Items were stolen from a student’s room in Christ Church accommodation on Monday evening.
A suspicious looking man was caught on CCTV footage walking around trying to open doors at the Blue Boar and Peck student accommodation at around 8pm on Monday.
He was reported by two junior members of the college. One of the students told Cherwell, “We saw him trying to force entry into the main doors of the first year buildings, even checking the laundry room. Two of us immediately went to inform the porters, and we trawled through the CCTV until we found him.”
The intruder was able to get into one student’s room and steal a laptop and an iPad. The student, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed that the intruder had broken in and stated that he discovered that the items were missing, “later that evening on returning to my room.”
The police have since taken someone into custody in connection with the burglary, however, the stolen items have not yet been recovered.
Christ Church Dean, the Very Rev. Christopher Lewis, commented that, “I am sorry to hear that such valuable items were stolen. It is very good to know that a suspect has been apprehended. However, students shouldn’t prop staircase doors open, or leave their rooms unlocked when they are out. We’ve got to be very careful about security within the college. We have good CCTV but people are coming and going through the entrance all the time so we need to be vigilant and that applies to everybody.”
