Police grabbed an 18-year-old suspect for committing three robberies inside an NYU dorm near Union Square Monday and Tuesday. Juan Molina, not an NYU student himself, allegedly got away with four laptops, two iPods, a digital camera, a necklace and a credit card by walking right into students' rooms without even having to force his way in. He just waited for opportune moments to duck in rooms at the Carlyle Court building near 16th Street, robbing one student while they were taking a shower. But after using the stolen credit card at a nearby drug store, cops identified him by the description of his red hair after having Molina on record for a burglary last year. NYU sophomore Brittany Barnard told the Post, "It's not that surprising. People leave their doors open here. I used to leave my door open all the time—but not anymore."





Sounds just like my college. College students have this strange delusion that being on a "college campus" means you aren't subject to the rules of the real world. Don't leave your door open if you don't want your stuff stolen, dumbshits!
How did the guy gain access in the first place? You have to get past all the security desks in the lobby first - at least, that's how it was back when I was a student there.
He probably made a deal to split the loot with a NYU student .... this is what they teach in business school nowadays.
"I used to leave my door open all the timeābut not anymore."
Where does NYU find all these brilliant minds?
Spoiled rich kids have always been an easy target for city thugs. I've seen a lot of the age-old 'streetsmarts' fading away from nyr's. Like locking doors.
"robbing one student while they were taking a shower"
Did the perp rob the student before or after they showered.
How much are their parents paying for these twits to go to NYU? You'd think that doing well enough on the SATs would translate to knowing to lock your dorm room door.
Those students are idiots. Anywhere in nyc you should lock your doors. This is not smalltown U.S.A.
Wake up, kiddies.
even in small town usa, one should lock their dorm door.
and don't leave expensive textbooks unattended.
their are junkies everywhere.