MINNESOTA COMPUTER STOLEN FROM DOCTOR's OFFICE DESK U alumni attacked after homecoming - Minnesota Daily: "Doctor's computer stolen

Sometime during Nov. 2, a notebook computer was stolen from a doctor's desk in the Phillips-Wangensteen Building.

Elizabeth Webster, the administrative director of medical education, said the door to the doctor's personal office was not locked and other people in the area could have seen the theft.

She said many people move in and out of the office to see physicians.

'Whoever took (the computer) was someone who blended in,' Webster said. 'I guess we have to pay more attention.'

University police Deputy Chief Steve Johnson said theft is the No. 1 crime on campus and laptops seem to be the item of choice.

'The only way to fight theft is to reduce opportunities for thieves to take items,' he said.

The computer did not have any patient information on it, Webster said. However, she said, an important document pertaining to accreditation was saved on it."