A city street sign. A treasured gift. An antique porch light. A picnic table. Those are some of the missing items that have been turned in to Dalhousie University during Operation Amnesty.
ÒItÕs encouraging,” says Chief of Security G.A. (Sandy) MacDonald. ÒIt was a fishing trip Ñ to find out what might be out there Ñ and it is wonderful that some of these items have come in.”
Operation Amnesty began in early February. Dalhousie, the University of KingÕs College, Mount Saint Vincent University, NSCAD University, Saint MaryÕs University and the Halifax Regional Police offered a period of amnesty to anyone who might be in possession of lost property. People were asked to drop off items, no questions asked, at designated areas.
Among the items dropped off at the Student Union Building at Dal were the cityÕs street sign for Dalhousie Street (a residential street that runs off South); an engraved paddle that had been missing for a number of years Ð a gift to young girl from her uncle; and an antique brass and glass lantern, recently taken and unscrewed from the porch of a house near the university.
Chief of Security MacDonald said the young girl and the owners of the antique porch lantern were simply delighted to get their items back. Complete immunity is in effect during Operation Amnesty and no investigative action will be undertaken by police or the universities. Security Chief MacDonald says some other items may still come in as students are just returning from the Study Break week.
At Dalhousie, Operation Amnesty was spearheaded by Security Services with the full co-operation of HRM community police. Communications and Marketing hired students to deliver 3,000 flyers announcing Operation Amnesty to the host neighbourhoods near Dal where many students live. The program also received wide coverage in the local media.
ÒItÕs encouraging,” says Chief of Security G.A. (Sandy) MacDonald. ÒIt was a fishing trip Ñ to find out what might be out there Ñ and it is wonderful that some of these items have come in.”
Operation Amnesty began in early February. Dalhousie, the University of KingÕs College, Mount Saint Vincent University, NSCAD University, Saint MaryÕs University and the Halifax Regional Police offered a period of amnesty to anyone who might be in possession of lost property. People were asked to drop off items, no questions asked, at designated areas.
Among the items dropped off at the Student Union Building at Dal were the cityÕs street sign for Dalhousie Street (a residential street that runs off South); an engraved paddle that had been missing for a number of years Ð a gift to young girl from her uncle; and an antique brass and glass lantern, recently taken and unscrewed from the porch of a house near the university.
Chief of Security MacDonald said the young girl and the owners of the antique porch lantern were simply delighted to get their items back. Complete immunity is in effect during Operation Amnesty and no investigative action will be undertaken by police or the universities. Security Chief MacDonald says some other items may still come in as students are just returning from the Study Break week.
At Dalhousie, Operation Amnesty was spearheaded by Security Services with the full co-operation of HRM community police. Communications and Marketing hired students to deliver 3,000 flyers announcing Operation Amnesty to the host neighbourhoods near Dal where many students live. The program also received wide coverage in the local media.