The unnamed thieves suspected of the student apartment burglaries have been blacklisted from the dorms.

The burglary and theft occurred in five of the apartment buildings in Cutler, the student apartment complex, on Sept. 3, including the theft of laptops, iPods, cameras, and wallets.

The UAF Police Department, after recovering most of the stolen items last week, is continuing to investigate.

"Suspected thieves were campus residents, but were permanently removed and trespassed from campus housing," said Kevin Huddy, Director of Residence Life, in a memo sent out to residents of the upper-campus apartments on Sept. 11.

One suspect was a resident of the apartment complex, said Huddy, and one was a resident of a dorm on lower-campus.

All roommates of the resident from Cutler have been cleared of involvement in the crimes, "and were cooperative during the investigation," according to the memo.

Shock and confusion have settled on residents of Cutler over the recent thefts of laptops, iPods, cameras and wallets.

"I am really disappointed that they'd think of doing something like this," said Katrina Jensen, 21, Cutler resident.

"It's a really creepy feeling, knowing that they came in when we were sleeping and they could've done anything," she added.

Victims of the theft have been called into the police department to identify their stolen items throughout the past week.

Jensen was called in to identify her stolen iPod.

"The music had all been changed," said the UAF volleyball player. "It looked like mostly rap and hip-hop."

In response to questions about the rumored involvement of two UAF basketball players in the theft, Athletic Director Forrest Karr said, "Chris Jordan and Chris Adams have been suspended from the team for violation of team rule."

Although extensive background checks are performed on potential athletes, said Karr, it's difficult to obtain a genuine background from high school coaches.

"Coaches in high schools are trying as hard as they can to place their kids in college, so they have an incentive to hide anything that might be questionable when it comes to their past," Karr said. "We have 120 student athletes, and the vast majority of them are great kids. But when you have that many, one or two of them are going to make bad decisions."

Karr expects more information regarding the suspension of the former basketball players to be available sometime next week.

"We just want to make sure we do everything the right way," he said.

A grand jury will meet on Wednesday to decide if there is enough evidence to press charges, said Lt. Syrilyn Tong of the UAFPD.

"This means that the decision will be released either on Thursday or Friday," she said.

Huddy gave residents a little advice and warning about leaving their doors unlocked in the future.

While UAF is generally a safe environment, said Huddy, "All campus residents should learn from this incident. Leaving your apartment unlocked at any time is a foolhardy and naïve act."

"Thankfully these people were simple thieves and did not take advantage of their unobstructed access to the apartments to perpetrate acts of violence," he added.