Are you currently in a physical education class? Do you ever use the locker room? Recently, there have been multiple reports of theft in both the men’s and women’s locker rooms.

The perpetrator is cracking combination locks of students between 9:00a.m. and 11:00a.m. He is not physically damaging the locks, but rather, he is picking them.

Some items reported stolen include: wallets, phones, iPods, and hundreds of dollars total in cash.

A theft alert sent out by the Skyline’s Public Safety Department states that “District Public Safety and local law enforcement have been advised about the thefts and are working to apprehend the perpetrators.”

A student who was stolen from (under the condition of remaining anonymous) said that “I don’t think it’s going to be pursued by the authorities.”

When the student first realized that he didn’t have his belongings, the student didn’t assume it was theft, he just thought “did I lose it?”

In an effort to prevent future thefts, Coach Dino Nomicos has put up security warning signs all around the locker rooms to let the students know that there have been multiple thefts.

“It’s somebody who blends into the environment,” Nomicos said.

Nomicos believes that since students are becoming more aware of the thefts that sooner or later “they’re going to get caught.”

Nomicos recommends that students stop using combination locks and switch to a keyed Masterlock. He also encourages that students bring their bags to class, where the locker-room bandit will not be able to easily access their belongings.

Another student, who is a member of The Skyline View staff, Kenny Martin, has been struck twice by the locker-room bandit.

“It could’ve been worse,” Martin said. “But I’d like to have my fifty bucks back. I mean… that’s a video game.”