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The Red and Black / Finals • Monday, June 11, 1990 • 5
Crime rate expected to drop
during the summer quarter
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New: Cycling
campus cop
By MICHAEL W. McLEOD
Staff Writer
Despite the fact that summer
will bring a drop in crime rates, it
will also bring a new twist to
campus law enforcement: cycling
campus cops.
As soon as the ordered mountain
bicycles come in, the new Univer
sity police patrol will be ready to
roll, said University police Chief
Chuck Horton. Similar to a foot pa
trol, two to four officers will put
their wheels on the street.
Horton said he likes the idea of a
highly visible police force and
thinks a bike patrol suits the Uni
versity’s campus.
“With a bike, officers can get into
the nooks and crannies you can’t
with a car...this helps keep the bad
guys on edge,” Horton said.
“We have some officers that love
to bike off the job and by letting
them ride on the job — you couldn’t
give them anything better.”
Summer crime rates will fall
both on campus and in the Athens
community, according to local law
officials.
“Most crimes on campus are
crimes of opportunity, and when
the students leave, the opportunity
leaves,” said University police Sgt.
Richard Good son.
Maj. Joseph Lumpkin, com
mander of field operations for
Athens police, agreed.
“In May of 1988, we had 62 resi
dential burglaries. In June 1988
that dropped to 38. That would be
the type of norm we see during the
summer months,” he said.
“Demographically, the Univer
sity changes from a younger to an
older, more mature age,” he said.
“We don’t get a lot of the loud par
ties or alcohol-related offenses.”
University police Chief Chuck
Horton said although the amount
of burglaries on campus decrease,
one group is particularly targeted
over the summer for thefts.
‘The fraternity houses get
popped pretty bad over the
summer," he said.
Ron Binder, adviser to fraterni
ties, said, “Yeah, they do, its quite
bad.”
At the end of every quarter the
Greek Life office sends a memo to
every chapter reminding them to
secure all houses during school
breaks by locking the houses, the
individual rooms, and clearing
valuables, he said.
Lumpkin said, “Last year we
saw an increase in youth-related
violence. It started around last
April when the major shift oc-
Horton said he likes the
idea of a highly visible
police force
curred and continued to be above
the norm through July, when it
leveled off.”
Horton said Athens youths don’t
often come on campus.
“We used to get some of those,
but it’s not as bad as it used to be,”
he said. “We get the skateboarders
and the bikers on the sidewalks,
but that’s about it.”
Horton also said that he remem
bers two cases of students being as
saulted near the University by
youths last summer.
Lumpkin said so far this year
youths aren’t causing as many
problems as they did last year.
The Residence Hall Association is proud to
recognize the following outstanding award recipients:
RHA Service Award - Meaghan Brune for her outstanding contributions to RHA
RHA Representative of the Year - Tammy Griffin
RHA President's Award - Dinesh Patel
Dr. Daniel A. Hallenbeck Student Leadership Award Djuana Austin
Dr. William R. Mendenhall Advisor's Award - Maureen Finneran
1989-90 Blood Drive Recognition - Russell Community
NRHH RA/MA of the Year: Colonial Area - Judi Bence, Georgian Area - Chris Gunter
The Executive Choice Award - Brumby Community
Program of the Year - Hill Community Benefit Bash
1989-90 Hall of the Year Myers Hall
1989-90 Colony of the Year Newport Colony
Special Acknowledgements To: Melba Kellar, Linda Murray, and Janet Sikes
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