GU: Man Solicits Georgetown Student from Car
Suspicious person in Monday incident claimed to be a Georgetown University employee.
A man claiming to be a University employee solicited a Georgetown student walking in Burleith early Monday, according to a message from the Georgetown University Department of Public Safety. Get daily and breaking news alerts by signing up for our newsletter. Jay Gruber, the chief of Georgetown University Department of Public Safety, described the incident Monday in an email to the GU community: "A Georgetown student, walking near campus in Burleith, was solicited to get into the vehicle of a person claiming to be a Georgetown University employee. The person was not driving a Georgetown vehicle and did not have Georgetown University ID. He did, however, flash an ID claiming he was a university employee. The student refused the offer and…
RNM
2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Two words....Lock Door. After more than 20 years of living in the west side of Georgetown as both a student and a homeowner, it is unlocked doors that create easy targets of opportunity. I know that folks don't want to bother with carrying a key but if they would then the folks who check doors to see if they are open to run in and grab a computer, iPad, etc...wouldn't succeed. It is still a crime… more ›