BERKELEY — Police listed here are investigating the theft of a $25,000 signal that was stolen from outdoors a college dormitory and ended up on the roof of a close-by fraternity home, authorities stated.
In a Sept. 13 regulation enforcement operation, UC Berkeley police recovered the signal from the Sigma Chi fraternity at 2345 Faculty Ave., authorities stated. The signal had been stolen 5 days earlier from the Christian Corridor dormitory on Durant Avenue, authorities stated.
Whereas the incident has all of the makings of a fraternity prank, UC Berkeley police handled it as a felony investigation. The signal was bolted into the cement and value roughly $3,000 to put in, nicely previous the $400 threshold for felony vandalism in California. With an estimated worth of $25,000, it additionally qualifies as a felony grand theft underneath state regulation.
The difficulty began Sept. 8, when a UC Berkeley worker reported the theft. 4 days later, a UC Berkeley pupil noticed the signal on the Sigma Chi roof. Police say it had been spray painted with “EX,” the Greek image for the fraternity.
UC Berkeley cops confirmed up on the fraternity home the subsequent day and retrieved the signal with out incident, authorities stated. No arrests or prices have been introduced and it’s unclear whether or not police have recognized the perpetrator or culprits.
Requests for remark despatched to the fraternity weren’t returned.
