Frodulent Checks

A staff member reported that fake CSULB checks were attempted to be passed and cashed.

On April 21, CSULB staff was contacted by Wells Fargo Bank and was informed that they received checks that had similar markings to that of a Cal State Long Beach check.  The bank quickly discovered that the checks were fake and the checks were ultimately not cashed.

The Financial aid offices is one of the places where CSULB checks are given.  It is not known if this is where suspects got the checks.  Photo taken by Cesar Mondragon

Suspects forged a total of ten checks and the the total amount was in excess of $75,000.  According to the police report, there is no information on what the suspects wanted to purchase or if they have any connection to the University.  Captain Solorzano of the University Police says " some of the checks have surfaced out of state such as Pennsylvania and New York."  No arrests have been made

Felony Burglaries

A couple of Cal State Long Beach staff members had some of their property stolen from their offices.


 A staff member reported to the University Police on April 8, that he had left his office (#9 of the Physical Education Building), at noon.  When he came back to his office an hour later at 1:00 pm, he found that his mouse, keyboard, and computer monitor were stolen from his desk.  The monitor was a Dell twenty-inch wide screen worth about $500.

Captain Solorzano said that the reporting party "desires a prosecution for the guilty party."



A similar incident happened in Parking Structure 1 between the hours of 4 and 5 pm on April 20.  A staff member had left his cellphone, a HTC EVO in his office.  He came back within an hour and upon his return he could not locate his phone which is valued at $400 dollars.   Nothing suspicious was seen and no arrests have been made.

Somebody is enjoying the perks that come with the phone and it's not the rightful owner.  Photo taken by Cesar Mondragon

More Labtop thefts

A CSULB student and faculty member experienced thefts within four days of each other. 

On April 14, a female student reported a theft of her lab top to the University Police at 4:57 pm.  The reporting party told authorities that theft happened between the hours of 3:15 pm to 3:50 pm.  The female student forgot her dark grey Acer (lab top) in room 28 of the University Theatre building.  When she realized she had forgotten her property, which was about 35 minutes later, she rushed back to the room but the lab top was nowhere to be found. 

This is a lab top similar to the one that was stolen. Valued at $400.  Photo Taken by Cesar Mondragon

"You would think that a University would be the last place you have to worry about your stuff being stolen,  I guess not" said freshman Lawrence White.  The reporting victim did not see anything suspicious and the case has been forwarded to investigators.



On April 18, there was another lab top stolen, this time the victim was a CSLUB faculty member.  The Police responded to a call of  theft at 4:45 pm.  The reporting party told officers that he had left his Mac book Pro, valued at $1,500, in his office which was  room 108 of the Fine Arts building.  He was gone for ten minutes to use the bathroom and when he returned he found that his property was missing.

A thief is surely enjoying the perks of their new lab top.  Photo taken by Cesar Mondragon

Captain Fernando Solorzano has advice for  people who own lab tops in CSLUB.  "Do not leave computers unattended, always secure your property if you're going to leave the area."

Auto Burglary

An automobile has been broken into at a parking lot on the CSULB campus.  It happened in parking lot 18 between 10:00 am and 12:00 noon on April 15.

This is Parking lot 18 where the theft took place.  Photo Taken by Cesar Mondragon

A Chevrolet Tahoe was the target and a 3rd row bench seat was what was taken.  Investigators say that an uknown suspect broke into the side passanger door and removed the 3rd row seat.

This is a common Chevy Tahoe bench seat valued at $1,000.  Photo taken by Consumerguideauto.com

"They stole a bench seat?" asked student Walter Reeves, "it's really weird thing to steal, on the other hand, it could be a good practical joke."  The owner of the vehicle did not see anything suspicious and the case has been forwarded to police investigators.

Burglary at The Beach

A CSULB staff member has reported a burglary that took on the CSULB campus.  The reporting party left his office, which is located in room A-105 of the Music building, on March 24, at approximately 5:30 pm.  He locked his desk and secured his office before left.  Twelve days later, on April 5, at 9:30 am, he found that his desk had been broken into and his possessions were gone.    He reported the robbery on April 17, and at this point it is not known why he decided to wait for almost three weeks.


This digital camcorder was the most expenisve item that was stolen valued at $199.

Samsung SMX-f34 and battery.  Photo taken of cnet.com

Other items were also missing to go along with the camcorder which consisted of  an extra battery, a bag for the camcorder, an external hardrive, an audio recorder and a memory card.  If not found, these items are estimated to potentially be a $672 loss. 

"The victim did not give anybody permission to borrow his belongings" says Captain Fernando Solorzano ".....he did not see anything suspicious and there are no suspects at this time."  Students like Joaquin Reyes are shocked at the news, "Wow, that's pretty serious stuff right there,  I mean, this was well thought out and planned.  Never thought anything like this would happen around here."