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The Department of Public Safety periodically disseminates
community alerts to notify the Smith College community of potential threats to
safety and security. Alerts, facts and precautions are distributed to all students
and employees when appropriate.
SEXUAL ASSAULT ALERT
Public Safety is looking for help identifying the following suspect in a sexual assault reported on campus on October 4, 2009. If you know who this person is, or see him on campus, please contact Public Safety at x2490 (dial 413-585-2490 from a cell phone).
Composite of Sexual Assault Suspect
A Smith student described being attacked Sunday between 3 and 6:30 am in the living room of Chapin House.
The assailant has been described as a white male of average build, 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 28 years old, with a light beard and mustache, going by the name Josh.
Please contact Public Safety if you noticied anything that night that may help the investigation. The Department of Public Safety and the State Police are following up all leads.
Public Safety officers patrol campus 24 hours a day and can be reached by dialing 800 from campus phones or (413) 585-2490 from outside lines.
Understandably, this information may be upsetting. College officials are available to help.
Sudent Counseling Services, ext 2840
Student Affairs, ext. 4940
Everywoman's Center, 24 hour Rape Crisis Hotline 888-337-0800
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March 13, 2009 3:36 PM Public Safety Alert State Police and police from the nearby towns of Amherst, Hadley and
Sunderland are looking into reports from a few young women about
suspicious behavior by a male driving a small, light-colored vehicle.
Authorities received information about the driver approaching the women
while they were jogging or walking roadside, and attempting to engage
them in conversation. The man has been described as having short cropped
hair and possibly a goatee.
If approached, do not engage the person, but walk or run away and
contact authorities. If you are able, pre-program emergency numbers into
your cell phone and carry it with you. Smith's Public Safety Office is
open 24 hours a day at (413) 585-2490 to provide assistance.
February 21, 2008 5:23 PM Notice from Public Safety If you witness a crime or suspicious activity on campus, immediately call the Department of Public Safety by dialing extension 800 from campus phones or by activating any blue-light emergency phone. Give pertinent details you know, including location, nature of the incident, descriptions of persons involved, etc.
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Email "Phishing" Attacks
As you may or may not know, there have been extensive "phishing" attacks
against many college and university domains in recent weeks. "Phishing" is
the term used for messages that pretend to be from a legitimate organization and
try to convince recipients to provide confidential information, such as account
names and passwords, in an email reply or on a specified web page.
In the recent
round of attacks, the senders try to simulate a message from a college or university's
Help Desk staff. The message asks users to provide their account username and password,
supposedly to facilitate some type of account action. However, if a user does provide
the requested information, their account is immediately used to send spam to other
users.
Some of these phishing e-mails have even been reported
to contain the following text, or something like it:
"We would normally never
ask you for your account name and password, but we are offering this one-time service..."
Our
GroupWise spam-filter administrator has put new rules in place to try to block
these attacks, but some variants may still slip through.
Please be on the alert,
and remember to NEVER provide confidential information in response to an email
message.
Parking Lot Car Breaks (October 2007)
Recently, two vehicles have been broken into on campus property and items left
in the vehicles were stolen.
There have also been a number a car breaks reported in the Northampton area. These
include Kensington Ave and other areas close to campus.
The Department is asking for help from the community.
If anyone was on or around Paradise Road during the
time listed and saw anyone unusual near cars in the lot, please contact Public
Safety at ext. 2490.
- October 25 at or around 10:50 p.m.
If anyone was in or around the Mandelle Lot during
the time listed and saw anyone unusual near cars in the lot, please contact Public
Safety at ext. 2490.
- October 26 at or around 2:30 p.m.
Thieves are generally looking for items easy to grab that they can see through
a car window. Please do not leave any items of value or potential value
in the passenger area of your vehicle, especially music devices, GPS units, money,
and other easy-to-remove items. If such items must be left in your car, lock them
in the trunk where they are less likely to be seen.
When parking your car, call Public Safety at x2490 or utilize an emergency phone
if you see anyone suspicious. Suspicious behavior includes someone 'hanging out'
in the lot, someone sitting in a car for a length of time, someone looking into
vehicles, or someone you just feel seems out of place.
Public Safety has increased patrols of campus parking lots.
Officers are on duty twenty-four (24) hours a day to respond to incidents and
to give assistance. Crime prevention is everyone's responsibility. Working together
we can keep the campus safe.
Crime Prevention Alert (September 2007)
The Department of Public Safety has taken multiple reports of thefts in campus buildings
in recent days. The thefts include: wallets, keys, cash, One Cards, cell phones and
more. These thefts were from an unlocked office in Bass Hall and from unattended bags
left in the Wright Hall auditorium. There were two suspects last seen in the Bass Hall
area. They are described as:
- White male, 20s, 5’ 9”, medium build with dark slicked back
short hair last seen wearing a tan hip length jacket, dark pants and a black backpack.
- White male, 20-30, 5’ 8”, orange button style shirt with longer bushy
brown hair.
Additionally, Public Safety is investigating the theft of computers and monitors from
the Science Center sometime over the weekend. Around $6,000 worth of computer equipment
was stolen from several rooms. They are re-keying several houses exterior doors as
a result of these thefts.
Public Safety is looking for help from the community. Anyone having information about
any of these incidents, or anyone seeing these suspects on campus should call Public
Safety at x2490.
Public Safety encourages members of the community to follow these crime prevention
tips:
- Do not leave your property unattended.
- Keep your keys in your possession at all
times.
- Keep your room or office locked at all times.
- Report any suspicious activity or
individuals to Public Safety.
Officers are on duty twenty-four (24) hours a day to respond
to incidents and to give assistance. Crime prevention is everyone’s responsibility.
Working together we can keep the campus safe.
Posted Sept. 5, 2007
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