Police: Home break-ins rise during winter break
If you are heading home during winter break, beware. Thieves are mindful of student’s departures and will take advantage, police say.
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Police advise against fighting off muggers
When VCU student Erinn Budd was walking home from her closing shift at the Cary Street Gym last fall, a mugger asked for her phone. Budd chose not to oblige.
U-lock exchange offers students protection from bike larceny
About 100 students passing through the Compass Tuesday morning traded in malfunctioning and poor quality bike locks for new U-locks provided by the VCU Police and University Student Affairs.