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	Vol.7, No 25, October 12, 1999
	ATM burglary attempted  By Andres Cardenas Daily Forty-Niner The University Student Union was broken into over the weekend in an apparent attempt to break into the automated teller machines on the first floor, University Police said. Damage was done to two of the walls housing the machines. No money was stolen from either ATM, police said. The individuals entered a restricted area of the Student Union that only employees have access to, said a source at the Student Union in charge of building security, who asked not to be named. University Police Sgt. Michael Wood said he does not know how many suspects were involved. "It's hard to tell really," Wood said. "Maybe one, maybe two." Once inside, the would-be thief then burrowed a hole in the wall of the room used to service the Bank of America ATM and the wall adjacent to the Washington Mutual ATM, according to a source at the Student Union.  "The crime took place some time between 9 p.m. Friday and 7:42 a.m. Monday," Wood said.   Wood added that no one over the weekend reported damage to the walls. The suspect was not detected by several alarms, Wood said. The motion detector alarm in the Student Union was not in a good position to detect any motion in the area of the ATMs.  Each ATM had an alarm inside the adjacent rooms as well, and neither went off, Wood said. The Student Union should ìwork on the alarm system to cover more area,î Wood said. The Student Union is going to add an additional alarm system to cover the area of the ATMs, according to the Student Unionís maintenance department, which is in charge of building security.  The proposed system will be installed very soon, according to the department. Damage to the walls may cost up to $500 to repair and will be paid by the banks, said representatives of the maintenance department.  Wood said the campus police do not know how the suspect was able to burrow through the vestibule walls.		ATM burglary attempted   CSULB translation program applauded   Students network at graduate fair   CSU deals with teacher shortages   Crime Log No NFL, no big loss   Offensive art not protected   Editor needs open mind Faces on campus   FX panel features alumni 49ers beat Pepperdine, Irvine, remain in first   Women hurting, men improving   Soccer splits   Weekend ugly for Ice Dogs Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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