2008 Woodie Awards
MU issues 8th crime alert after 2 suspects force entry into home
Caroline Briggs
Issue date: 4/24/07 Section: Front Page
Calpin intends to put out a $300 reward for information leading to the arrests of the individuals.
"Whenever there is a knock on the door now, my guard goes up," Calpin said. "I shouldn't have to feel like that in sweet, little Oxford, Ohio. They treated me like there weren't going to be consequences for their actions."
Nothing was reportedly missing from the apartment.
Calpin described the assaulting males as white, average build, wearing jeans and possibly Abercrombie shirts. One of the males was wearing a black mask. The other was clean-shaven, tanned face, short, with styled, dirty blonde hair and "buck teeth."
Oxford Police Department (OPD) is investigating the incident. They said that if found, the two unknown males will be charged with burglary, according to police.
OPD sergeant Jim Squance remains hopeful of possible leads appearing in the next few days because the two assaulters are apparently known to the roommate they were looking for.
"Our investigators are taking it seriously," Squance said. "Further interviews will paint a better picture of what happened that night. We will see if this crime alert stirs up any new information. It looks like they knew the roommate and that he was targeted for some reason."
Squance explained that OPD would be speaking with other residents in the same apartment building to see if anyone witnessed either suspect or the vehicle in which they left.
Sophomore Lauren Roberts lives next to the apartment that the incident occurred at Hawks Landing; however, she does not feel personally threatened by its proximity.
"It was pretty shocking and scary to find out (about the assault)," Roberts said. "But, overall, this is a safe complex and I doubt that it will happen again."
"Whenever there is a knock on the door now, my guard goes up," Calpin said. "I shouldn't have to feel like that in sweet, little Oxford, Ohio. They treated me like there weren't going to be consequences for their actions."
Nothing was reportedly missing from the apartment.
Calpin described the assaulting males as white, average build, wearing jeans and possibly Abercrombie shirts. One of the males was wearing a black mask. The other was clean-shaven, tanned face, short, with styled, dirty blonde hair and "buck teeth."
Oxford Police Department (OPD) is investigating the incident. They said that if found, the two unknown males will be charged with burglary, according to police.
OPD sergeant Jim Squance remains hopeful of possible leads appearing in the next few days because the two assaulters are apparently known to the roommate they were looking for.
"Our investigators are taking it seriously," Squance said. "Further interviews will paint a better picture of what happened that night. We will see if this crime alert stirs up any new information. It looks like they knew the roommate and that he was targeted for some reason."
Squance explained that OPD would be speaking with other residents in the same apartment building to see if anyone witnessed either suspect or the vehicle in which they left.
Sophomore Lauren Roberts lives next to the apartment that the incident occurred at Hawks Landing; however, she does not feel personally threatened by its proximity.
"It was pretty shocking and scary to find out (about the assault)," Roberts said. "But, overall, this is a safe complex and I doubt that it will happen again."
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