RIT Theft

Early on Tuesday, April 20th RIT Sophomore Cy Dickey discovered that both of his car's back tires had been stolen from K-lot and replaced with pieces of wood.

Over the course of the morning, Dickey spent more than 3 hours on the phone with Campus Security, his insurance company, a local Nissan dealership, and his dad.

The theft occurred the previous night and was recorded by a security camera across the street on the corner of Nathaniel Rochester Hall. RIT Public Safety was able to identify the student responsible, a 4th year Engineering major, who is now facing three-year academic suspension.

"[The thief] emailed me thinking he could just give the wheels back and I'd drop the charges," says Dickey. "I told him no way. I paid over a grand to get a tow and some new wheels; giving back the old ones doesn't help at all."

After learning that the combined costs for replacement, installation, and towing would run about $1400, Cy Dickey gestures angrily at the thief's handiwork. "What kind of asshole would do this?"