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Local Murders Prompts Security Concerns
Erica Green
Issue date: 3/9/05 Section: News
Though Goucher has always been considered a safe campus despite its location right next to the crime-stricken city of Baltimore, students in the past year, have had much to be on edge about.
In addition to the robbery at the Dulaney Valley Apartments last fall, this spring two student's were murdered at Johns Hopkins University, and most recently, a local school teacher was murdered in the parking garage at the Towson Town Center, a popular hangout for Goucher students.
Veto Mentzell, Director of Campus Security and Safety, is taking notice of the concern within the Goucher Community.
While Mentzell admits that there are not necessarily any heightened security measures taking place on campus in leiu of these events, he assures that the Office and Safety and Security is in the process of making minor changes to address possible concerns.
The most recent actions include requesting a supplemental budget for new hirings in hopes that there will be a steady rotation of security officers, and working on getting cameras for parking lots.
To put students at ease, Mentzell informed that the most recent crimes on campus are nothing more than student-on-student petty crimes such as theft incidents, and the most serious offenses are usually ones of vandalism.
Campus crime listings are available weekly and monthly in the Safety and Security Public Folders for students who are interested.
Mentzell also assures that standard safety measures are being exercised, with full conciousness of crime incidents taking place in the area.
Security officers are continuing to making very thorough rounds of the campus, patrolling the front gate, and continuing their close relationships with the security offices in the surrounding areas, including Johns Hopkins University and the Towson Town Center.
"All of these measures have proved most effective in a number of incidents, and I have no doubt they will in the future," said Mentzell.
In addition to the robbery at the Dulaney Valley Apartments last fall, this spring two student's were murdered at Johns Hopkins University, and most recently, a local school teacher was murdered in the parking garage at the Towson Town Center, a popular hangout for Goucher students.
Veto Mentzell, Director of Campus Security and Safety, is taking notice of the concern within the Goucher Community.
While Mentzell admits that there are not necessarily any heightened security measures taking place on campus in leiu of these events, he assures that the Office and Safety and Security is in the process of making minor changes to address possible concerns.
The most recent actions include requesting a supplemental budget for new hirings in hopes that there will be a steady rotation of security officers, and working on getting cameras for parking lots.
To put students at ease, Mentzell informed that the most recent crimes on campus are nothing more than student-on-student petty crimes such as theft incidents, and the most serious offenses are usually ones of vandalism.
Campus crime listings are available weekly and monthly in the Safety and Security Public Folders for students who are interested.
Mentzell also assures that standard safety measures are being exercised, with full conciousness of crime incidents taking place in the area.
Security officers are continuing to making very thorough rounds of the campus, patrolling the front gate, and continuing their close relationships with the security offices in the surrounding areas, including Johns Hopkins University and the Towson Town Center.
"All of these measures have proved most effective in a number of incidents, and I have no doubt they will in the future," said Mentzell.
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