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There are two possible hypotheses for the breakin. 'Ihe thieves could have been either SU employees or their close friends. In this case, the thieves would have de- tailed knowledge of the Barn. This explains why the crooks did not go after Mickey Plaoe's safe and how they knew the safe was in the cooler. Brown estimates that less than 5% of the student body knew of the safe's location (some of the Campus Police did not even know). A very inside job indeed. However, this is not a probable but cer— tainly a possible hypothesis.

Brown was talking to pc— lice chief Ready Tuesday morning. Apparently the thieves left no fingerprints (they probably wore gloves) . There were a total of three

break and enters that evening.

The police suspect that the same people were responsible for breaking into Pickards

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and the Occupational Centre where money from the vending machines was taken. Officer Mike Quinn is presently as- signed to the case. Thus we came to the second hypothesis, which is the one the police believe: it was an outside job.

Brown believes that thieves broke into the Barn seeking vending machine money. They then noticed the bar and broke in. They came upon the barred cooler door and broke in seeking liquor. They pushed the beer rack out of the way (full of beer) and went in after cases and quarts. Little did theysus— pect that they would hit the veritable "jackpot". This hypothesis is the more probable of the two, but the participation of students must not be ruled out.

But why were the culprits not apprehended in the act? The SU contracted Clyde Bell to place two dobermans in

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the Barn every weekend.

But this past weekend there were no dogs in because he thought there was a. meeting there Saturdya night. He claimed that he overheard student union members talk- ing about a meeting, but no

mention was made of Saturday.

He never asked anyone whether or not there was a meeting. ‘

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communication, Clyde broke the contract and did not bring the dogs in. Also Clyde said that when he came in on Saturday morn- ing, he found the east ‘_ door ajar. He was angered by this and decided not to bring in the dogs if the SU could not keep the doors locked. This was bad judgement on Clyde's part and it was not his place to make such deci- \ sions.

On the other side of the communication aspect is Neil MacKenzie. As

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Bell's boss he is respon— sible for laying down all of Clyde's duties. He is also responsible for pro— viding a scheduleof all events and meetings in the Barn, so that Clyde will know when’to put in the ' dogs. Neil has been totally inactive in this responsi— bility andwouId be wise to pick up his end. A

On the night of the crime Security only made one check on the area surround-- mgtheBarnfiat3a.m. Not only did they only check once ,Mbut they only checked the piggery. Security is \ supposed to make hourly -, rounds on campus. Why did they not check the Barn, for if they ‘had even walked by the place, they should have heard all the thrashing and banging. A.J. MaeLeod, direc—' tor of Security, contends that the officers shy away from the Barn because (if the g ‘ dogs. The SU estimates that the thieves were in the Barn for over an hour. If Security had just lived up to their obligation to protect the premises, the thieves would have been caught. It is the place of a security force to fight crime before the fact, and the place of the city police to fightcrime after the fact. SeCurity has tightened up on campus, and they would be wise to make hourly patrols. The SU' building has become a prime target fer vandalism and theft, “and it does not help when the two safety precautions, the dogs and the security patrols, fail.~ There are grave problems in the scheduling and location of patrols, and in organisa- tion and communication with— in the Barn. These discrep- ancies must be corrected in order to have any degree. of security in this, university.

The police are investiga- 1

apprehension of the culprits. The damages and losses are

five hundred dollars of student, money, and only the cost of the broken doors plus partial compensation for the safe can be recouped. Let us hope for a Speedy arrest and a swift convic- tion. It would also be nice

The SU is offering a $200 reward for-any information 1 leading to the apprehension of the thieves. Any infor— mation Will be held in strictest confidence.