Ekaterina Akimenko, a sophomore psychology major, was arrested for stealing earrings from the JC Penny Store at Carousel Mall on Wednesday, according to a Syracuse Police report.

The loss prevention officer at the mall said she observed Akimenko remove sterling silver earrings from the store’s display at about 5 p.m. and put them in her jacket pocket. Akimenko then went into the fitting room, removed the earrings from the display card and put them back into her pocket, the report said.

As Akimenko exited the store, the loss prevention officer stopped her and then called the police, according to the report.

An SU student’s bike was found damaged on the 800 block of Lancaster Avenue on the afternoon of Feb. 18, according to a Syracuse Police report.

The student said her bike was located on her building’s balcony, which she shares with her upstairs neighbors, on Feb. 17, the report stated. That same night, her upstairs neighbors – also SU students – were throwing a party.

The next day at about 1:30 p.m., the victim said she noticed her bike was not on the balcony, but rather near the walkway at the front of the building, with its front end in the snow and back end on the sidewalk, according to the report.

The victim said the bike’s seat is bent and one of the breaks was bent into the tire, according to the report. The bike has a value of about $100.

An SU student’s laptop was stolen from his apartment on the 400 block of Winding Ridge on South Campus at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to a Syracuse Police report.

The student said he and his roommates returned to the apartment at about 4:30 a.m. At about 9:30 a.m., the student said he heard someone walking around the apartment’s living room, but didn’t think much of it, according to the report.

When he went downstairs later in the morning, the student said he noticed his laptop was missing. The report said both the front door and rear sliding doors were left unlocked while he was sleeping.

The officer who responded to the call said the victim could not stop laughing during his interview about the crime, said the report.

The victim’s roommates and neighbors said they did not see anything suspicious and did not know of any potential suspects.

Published on March 4, 2007 at 12:00 pm