Police are still searching for the suspect who broke into six residence hall rooms and assaulted one woman at Adelphi Commons I on Saturday morning.
Safety tip fliers are posted in Adelphi and ASU police have created a crime alert describing the suspect.
The suspect allegedly entered the six rooms in the Kappa Delta and Alpha Phi clusters, located at 739 E. Apache Blvd., at about 6:20 a.m., said Leah Hardesty, ASU spokeswoman.
Kinesiology junior Amy Newton, an Adelphi resident, said after hearing about the robbery, she double-checks to make sure her door is locked.
"So, it's a little uneasy," Newton said.
A Kappa Delta sorority member who saw the suspect in her room reportedly asked him what he was doing.
After the man took her digital camera and Dell music player she chased after him, police reported.
The suspect allegedly swung around, hit her with his book bag and shoved her against a wall.
The woman sustained scrapes to her elbow, Hardesty said.
Two laptop computers, two iPods, a sterling-silver necklace, a digital camera and a music player valued at about $3,700 were stolen from the six rooms, according to police reports.
Three of the rooms were left unlocked, police reported.
To enter Adelphi Commons I, the suspect would've needed a Sun Card to access the outer gate, said Greg Bonessi, Adelphi Commons I managing director.
Only Adelphi residents can access this gate, but it is sometimes left open, he added.
A second gate has a code that is unique to that cluster, Bonessi said.
Education junior Jennifer Read said some people don't need a key to get into Adelphi Commons.
"I've seen people jump the fence [gate]," Read said. "Even I had to do it when the gate was broken and I am only 5 foot 4."
During the short interview with Read and Newton, a woman jumped the first gate.
Police do not know the method the suspect used to enter Adelphi.
Chemistry sophomore Ana Amezquita said the physical set up of Adelphi is part of the problem.
"You don't have to show your ID [to an RA] to get in," Amezquita said.
ASU Police posted a crime alert for a black male, mid-20s to mid-30s, 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
He had a loose Afro hairstyle and was wearing a white T-shirt underneath a red and plaid flannel
long-sleeved shirt and dark pants. He was carrying a small black book-bag, police said.
Reach the reporter at: jeffrey.mitchell@asu.edu.
