On Feb. 1, the Reporting Officer, R/O met with a complainant regarding a golf cart that had been missing since the prior Saturday. The complainant stated that an orange and white Club Car Precedent golf cart with the number two on the side was last seen around noon on Jan. 29.
The complainant stated that she was unsure who the last person to utilize the vehicle was but provided the R/O with a list of managers who possess the keys. The complainant was unable to produce a VIN—the car’s serial number—or any paperwork listing the specific golf cart. They determined that the vehicle was worth approximately $8,000 by comparing it to similar models listed online.
Upon leaving the scene, the R/O searched the Winthrop Campus and Coliseum area for the vehicle with no success. The R/O then searched through surveillance footage but was unable to locate anything pertaining to the vehicle.
On Feb. 4, the R/O responded to the Cherry Rd. parking lot to investigate a possible burglary of a vehicle that was seen on surveillance cameras in the area. The vehicle in question was unlocked and appeared to have been burglarized.
Communications contacted the vehicle’s owner in order to check it. The victim then met the R/O and examined the car for any missing or damaged items. The victim stated that nothing was missing, including the large amounts of cash located in her work apron in the front seat; however. many items had been moved, and compartments appeared to have been tampered with.
The R/O searched for other burglarized vehicles in the lot. Units located three additional vehicles, the owners of which were all contacted and met with to examine their vehicles. Each victim stated that nothing was taken, despite leaving cash and valuable items in plain view. After determining that no further vehicles had been burglarized in that parking area, all units cleared.
