On Oct. 7, Sgt. Geralds and the R/O (Reporting Officer) responded to Courtyard at Winthrop in reference to a victim, who wished to speak to an officer. The victim stated that she had parked her car around 3 p.m. on Oct 6. She said when she arrived at her vehicle on Oct. 7 at approximately 10 a.m., she started her vehicle and observed that her fuel tank was indicating low and she also observed gas on the ground under her car. The victim said that she had to have the vehicle towed to Firestone in Fort Mill for repairs.
The victim was advised by Firestone that someone had punctured her fuel tank to siphon out fuel from her vehicle. The R/O did observe that there was fuel on the ground where the victim’s car was parked. The vehicle is currently still at Firestone for repairs. The R/O completed and issued a Victims Notification Form to the Victim.
On Oct. 11, the R/O met with the victim in reference to a larceny that occurred in Johnson Hall. The victim stated that between 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., while she was in dance class, $271 was taken from her wallet, which was located in one of the cubbies in the hallway outside of the classroom.
The victim stated that she did not notice the money was missing until later in the day and that she searched every place she had been throughout the day in an attempt to locate the money. She said the only time she did not have her wallet was during dance class, as students are not allowed to bring items into the room. Items are usually left in cubbies in the hallway, which are exposed and accessible to everyone who passes by, with no way to secure items, she said.
The victim said she did not suspect any person in particular. She said she was the last person to leave the classroom and that the suspect may be a classmate or another student with classes in the building.
After gathering information, the R/O instructed the victim to complete both a Victim’s
Notification Form, and a Witness Statement. After this, the R/O once again spoke with the victim and advised her that WUPD would look into the case, but that finding the perpetrator was unlikely given the number of possible suspects.
