Surveillance cameras captured him: a white man, appearing to be in his late twenties, exited Academic Hall with iMacs belonging to Point Park University over a two day spanin June.       Footage showed his face, but it was not recognized by university officials.    “[Anyone] can walk into Academic and freely wander around,” said Jeff Besong, director of public safety. He believes that is exactly what happened.Despite the concerns of safety on campus, crime and theft rates are low.  Besong said this particular incident is the first time in a year that there has been a theft of this magnitude.”Theft is a crime of opportunity,” Besong said. Just last week, a student reported his iPod stolen. Besong said the student left it unattended for about 10 minutes, and when he returned, the device was gone.Besong advises students to be vigilant.  “Don’t leave your stuff around,” he said. As for the computer theft, the Office of Public Safety is not releasing the man’s image and would not permit a review of the footage, which Besong said the office still has. He fears the ambiguity of the man’s identity may lead to finger-pointing on campus. Pittsburgh Police became involved soon after the crime when footage was turned over to them. The ran through face detection software, which Besong said produced no match. A spokesperson for the police could not be reached for comment.  “In these kinds of cases, [objects are] long gone,” said Tim Wilson, Director of Information Technology Services.Each computer is worth about $2,000, according to Joshua Smith, User Services Manager of Information Technology Services.  Smith said they were loaded with high-end software, including Apple’s Final Cut Studio.Despite the apparent lack of leads in the crime, Besong remains hopeful the thief will be caught and [handled appropriately]  “If he comes back on campus, we will know who he is,” Besong said. But issue of security on campus still remains.  Academic Hall is directly connected to Thayer and Lawrence Halls. Those buildings house classrooms and labs, in addition to resident student dorms. According to Besong, security guards are supposed to stop people without proper Point Park identification, but that usually does not happen during peak school hours. Besong says that is just the nature of an open campus, and Point Park is no different from other universities with similar setups. At neighboring Kaplan Career Institute, however, those who enter are supposed to present valid identification to a stationed security guard. “All students and faculty must show their ID once they get in the door,” said LaToya Johnson, a former Kaplan student and current employee at the institute.  She says that is the only way to know if people really belong there or not.  “It would be more safe if they kept better track,” said Sydney Swauger, a freshman psychology major. Swauger said security will suffer if students are not required to show their ID’s at all times.Besong said that in the colder months, people come in Point Park’s buildings to stay warm while they wait for the bus.Besong suggests that if students or staff sees someone on campus that they do not recognize, to simply ask them who they are.There are no immediate plans to enhance security at the entry points of the university, but the addition of more surveillance cameras may help keep outsiders away, or at the very least, provide a better means of deterring crime.Besong said he would like to see better surveillance in the labs, including the addition of card readers. A card reader would require either sliding or scanning an ID to gain access to the room.”We have to do a better job of ID-ing our faculty, staff and students,” he said.But these new measures come with a hefty price tag. Besong said security cameras can cost up to $5,000 each.   Whether or not the benefit justifies the cost will be discussed at a university budget meeting, scheduled to take place later this year.