Security Alert

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.