TWO BICYCLES WERE stolen on campus in three minutes on Monday, Oct. 21.
In all, 14 bicycles were stolen on campus last week, with most thefts occurring at Sturm Hall and the Ritchie Center.
Of the bikes stolen, all but one bike were secured with improper locking devices or a cable lock, according to Campus Safety.
This string of thefts has prompted Campus Safety to take action to make better locking devices available to students.
Ty Mills, interim director of Campus Safety, said most students are not securing their bicycles with a proper lock. Mills said students should use U-locks instead of chains and secure them properly at bike racks.
To get more students to use U-locks, Campus Safety is teaming up with the DU Bookstore. The bookstore will order extra U-locks and give a 10 percent discount to students. The U-locks should arrive this week.
The locations where the thefts occurred were Sturm Hall (three), the Cable Center, the Ritchie Center (four each), Towers, the Physics building, Schwayder Art Building, Hilltop Apartments and Halls (two each). On Oct. 17, one bike was stolen. On Oct. 18, five bikes disappeared. On Oct. 20, two bikes were stolen. On Oct. 21, six bikes were stolen.
On Oct. 18, two bikes were stolen in 10 minutes, one from the Ritchie Center and one from the Cable Center. Three bikes were stolen from the Ritchie Center in less than one hour on Oct. 21. Two of the bikes were gone in a matter of three minutes, according to information supplied by Campus Safety.
On Oct. 22, Campus Safety hosted a Campus Safety Walk. Mills, two AUSA Senate representatives and other personal walked around campus to find security problems and have them fixed. The small group also checked each emergency phone to see if they were working properly.
Junior Senator Justine Brew raised concerns about lighting around Sorority Row. Only one light was found to be out in a parking lot behind a sorority house.
AUSA Vice President Will Ford also voiced concerns about a Safety Ride van driver being caught driving under the influence.
Corporal Robert Meeks, director of Safety Ride, said that drivers would never be allowed to drive intoxicated, and he would hold a staff meeting to address the issue.
