Vehicle prowl in MTHS student lot, car stereo and cash stolen

By Stephi Smith, Executive Editor|December 12, 2015

On Friday, Dec. 4, two “vehicle prowls” were reported at MTHS. According to police, both cars were unlocked and in the MTHS student lot. A stereo from one car and cash from another were both reported missing.

According to MTHS Principal Greg Schwab, the video surveillance cameras show a grey Sedan parking next to cars and appearing to look inside. Both of the cars that had something stolen from them had the accused car parked next to them.

One MTHS student spoke to Schwab just before the assembly that day and another reported something stolen during the assembly.

While these incidents can be hard to prevent, Schwab advises students to keep their cars locked when they leave them and not to store valuables in plain sight in their car.

“We’re right next to a major road, the [MTHS student parking] lot is very vulnerable to crimes like these,” Schwab said, referring to two cars being stolen from the same lot in the past two years.

About the Writer

Stephi Smith, Executive Editor

Stephi Smith is one of the co-Editors-in-Chief of the Hawkeye. Her official title is Executive Editor.

This is Stephi’s fourth year on the Hawkeye. Last year, she created a Hawkeye Snapchat account with the hopes of advancing the organization’s coverage of online and social media reporting.

Prior to serving as Editor, she was the News Editor her junior year and Copy Editor her sophomore year, as well as taking the lead on the Crime and Police beat. During her sophomore year, she attended the JEA National Convention in Washington, D.C. where she learned she wanted to be a journalist. Since then, she’s fallen in love with reporting and reported on many different kinds of stories, from School Board meetings to sexual assault on campus.

Next year, Stephi will be attending the University of Missouri with a major in Journalism. As a career, she hopes to report on either crime, government and politics or education.