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47 °F Forecast | Road Cams Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend October 12, 2004 Intruder wakes women SOU increases security patrols and Ashland police look for man who visits bedrooms BY BILL CHOY Mail Tribune ASHLAND — Southern Oregon University is increasing late-night security patrols after an intruder entered a female student’s residence hall room while she slept Sunday morning. It is the second report of a man entering a female student’s unlocked dorm room at SOU since the start of fall quarter. On Sunday, the resident of Diamond Hall woke up just after 5 a.m. thinking someone was touching her hip and discovered the man standing in her room, said Joey Ngan, SOU director of security and safety. She and her roommate asked the man what he was doing in their room. Ngan said he told them he was looking for somebody and it "was all right" and calmly left the room. Ngan said the man was described as a tall, slim and in his 20s. The description was similar to that of the man involved in the first case, which occurred on Sept. 30 and was reported to security officers on Oct. 3. Advertisement In that one, an Emerald Hall resident woke up at about 4 a.m. and saw a man standing in her room. When she asked who he was, he told her "I’ll sleep good tonight" and walked out, Ngan said. Both cases are being investigated by the Ashland Police Department. Ngan said security officers are increasing their late-night patrols, making sure all residence hall doors are secured. While the doors are supposed to be locked late in the evening, Ngan said students do block doors to keep them open or let strangers in. He emphasized that students need to lock hall and room doors and be aware of suspicious people or activity. "People should lock their doors for their own safety," he said. "The problem is an unlocked door opens the possibility for anything to happen." Police Detective Brent Jensen said a similar incident occurred at a home on West Hersey Street last month, when a woman in an unlocked home woke to find an unknown man touching her leg. He told her he thought she wanted him there, she told police. When she said no, he casually walked out of the home. Jensen said it has not been determined if the cases were related. Police are asking anyone with information to call the department at 488-2211. Bill Choy is a reporter for the Mail Tribune and the Ashland Daily Tidings. Reach him at 482-3456. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg Slippers Student Loans afsa teleconferencing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Tatoo Advertisement s