US Postage PAIC Bronx, New York Permit No. 7608 Non-Profit Org. Thursday Novtmbtr 18, 1982 Volumt64 FORPHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK Numbtr 27 Intruder Martyrs' Burglarized Nabbed Six Times This Month by Anne Murphy electric razor were missing. Cervolo maintain- by Walter Buble Six burglaries have taken place in Martyrs' ed that the burglar gained access to the suite An intruder in Martyrs' Court last Wednes- Court since the beginning of November less through the bathroom window. "The lock day night, November 10, attempted to steal hi- than three weeks ago. doesn't work," he said. "We requested one and fi equipment in the latest in a string of break-ins E-l, a ground level suite, lost one B&W por- it hasn't come." The Tuesday robbery in F-2 since the semester began. A man who is believ- table TV, two clock radios, one watch, and a marked their second of the semester. ed to be the intruder was nabbed November 12 typewriter in two separate incidents on consec- Ed Richards, FC '86, said that $65 was in the Administration Building; utive days. According to Paul Heine, CBA '86, whisked from his room in G-2 on Wednesday The would-be burglar, posing as a cleaning the first burglary occurred around 6 p m .Tues- afternoon, Nov. 3. Richards stated that both servant, entered room 45 in D house at around day, November 9. The thief apparently gained his bedroom and suite room doors were broken 7:45 p m and tried to remove the stereo before entrance to the suite through its front door. at the time of the theft. "The suite door hasn't being confronted and chased out by the student Heine said the suite door lock had been broken been repaired yet," he noted. resident. for over one month and that he'd requested re- Mike Scott, CBA '85, reported that hockey The student, Resident Assistant Jim Mancu- pairs," but there was no response." ' equipment, a Sony walkman, and a gold watch so, was on duty at the time and had left his E-l was robbed again next day. Joe Etoll, • were stolen from B-l during the same week as doors partially open in order to be easily avail- CBA '86 estimated that the theft occurred the G-2 incident. Scott stated that the suite door able to anyone who needed him. The intruder, around 23 p m. As with the first incident, there lock had never functioned. "Matt Dinnan described as a 20-year-old, black male with light were apparently no witnesses. Etoll stated that (Martyrs' Court Resident Director) told us complexion and short afro, and carrying a large "housing replaced the broken lock around 4 "You'll have to make it without the lock!" wooden cane, entered through the open door p.m., two hours after the break-in.'' he said. "Five days after the robbery, the and began to dismantle the stereo. F-2, another first-floor suite, was also ran- lock was finally replaced." Mancuso, who was studying in the second sacked on Tuesday, shortly after 6 pm. Chris An attempted robbery took place last Friday room of his apartment, said he heard rustling Cervolo, FC '85, said that a hairdryer and an in Resident Assistant Jim Mancuso's D-house sounds but thought it was his girlfriend. He suite (see accompanying story). called out to her, only to have the man walk into In response to residents' complaints about the room where he was studying. security, Dinnan attributed the long delays in The intruder, who was wearing a black IBI Guards Apprehend Two repairing the faulty locks to budgetary shorta- leather jacket, designer blue-jeans and red ges. "Almost half the doors in Martyrs' Court sneakers, said he was part of a "new cleaning byBoBowne V Security followed opid met up with the suspect have something wrorf§hvith them. However, service" and asked if Mancuso had anything to In separate incidents IBI guards last week in the Administration Building. When asked initially, housing did not have the funds for re- throw out. Mancuso replied that he did not thwarted an attempted car theft on 191st St. what he was doing in the building, the suspect placement and repairs," he said. "Now that an have anything to throw out and thatthe man and captured a man who allegedly had tried to claimed to be looking for a job. A witness to the additional budget request has been approved, should leave. The intruder, brandishing his rob a suite room in Martyrs' Court days earlier. attempted theft at Martyrs' Court identified we hope to start installing close to 30 new doors cane, responded that it would be unwise to According to officers from the 48th Precinct the man as the culprit