A Syracuse University employee’s vehicle was stolen from outside her home on the 500 block of Stolp Avenue, according to a Syracuse Police report.

The vehicle, a 1995 Honda Accord, was stolen around 6 p.m. Monday, and was recovered Tuesday, the report stated.

A 1994 Lexus, owned by a Syracuse resident, was also reported stolen from the 2800 block of Burnet Avenue at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the report.

Before the Honda report was filed, the Lexus’ owner’s friend saw the Lexus being driven outside her home at 7:30 a.m. on West Lafayette Avenue, the report stated.

The friend identified the driver as Ricky Chandler, a man she knew. After Chandler parked the Lexus at the 100 block of Randall Avenue, the friend saw the man walking on West Colvin Avenue. Chandler told her where the vehicle was parked. The friend then recovered the keys to the Lexus and called the Lexus’ owner, the report stated.

The Lexus’ owner was transported to her vehicle and discovered items inside the vehicle that were not hers, including two Syracuse Police Department speeding tickets belonging to the SU employee whose Honda was stolen, according to the report.

Ricky Chandler was arrested in connection with the theft of the Lexus, the report stated.

Syracuse police called the SU employee and told her about the incident. They asked her to check if someone broke into her vehicle. When the SU employee looked outside, she discovered her Honda stolen, the report stated.

Her Honda was found covered heavily in snow at a parking lot on the 2800 block of Burnet Avenue, the same location where the Lexus was found, according to the report.

The Honda had damage to the passenger’s side body, a missing mirror and a flat front tire, the report stated.

The SU employee was transported to her car and identified as hers a Sony Walkman AM/FM radio, a Radio Shack cassette adapter, a store-bought CD and four homemade CDs from the stolen Lexus, according to the report.

Chandler, already at the Justice Center for stealing the Lexus, was also charged with possessing the SU employee’s property, the report stated.

Published on February 8, 2006 at 12:00 pm