Cellphone thefts on the rise

HTC EVO
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Multiple reports of stolen cellphones have been reported to the University Police in the recent weeks.

The two major thefts that have taken place was on on April 21, 2011, at Engineering Computer Science-UNK building. The owner of the phone left for a short amount of time and when they came back the phone was gone, according to the University Police media log.

The other major cellphone theft occured a day before the last one on April 20, 2011between 4-5 p.m. The staff member had an HTC EVO phone and left his or her cellphone in the parking office located in Parking Structure 1 when he or she went to assist a student. When the staff member returned, the cellphone was gone. The estimated loss is $400, according to The Daily 49er.