AlliedBarton guard allegedly stole laptop

Incident marks second time since Nov. a guard was fired after having been arrested

by Mara Wishingrad | Thursday, January 31, 2008 at (All day)

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An AlliedBarton security guard has been arrested and charged with theft and receiving stolen property, according to Deputy Chief of Investigations Mike Morrin of the Penn Police. The incident marks the second time since November that an on-campus AlliedBarton guard has been arrested.

Between the hours of 2 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 14, Randolph Mayzck, 21, allegedly took a student's unattended laptop from the lobby of Steinhardt Hall, where he was on duty, Morrin said.

Penn Police did a consent search of Mayzck's house and recovered the computer and returned it to the student on the evening of Dec. 14.

Mayzck was immediately fired after AlliedBarton learned of his arrest, AlliedBarton spokesman Alan Stein said.

Mayzck was arrested on Jan. 15 based on evidence from video surveillance. The arrest took place a month after the incident because it took a while to get an arrest warrant approved by the district attorney, Morrin said.

Mayzck had no prior criminal record and underwent a background check and drug screening prior to being hired by AlliedBarton, Stein said.

Penn Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush condemned the guard's actions.

"We are disappointed that this former AlliedBarton employee chose to exercise poor judgment and compromise the integrity of his position," she said.

Another incident involving an AlliedBarton guard occurred in the middle of November, when a guard was fired after he was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to a student.

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