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Issue date: 4/13/07 Section: Community
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Oxford Police Department returned a Miami University ID card and a Visa credit card to sophomore Anne Burke Friday, April 6.
Burke told police that she lost her purse at Brick Street Bar at the beginning of the fall semester Aug. 24, 2006.
According to the report, Burke tried to recover the purse, but she said Brick Street employees weren't helpful. The stolen purse was reportedly a small brown Coach purse that was left unattended on the floor of the bar. There were no arrests made.
Senior's car sees damage during Easter weekend
Miami University senior Amber Bryant returned from an Easter weekend at home to find her 2006 Toyota Rav4's front and back windows damaged.
Bryant contacted police about the damage on her car parked on South Poplar Street by her residence. The car had a shattered rear window and a cracked front windshield.
Officers reported that no rocks or objects were found nearby that could have caused the damage. There were no suspects when the report was filed. Oxford Police Department Lt. Daniel Umbstead said in a case like this, police could assume someone climbed on the car and stomped on the roof over the weekend.
Locals witness animal cruelty against canine
College Corner Pike residents reported a case of animal cruelty to OPD Friday afternoon at the nearby trailer park.
Witnesses told police that they saw a man in his late 20s or early 30s dragging a yelping dog by its choke collar at about 5 p.m. Reports state the man then picked up and threw the dog into the trunk of a damaged green or teal car. OPD officers could not locate the vehicle, despite witnesses providing a license number.
Student employee claims summer '06 check fraud
Miami University Police received a complaint from Roudebush Hall Monday morning regarding a missing check of a student employee. The report does not mention the student by name except that she was female.
The student told Roudebush staff that she did not receive or cash her summer 2006 check of $254.40. Miami University Payroll told police that the check was picked up from the office and cashed Oct. 13, 2006 at Somerville National Bank on College Corner Pike Road. MUPD did not report an arrest for the case of check fraud.
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