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Campus Crime Briefs: September 12, 2019

The weekly crime briefs are to give the students, faculty and staff at the University of New Mexico a quick look into the crimes reported on campus. They do not provide all perspectives of the incident. All of the information is retrieved through UNM police department incident reports. 

On-air stalking and harassment 

A criminal summons for stalking has been issued to the man that has been calling the UNM radio station, KUNM, to speak about his hatred of several groups on-air.

David Olsen called into the radio station on multiple occasions on Sunday, Sept. 1, despite being already banned from speaking on the airways due to the "harassing and hateful" nature of his viewpoints, according to the police report.

Olsen has also called KUNM in the past to discuss his dislike for Mexicans, Jews, American Indians and the LGBTQ community.

Olsen was previously issued an order on Pre-Adjudication Diversion for a related incident. He and the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office agreed his previous case would be dismissed if Olsen would have no further contact with the KUNM program "Let’s Talk New Mexico" or the KUNM news director.

The report said staff at KUNM believe Olsen is a threat to them as well as other students and staff on campus.

Email scammer strikes again

A UNM student said she was defrauded over a thousand dollars after being offered a job through email by the company Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD).

After accepting the job over email, the company sent the student a check to deposit in her personal account. She was then instructed to buy Google Play cards and send the codes back to the company.

The first check from the company went through, but the second caused her bank account to be put on hold because it was flagged for fraud.

Upon further research, UNMPD and the student determined that AHEAD was a ghost company.

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The Dean of Students Office was notified so that an alert could be sent out to warn other students.

SRC shoplifter

A suspect has been accused of shoplifting from the convenience store in the Student Resource Center (SRC) commons on multiple occasions. She has been placed on a partial ban from the location until security tapes can be reviewed and the thefts can be confirmed.

On Aug. 23, UNMPD officers were dispatched to the scene to speak to a UNM store employee and the suspect.

A UNM store employee recognized the suspect because she had stolen from the SRC convenience store on multiple occasions previously, dating back to last school year. On this particular occasion, the employee said that she witnessed the suspect immediately head to the back of the store after entering and crouching down behind the center aisles, out of her direct view. The employee, however, could still see her through mirrors made to view unseen areas of the establishment.

The employee reported that the suspect then hid merchandise in her shirt. The suspect did pay for some items in her haul, but none of the items the employee witnessed her placing in her shirt were paid for.

The suspect told the police officer she had never stolen anything in her life. She showed the officer the contents of her purse, which was empty, and showed that her sweatpants did not have any pockets.

The contents of the suspect's shirt were not checked since there was not a female officer present.

Findings from the retrieved security footage will be forwarded to the District Attorney's Office and/or the Dean of Students office for review, according to the report.

Makayla Grijalva is the managing editor at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at managingeditor@dailylobo.com and on Twitter @MakaylaEliboria

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