, there have been more than 200 reported University parking lot theft\/vandalism incidents; last year in total there were 81.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith more than 15,000 University parking spaces in lots and garages, the\u00a0Department of Transportation and Parking Management<\/a>\u00a0wants everyone to feel safe and secure when parking here,\u201d said Mike Chihoski, senior associate vice president,\u00a0University Facilities and Services<\/a>. \u201cWe know this is a community-wide problem right now and we appreciate that local leaders are full-on addressing these crimes, but we need to also respond by putting additional measures in place to help protect people\u2019s property.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the details of the University\u2019s plan to address these crimes will not be made publicly available, it does include significant increases to the surveillance of surface lots and garages, and the installation of physical barriers to limit unauthorized access to several lots.<\/p>\n

How to protect yourself against \u201csmash and grabs\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The departments of Public Safety and of Transportation and Parking Management are asking everyone to take care to remove from their vehicles valuable items or anything that may appear appealing to thieves. Many of the recent thefts are referred to as \u201csmash and grabs.\u201d Valuables left in plain view in the vehicle motivate criminals to quickly break a window and grab them.<\/p>\n

Always take your valuables with you. When possible, keep the inside of your car empty.<\/p>\n

If you see any suspicious vehicles loitering around campus parking lots or garages, call or text DPS at (585) 275-3333.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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