JMU CASE 2007-007816

TIMELY NOTIFICATION BULLETIN
Possible Threat to the Community
"Your Right to Know"
September 10, 2007

OFFENSE: Burglary (Unlawful entry into a dorm room to commit a larceny)

LOCATION:  James Madison University’s Garber Hall, 201 Ikenberry Service Drive

TIME:   Early morning hours of Sept 7, 2007.

SUSPECT:   None  (At the time of report – Ongoing Investigation)

In compliance with the "Timely Notice" provisions of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998 the University Police are giving notice of a suspected burglary in a dorm room located in the Village Area of campus.

The University Police were notified on Sept 7, 2007 at approximately 9:46 AM, by a student complainant that his roommates had observed someone in their dorm room going through their belongings during the early morning hours of Sept 7, 2007. When the roommate stirred in bed the subject left the room and the roommate went back to sleep. Complainant did not realize anything was missing until later in the morning after being told by the awakened roommate of the early morning intruder. Missing items include a JAC card and an IPOD.

Members of the University community are urged to be vigilant and report any unusual circumstances and/or suspicious activities/persons.  Until this investigation has been concluded it can be assumed that conditions continue to exist that may pose a threat to members and guests of the community.  It is the duty of the institution to warn of possible "dangerous conditions" on its property; an "affirmative duty" exists to warn of possible peril at the hands of some third party.

If you have any information that might be helpful in this investigation, contact the University Police by telephone at (540)568-6911; in person at Anthony Seeger Hall, West Grace and South Main; by e-mail publicsafety@jmu.edu, or, if you wish, anonymously through “Silent Witness,” at: http://www.jmu.edu/pubsafety/SilentWitness.shtml. 

Thank you.