From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 4:29 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] attempted break in
Last weekend it appears there was an attempted break in to several offices in the building. Fortunately, it doesn’t appear that the thieves actually gained access to any of the rooms, and damage was minimal. Although we have a security guard most nights, he can’t be everywhere at once, nor be here 24 hours a day.
We really need all of you to help keep our building secure, certainly so after building hours and on the weekends when there are less of us around. When you enter the building via keycard, check to make sure nobody has “piggy backed” and followed you in. If somebody tries, likely they belong here too, but it would be optimal if you could ask them who they are and if they are a part of CSE. If they are, great, you’ve made a new CSE friend. If they aren’t, likely they will turn and walk the other way. If they continue into the building without responding, please call UWPD- 911 from any campus phone. If you call from your cell phone, you’ll need to tell the dispatcher you are on UW campus and you need to be transferred to UWPD. ***The police would rather have us call and have the possibility of a mistake, then to have a call because of a break in.
When you leave your office, make certain that you close and lock the door (unless, of course, your officemates are there).
You should never leave your laptop on your desk, unless locked. Same for cell phones or other portable electronics. These are precisely things that thieves are looking for…something they can quickly and easily slide into a backpack, or stuff into a pocket. The goods can be stored in peds, filing cabinets, etc.
With the HUB closure, our building is experiencing a high rate of new traffic. There are lots of people wandering through that we don’t know. It’s an adjustment that we need to accept, and we’ll all need to keep up good security practices.
And lastly, please don’t ever put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, or where you could be harmed. We don’t need supermans… just good samaritans.
If you have any security of safety concerns, I’d be more than happy to discuss.
Tracy Erbeck
Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington
tracy@cs.washington.edu
206.543.9264 (office)
206.543.2969 (fax)
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From: Daniel Halperin <dhalperi@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 4:59 PM
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu> wrote:
> When you enter the building via keycard, check to make sure nobody has
> “piggy backed” and followed you in. If somebody tries, likely they belong
Note that this is much easier if you enter from the EE side of the
atrium, where you can just shut the door behind you. There’s really
no socially ept to get around piggybacking if you enter (or leave!)
through the sliding doors facing Stevens Way.
Dan
