Thieves made off with two students’ credit cards and a
mobile phone from Jesus College, despite being questioned by
porters after arousing suspicions that they might not be members
of the college. The incident occurred at around 1pm on Monday of first week
when two intruders stole the items from the college library after
attempting to pass themselves off as students. The casually
dressed young men were spotted in the lower level of the library
by Jesus student, Ben Bell. He told Cherwell that the men were “taking random books
from the shelves in an effort to pretend they were
students”. The porters were alerted but the two men were
released before students realised that anything was missing. A student, who wishes to remain unnamed, had his credit card
stolen, and said he “wouldn’t have noticed for
hours” but for the fact that his mobile phone was also
taken. The men then attempted to spend £500 on another
student’s stolen credit card, buying camera equipment in
Jessops. The shop phoned the girl to check whether she intended
to spend such a large amount. A statement regarding the theft has been made to the police,
but the two men have not yet been apprehended. It is not yet
clear how the perpetrators gained entry to the College. A Jesus College porter said “in this case it is the
students’ fault, as the intruders couldn’t have entered
without someone letting them in through the Ship Street
gate.” Patrick Wilson, a first year student at Jesus
studying Languages commented, “You can’t know everyone
in College. When you see someone coming in through the side gate
you hold the door open for them.” Students received a cursory email from the JCR President
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Robbers elude Jesus
