The South Campus apartment of Syracuse University men’s basketball player Theodore ‘Mookie’ Jones’ was burglarized Wednesday night, said Sgt. Tom Connellan of the Syracuse Police Department.

A 37-inch Toshiba television, Playstation 3 console, Playstation 3 controller, two video games and a picture of his 1-year-old daughter were stolen from the apartment, according to the incident report.

Connellan said the burglars entered through the front door, which was unlocked.

Jones, a sophomore forward from Peekskill, N.Y., lost his key prior to the team’s road trip to Rutgers University in New Jersey and asked friend Lareea Chisholm to check in while he was away. Jones was informed of the burglary by Chisholm around 6 p.m., according to the report.

Jones’ roommates were not at the apartment because they were away for Winter Break, Connellan said.

Chisholm said in the report that the television, game console, controllers and video games were all taken from the living room area, but the picture of Jones’ daughter was removed from his bedroom door.

Because the front door was unlocked, Connellan said the burglary appears to have been a ‘crime of opportunity.’ There are currently no suspects.

– editor-in-chief Meredith Galante and sports editor Conor Orr contributed reporting to this article.

rhkheel@syr.edu

Published on January 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm