Happy Birthday
Issue date: 3/18/10 Section: Police Blotter
Posted at 8:32 p.m. 3/19/10
Monday, March 15
A woman wanted to report a suspicious birthday card she had received. The woman said a faculty member contacted her and said she found a birthday card she thought belonged to the woman. The card was on the faculty member's car in the Hibbard parking lot and said "Happy Birthday" with the student's name on the envelope. After doing a search, the faculty member discovered the woman was the only person with that name on campus. As they were both parked in Hibbard Lot, she felt the card had been left on her car by mistake even though their cars were not the same color or type.
The woman got the card from the faculty member and, upon reading it, discovered it was from a father (although not hers). The letter also referred to different family members, but again none being hers. Nothing in the card was familiar to her, the woman said. She said she hadn't received any other suspicious e-mails or letters in recent history and had no idea what this was about.
The girl said there was also a $20 bill in the card, which she had kept. After examining the card, the officer said he thought the card and money were never intended for the woman and that she would have to bring in the money. The woman agreed to do this, and the officer photocopied the card, letter and envelope. The woman also agreed to advise the police office if anything else suspicious happened.
Monday, March 15
A woman wanted to report a suspicious birthday card she had received. The woman said a faculty member contacted her and said she found a birthday card she thought belonged to the woman. The card was on the faculty member's car in the Hibbard parking lot and said "Happy Birthday" with the student's name on the envelope. After doing a search, the faculty member discovered the woman was the only person with that name on campus. As they were both parked in Hibbard Lot, she felt the card had been left on her car by mistake even though their cars were not the same color or type.
The woman got the card from the faculty member and, upon reading it, discovered it was from a father (although not hers). The letter also referred to different family members, but again none being hers. Nothing in the card was familiar to her, the woman said. She said she hadn't received any other suspicious e-mails or letters in recent history and had no idea what this was about.
The girl said there was also a $20 bill in the card, which she had kept. After examining the card, the officer said he thought the card and money were never intended for the woman and that she would have to bring in the money. The woman agreed to do this, and the officer photocopied the card, letter and envelope. The woman also agreed to advise the police office if anything else suspicious happened.
