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This March, there were 18 violent and property crimes on campus, including four burglaries and three stolen laptops.

Most notably, two individuals were apprehended for an alleged prior theft from Vital Vittles. Vox saw DPS handcuff the individuals firsthand.

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In October of this year, there were 35 crimes reported to DPS. Most notably, a male intruder entered an unlocked home just a few blocks away from the main gates of campus, and assaulted two female students when they returned to their house. Among the slew of minor thefts which occurred on campus, five took place in Yates Field House, where students did not properly secure their belongings.

Read on after the jump for a summary of each crime in the month of October.

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On Saturday, students received an email from the Department of Public Safety concerning a burglary and assault in West Georgetown. The incident occurred at 3:45 a.m. on October 20 in a home on the 3500 block of O Street NW.

Two female students returned to their home early Saturday morning and encountered an unknown male intruder. Originally the students thought that the intruder was the friend of a roommate but after he asked to use the restroom and they began to question him, he punched both women in the face and fled the scene.

The doors of the house had been left unlocked, which, according to DPS Chief Jay Gruber, was the most likely cause of the incident. “The fact is, we’re living in the middle of the city, we have to be careful,” Gruber said in an interview with Vox.

Gruber said that the case is currently being investigated by DPS in conjunction with MPD but that the vague description of the suspect and the lack of evidence at the crime scene are making it difficult to draw any conclusions.

Gruber encourages Georgetown students to make sure that they always lock their doors and windows even if they are present in their residence. If you do find an unwanted guest in your home, you should leave the residence immediately and call 911.

Between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. today, an unknown individual entered a Georgetown student’s residence on the 1400 block of 36th street and stole electronic equipment. According to the Department of Public Safety’s report, a student was in the house at the time of the burglary but did not see or hear the intruder. The 1400 block is between O Street and P Street on 36th.

Both DPS and MPD came to the scene of the incident, and reported no signs of forced entry. The last theft crime reported by DPS was on July 28, when a laptop was stolen from a student’s Village C West dorm. This report came in conjunction with a sexual assault case where a woman jogging  was attacked and placed in a chokehold. Two other laptops were stolen on July 11, near 33rd and Prospect Street.

DPS encourages students to report any safety concerns at (202) 687-4343, and reminds students to keep their doors locked and notify officers of any suspicious activity.

Earlier this morning, several laptops were stolen from a student’s residence on the 3300 block of Prospect Street NW. According to an email from the Department of Public Safety, the residents were not home at the time of the burglary. The alert also added that there were no signs of “forced entry.” The incident occurred between 10:50-11:45 a.m.

Two weeks ago, a student was robbed close to the location of today’s incident, between 33rd and Prospect Street.

DPS requests that anyone who has information regarding this incident, or who noticed any suspects before or after the incident, contact them immediately at (202) 687-4343.

Vox will continue to update this post as DPS provides more information on the incident. Don’t forget to lock your doors, Hoyas.

At some point between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. this evening, a residence in Kennedy Hall was burglarized, as jewelry, clothing and money were taken from the student’s room. The public safety alert describes the incident as “unforced”, suggesting that the door of the room was not locked.

No suspects or witnesses have been identified, and the Department of Public Safety and the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the incident.

DPS requests that anyone who has information regarding this incident, or who noticed any suspects before or after the incident, to contact them immediately at (202) 687-4343.

At approximately 9:20 p.m. last night, a student living in an off-campus townhouse on the 1400 block of 36th Street (between O and P Streets) confronted a burglar in his house who was carrying a backpack. When the student asked to look in the bag, the burglar punched him in the face and fled.

Two laptops, a camera and a watch were taken during the incident. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the scene and are investigating. The student sustained minor injuries during the confrontation. According to the public safety alert, the suspect is a roughly 5’9″ black male in his early thirties, wearing a white shirt, with a dark complexion and a medium build (weight estimated between 150-180 lbs.)

The rash of burglaries in the area (eight in two weeks in the second district) provoked DPS to include special instructions in the alert:

MPD and DPS encourage students living off campus to be extra cautious and practice good personal home security by keeping their doors and windows locked at all times. Promptly report any suspicious activity or circumstances to the appropriate police jurisdiction. Do not directly confront a burglar; instead, get to a safe place and call 9-1-1 immediately.

DPS requests that anyone who has information regarding this incident, or who noticed any suspects before or after the incident, to contact them immediately at (202) 687-4343.

At 7:27 a.m. today, a University staff member discovered that an administrative office suite in Darnall Hall had been burglarized. According to a public safety alert, a Department of Public Safety and Metropolitan Police Department investigation this morning revealed that a computer and a safe were taken from the office suite.

The PSA does not include any information about possible suspects. DPS requests that anyone who has information regarding this incident, or who noticed any suspects before or after the incident, to contact them immediately at (202) 687-4343.

At approximately 7:20 a.m. this morning, a University employee discovered that an office suite in the Reiss Science Building had been burglarized overnight and two laptops had been removed, according to a public safety alert. the Department of Public Safety and the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the scene. The office had been secured yesterday evening at 6:30 p.m.

No description of the suspect or suspects is available. DPS requests that anyone who has information regarding this incident, or who noticed any suspects before or after the incident, to contact them immediately at (202) 687-4343.

Talk about déjà vu. For the second time this summer, students living in Reynolds Hall on the Southwest Quad have reported to the Department of Public Safety that their rooms have been burgled.

The second incident, according to the University’s Public Safety Alert, occurred around 7:00 p.m., when the students arrived at their rooms and noticed “various electronic items” missing. As is the case in many on-campus burglaries (including last year’s string of laptop thefts), some of the students reported that their rooms had been unlocked at the time when the incident happened. While some others noted that they had locked their doors, none of the rooms showed any signs of forced entry.

The Department of Public Safety urges that anyone with information about these crimes contact them at (202) 687-4343. And please, everybody living on campus, lock your doors!