Theft of Cell Phone (Off-Campus)
Where:
100 Block of N. Wolfe Street
When:
October 24, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Summary:
A staff member reported that she was walking southbound in the 100 block N.
Wolfe Street listening to her iPhone through headphones when a teenager walking
northbound on Wolfe Street grabbed her phone out of her hand and began running.
The victim chased the suspect north on Wolfe Street and discontinued the
chase as the suspect ran into the 1800 block of Lamley Street. The victim
reported the incident to hospital security, and an immediate area canvass for
the suspect was conducted by security officers and Baltimore City Police.
The suspect was not located. The victim was not injured, and the phone
was the only item taken in this incident.
Wanted:
The suspect is described as an African-American teenage male, 16-18 years old,
wearing a red baseball hat and blue jeans.
This incident is being actively investigated by the
Baltimore Police Department. If you witnessed the incident or have any
information, please contact the Baltimore Police Department Southeastern
District at 410-396-2422, or Corporate Security’s Investigations Unit at
410-955-9140 (refer to Incident Report Number 122J11275).
All faculty, staff and students
are asked to keep their cell phones secure as they move about the city; victims
are being targeted as they talk and text on the phones, not paying attention to
their surroundings.
Should you find yourself the
victim of a robbery, always remember to stay calm, listen and observe intently,
do not resist, give up your property and report the crime as soon as
possible. Please Do Not chase a suspect as this increases your
potential for serious injury.
For more crime prevention tips, please visit Corporate
Security’s internal
website and reference Security Information Bulletin “Electronic Thefts
On The Rise” dated September 28, 2012.
This Security Alert can also be accessed by Johns Hopkins
employees with JHM Intranet access on Corporate Security’s internal
website.
