The media has been running the story of a missing Virginia Commonwealth University freshman Taylor Behl. She was last seen by her roommate on September 5 at 10:20 pm--when Taylor graciously left her dorm room to give her roomie and boyfriend some time alone. The roommate contacted campus police on September 7th, and said that she had not seen Taylor since 9/5.
From what is posted about the VCU campus police on their site, they employ 70 officers, have arrest powers on campus, and offer the usual campus policing services (crime prevention, safety escorts, etc.).
On September 15th, VCU issued a press release saying they were turning over the missing person investigation to the Richmond Police Department. Richmond PD announced that they were setting up a task force of local, state, and federal authorities to investigate the case.
Is anyone else surprised that it took 8 days for VCU to bring in the Richmond Police? Wouldn't the Pd in a large city be much better equipped to handle a missing person's case (with the potential for being a criminal case)? It seems like the Richmond folks lost 8 days of valuable investigation time.
Taylor reportedly only took her car keys with her. VCU authorities are unsure where her car was parked, but believe she would have had to walk to an off-campus parking lot to it. I know that college freshman are unpredictable, but when an attractive young female is missing who probably was walking late at night on the streets of Richmond with just her car keys
From what is posted about the VCU campus police on their site, they employ 70 officers, have arrest powers on campus, and offer the usual campus policing services (crime prevention, safety escorts, etc.).
On September 15th, VCU issued a press release saying they were turning over the missing person investigation to the Richmond Police Department. Richmond PD announced that they were setting up a task force of local, state, and federal authorities to investigate the case.
Is anyone else surprised that it took 8 days for VCU to bring in the Richmond Police? Wouldn't the Pd in a large city be much better equipped to handle a missing person's case (with the potential for being a criminal case)? It seems like the Richmond folks lost 8 days of valuable investigation time.
Taylor reportedly only took her car keys with her. VCU authorities are unsure where her car was parked, but believe she would have had to walk to an off-campus parking lot to it. I know that college freshman are unpredictable, but when an attractive young female is missing who probably was walking late at night on the streets of Richmond with just her car keys
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