UFPD investigates thefts of e-scooters, e-bike, and motor scooter on campus, along with car break-ins near campus

Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Today the University of Florida Police Department provided information about vehicle thefts and break-ins on campus and near campus.
On April 1, 2024, four e-scooters, one e-bike, and one motor scooter were reported stolen to the University of Florida Police Department (UFPD). The majority of the vehicles were secured with cable/combination locks and reported stolen from the east side of the campus.
In addition to the motor vehicle thefts, three car break-ins were reported to UFPD. These burglaries of a conveyance occurred in Garage 4 and Garage 8. The individual(s) responsible targeted vehicles with “soft tops” by either unzipping or cutting the roof of the vehicle to gain entry.
All of these incidents are under investigation by UFPD.
UFPD has also been made aware that similar burglaries of a conveyance were reported to the Gainesville Police Department in the area close to SW 13th Street between March 29 and April 1, 2024.
Anyone with information on these incidents or information about suspicious activity in the area is encouraged to contact UFPD at (352) 392-1111 or via the UFPD Silent Witness portal at https://police.ufl.edu/contact/silent-witness/.
Thats WHY they Call UFPD
RENT-A-COPS! They are Waste of Resource’s!
Not the cops to blame. They deserve a 200% pay raise. It’s the scummy lawyers and judges turning out repeat offenders.
You won the award for the idiot of the day as well as baffoon of the day. Enjoy.
Repay the victims via a new heavy tax on local law firms.
Round up the usual suspects.
One thing the University of Florida should do is have surveillance cameras covering all bike racks on the campus. This would help to reduce the number of stolen bikes and scooters.
Yes but at what cost, and who maintains and monitors the hundreds of cameras? Just saying. Easy if people would learn to keep their skinners off other people’s property. I like to see the people fo to the bike bait options and film thieves flipping over handlebars. One way to educate thieves.