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Police brief 04/27/10

April 26, 2010

Attempted computer theft reported

Staff in the College of Education said a man attempted to steal a computer as a fire alarm sounded Saturday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

The alarm went off at 5:15 p.m. Saturday McGlothian-Taylor said. The suspect allegedly came into the building during the alarm and attempted to steal a computer from the College of Education office.

The suspect is described as a 43-year-old black male from Lansing who is 5-feet-10-inches tall and 210 pounds. He was wearing a grey shirt and dark jean shorts.

McGlothian-Taylor said there have been other thefts occurring during fire alarms in the past few weeks. She said this incident might be related to the others, but the incidents are under investigation.

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