Police seek suspect in laptop thefts

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Over the past three weeks seven laptop computers have been stolen from residence halls at Bowling Green State University . The most recent theft occurred Oct. 28 when a computer was taken from an unlocked room in Kreischer/Batchelder.

The majority of the other thefts were also from unlocked rooms in residence halls.

The suspect in the most recent theft is a black male, 6 feet tall, muscular build, short hair, wearing a red and white plaid long, sleeve shirt and baggy denim jeans. He was carrying a red drawstring backpack with unknown red lettering.

Two additional suspects have been caught on tape by surveillance cameras, BGSU officials said.

The videos can be seen on the BGSU Web site .

Anyone with information regarding the thefts or identity of the individuals pictured is asked to contact the BGSU Police at (419) 372-2346 or the investigation section at (419) 372-8002.

The Wood County Crime Stopper program offers a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and/or conviction of individuals who have committed a crime in Wood County. The Crime Stopper program has agreed to offer a reward for information leading to an arrest in the laptop thefts.

(This information is from the Sentinel-Tribune , a media partner of FOX Toledo News.)