Although police have obtained three warrants for the man they suspect was involved in six break-ins at University buildings Oct. 26, officials said yesterday that they have not been able to locate the suspect.
The warrants, obtained Oct. 28, include two felony charges of breaking and entering and another for the possession of burglary tools.
University Police, who would not release the man's name, said they were initially led to the suspect when Books Arts Press Prof. Terry Belanger reported encountering a suspicious person in his first floor Alderman Library office Oct. 27 at about 7:15 p.m.
Police investigated the scene after Belanger discovered that one of his closets nearly had been broken into.
Belanger described the perpetrator as a black male in his mid-20s who was wearing work clothes at the time of their encounter.
Later, police reported that Clark Hall, Cobb Hall, Levering Hall, Memorial Gymnasium and New Cabell Hall also had been broken into or vandalized the same night. An estimated $350 worth of property was reported stolen, and about $325 worth of property damage was sustained.
Police have been unable to serve the warrants because they cannot find the suspect, University Police Sgt. Mike Gibson said.
"He does not have a firm address for us to locate him at," Gibson said.
University Police Sgt. Melissa Fielding said the alleged burglar's name and description have been filed with the National Crime Information Center, allowing any officer in the country who might question or investigate the suspect to be alerted about his outstanding warrants.
"If an officer pulls [the suspect] over and enters his name in the server then there will be a hit and we'll have him," Fielding said.
She said University Police have been on the lookout for the suspect since first attempting to serve the warrant and that "several officers and an investigator are on the case."
Police said they do not know when they will be able to serve the warrants.
"As soon as we get him, we get him," Fielding said. "It could be hours or days or weeks -- Hopefully, someone will come forward and know this guy and know where he is real soon"
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