The Indiana University Police Department received another report of a stolen e-scooter Tuesday.
This report follows two reports of scooter thefts within the past week.
All the scooters have been privately owned and were not the rentable e-scooters that are popular on campus.
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IUPD Deputy Chief Shannon Bunger said it is difficult to resolve scooter and bicycle thefts when there are more bike racks than officers on duty.
“There's only so many officers on duty at a time and we can’t have someone watch a bike rack 24/7,” he said.
Because of this, the thefts are more likely to be resolved with help from the public.
“If they see someone they think is stealing a bike, we don't want them to approach that person,” Bunger said. “We want them just to call 911 and give a good description of the person and the location. ”
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Each report has been located near the central part of IU’s campus, near Union Street.
Bunger said it is much more difficult to cut U-bolt locks compared to cable locks. Investing in U-bolt locks in the future could potentially slow down bicycle and e-scooter thefts.
Contact IUPD if you have any additional information regarding these thefts.
