Article: U. South Florida experiences wave of golf cart thefts

Mark Lennox
University Wire
01-26-2006
(The Oracle) (U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. -- The many golf carts seen zooming across the University of South Florida campus belong to a variety of departments that use the carts for easy access around the maze that is USF's campus.

Due to a rash of golf cart thefts, the University was prompted to outfit each golf cart with a sticker describing the punishment for theft. At first, many of the golf cart thefts around campus were simply for joy rides; thieves would take the cart from one side of campus and then dump it when they were done. Some carts were abandoned at the top of parking garages after being run into walls.

What began as a simple problem then ...

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