Police seek suspect in recent locker thefts

UW Police Services are looking for a man in connection with a string of recent thefts that occurred in the PAC and CIF last weekend. Police Services have issued a statement on their website including a picture of the suspect.

Staff Sgt. Dale Roe of UW Police Services described the suspect as, “male, white, 5 ft. 11 in. tall, 180 pounds,  [with] short brown hair.” Security footage shows him “wearing a green baseball cap, striped blue/white/gray coat, jeans, gray shoes with a white stripe around the sole, carrying a UWaterloo frosh bag, and an UW key lanyard.”

There have been five locker thefts in total: one from CIF and four from PAC.

Roe said, “At this time we have reason to believe they are linked.” The stolen backpacks contained valuables such as a laptop, a tablet, a wallet, and cash.

In a statement on their website, Police Services urged anyone with information to call Campus Police at extension 22222 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.