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AppalCART shelter victim to arson |
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
 The left side of the AppalCART Stop located in front of Trivette Hall will have to be replaced due to a fire that took place Sept. 12 by unknown individual(s). Shanel Boston
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by REBECCA GARDNER
News Reporter
A Class H felony was committed Sept. 12 by unknown individual(s) who set fire to the AppalCART shelter near Trivette Hall.
The maximum penalty is 10 years in prison, according to the Appalachian State University Police Web site.
“We are putting out crime alerts and trying to make the campus aware of what happens on campus,” Detective Darrin Tolbert said. “We are doing our normal vehicle, bike, and foot patrols.”
There is just one pane of glass that needs to be replaced, which is usually around $60, according to the AppalCART office.
To replace the panes of glass and pay for the labor installment will cost around $140.
If the roof needs fixing too, it will cost $200 to replace it and $100 to put it in.
Repairs on the shelter is scheduled to begin in the next two weeks.
“A student in a residence hall saw the fire and called us,” Tolbert
said. “The fire was put out and then the Boone Fire Department came to
make sure it was out.”
The money to replace the shelter comes from the AppalCART budget, where money is set aside for shelter maintenance.
In the past there has been success with finding individuals who have
committed this type of crime, according to the AppalCART office, and
the individuals fully paid for the damages.
Fire vandalism to shelters is not very frequent; however, the shelter
at the Appalachian South Apartments on Faculty Street has been set
ablaze before, according to the AppalCART office.
Graffiti and flyers in the shelters is the most common problem in the shelters.
All that can be done is the submittal of a police report to University Police.
“We need the public’s help with catching individuals committing crimes and with anything that deals with safety,” Tolbert said.
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