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Rec Center laptop larceny

On Tuesday, Jan. 11, an Oakland University Police Department officer was dispatched to the Rec Center to investigate a stolen laptop and backpack. The student who reported the missing property placed his backpack under a nearby bench while he proceeded to play ping-pong. When the student returned, his bag and belongings were missing. There is video surveillance at the Center but there are no suspects at this time.

Craigslist scandal

On Saturday, Jan. 15, a student reported that she had purchased a vehicle through the Detroit Craigslist site and had not yet received the vehicle. The student began looking for vehicles at the beginning of the month and found a 1999 Acura for $900.

Upon contacting the seller, the student was instructed to forward her information, including e-mail, mailing address and phone number. The student then received an e-mail from what has been called an eBay imposter, which further instructed her to mail her payment to a specific location in the United Kingdom.

On Jan. 10, the student sent $900 to the designated recipient in the form of a Western Union payment. Within two days, she received a receipt confirmation that her payment had arrived. But the student never received the vehicle, as promised, so she contacted the eBay fraud department.

eBay personnel confirmed that the transaction was a scam. She has contacted Western Union to open a fraud case.