OHIO COMPUTERS STOLEN FROM UNIVERSITY LimaOhio.com: "Vandals hit Bluffton U over weekend

By BETH L. JOKINEN
419-993-2093
02/07/2006
bjokinen@limanews.com "

BLUFFTON — Broken windows and doors were repaired by noon Monday after vandals broke into a Bluffton University building during the weekend. Bluffton Police is investigating the incident that took place sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning and also resulted in computers being stolen and a number of vehicles damaged. Sgt. Rick Skilliter said someone broke into Founders Hall and Burky Hall, two buildings that are connected to each other. He said there was considerable damage to the buildings. Thirteen vehicles in an adjacent parking lot had their windows smashed. Skilliter said nothing was stolen from the vehicles. University spokesperson Robin Bowlus said three computers were stolen from the sports information and sports recruiting offices in Founders Hall. One other computer was damaged. School officials estimate the cost of the computers to be $5,000. The cost to fix the windows and doors is unknown, but expected to only be an additional few thousand dollars. The university does have private campus security. Bowlus said incidents like this are rare on campus, but said the school administration is taking it very seriously. “This is unfortunate, but not a regular occurrence here,” she said. “The administration is still trying to get all the information.”