in the theft. • this week." bother him further and quickly left. Miguel Figueroa, 35, was arrested in connec- Two days earlier the same person, Security Director Thomas Courtney admitt- Mancuso then phoned IBI immediately and tion with the 191st St. incident and charged with posing as a cleaning man,was caught trying to ed to having little description upon which to property. Basclio Ramos, 31, the alleged petty larsony and criminal possession of stolen steal a stereo from the D-house Resident base an investigation into the recent Martyrs' Martyrs' Court burglar, was charged with at- property. Basclio Ramos, the alleged Martyrs' Assistant's room. Court burglaries. He also claimed that he was tempted larceny and burglary, Court burglar, was charged with attempted lar- According to Courtney, the two men did not aware of holes in the fence that extend along the personnel pursued the intruder out through the ceny and burglary. fit the descriptions given of the men believed re- western border of the campus, separating Uni- Third Avenue gate. They searched around On November 12, at 10:15 am an IBI guard sponsible for a number of recent muggings on versity grounds from Conrail Lines. He said, Webster Avenue and in the Sears store but did positioned at the Bathgate entrance noticed a campus. however, that repairs were not the University's not find him. suspicious person meandering back and forth "Every once in a while this happens," said jurisdiction. "It's the railroad's fence," he re- Police Officers Walsh and Manfred from the on 191st St. Security Director Thomas Cour- Sergeant Angelo Torco of the 48th Precinct 's marked. At the same time, Courtney conjec- 48th Precinct responded to investigate. tney assigned two plain clothes security guards anti-crime unit concerning recent muggings and tured that the thief or thieves were "near neigh- bors." Mancuso and the guard at the Third Avenue to observe the individual's actions. The suspect theft on campus. gate who saw the intruder were brought down then proceeded to open the hood of a student's Torco defined the current crime wave on Courtney said that a guard is no longer sta- to the 48th Precinct to look at mug shots. They automobile and remove the battery. Following campus as a "pattern which is committed by tioned at the post situated between F-house and picked out four or five possible suspects. the theft both security guards apprehended the opportunists." Once "MOs" are obtained and the Conrail tracks. "It would be an expensive This attempted burglary represents the most suspect. pressure is applied, the pattern ceases, he said. proposition," he said. recent in the more than 10 break-ins that have The second arrest took place at 1 p m. An in- Torco said pat terns exist, in most cases, when Currently one guard patrols the area between occurred in Martyrs' Court alone since Sep- dividual fitting the same description as the per- muggers or burglars react and appear similar in ^Martyrs' Court, Duane Library, and the Ad- tember, according to Asst. Director of Resi- son who commited a theft two days earlier in each crime. These similarities are tabulated and ministration Building by foot from 10pm to 6 continued on page 10 dential Life for Education Maryellen Grable. Martyrs' Court was seen entering the campus. a m, Sago To Offer 19 Meals-Per V/eek Plan In January by Bo Bownc remaining $525 for its overhead, leaving the ball game between students and Saga. Saga will offer a choice between a $630 cash remaining $262.50 with prices reduced by one Prior to finalization of the new meal plans, value food plan and a 19'-meals-per-week plan half. USG's proposals were the reduction of cash next semester. For the 19-meals-per-week plan The guaranteed 19-meals-peY-week plan will value plan overhead from $115 to $105, con- Vo go into effect, Saga needs at least 300 studen- also cost $630. If a meal is missed, it can not be tinuation of 8 to 11 pin snack time in the ts to select it. made up. Dining hours for this plan will be: cafeteria, 7 to 10a.m. breakfast and 11 a.m. to The cash value plan will deduct $ 105 to go to Monday through Friday: Breakfast 7:45-9:45 2 p.m. lunch. McKinley said he also wanted to the University for upkeep of equipment and am, lunch 11.00am-l:30 pm and dinner 4:45- also givestudents on the meal plan the option of facilities, and then Saga will take half of the 7:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday brunch ll-l pm trading a missed breakfast for a snack time, but and dinner 4:45-7:00 pm.