Arson and petty crime the latest issues at Saint Augustine's University
WAS NOTIFIED IN THE STAFF TOOK
SAFETY MEASURES FOR PATIENTS
AND EMPLOYEES. YEARS OF
DYSFUNCTION AND FINANCIAL
MISHAPS HAVE MARRED SANTA
DUSTIN'S UNIVERSITIES, LEGACY.
>> AND NOW MORE TROUBLE TODAY.
A MAN WAS ARRESTED FOR STEALING
COPPER FROM HVAC UNITS AND
ABANDONED AREAS
OF CAMPUS. AND WE'RE LEARNING
THE RALEIGH FIRE DEPARTMENT
IS INVESTIGATING AN ARSON IN A
VACANT DORM. WRAL'S. SEAN
GALLAGHER IS THERE NOW. SEAN IS
JUST A DIRE STATE.
>> YEAH, ASHLEIGH, SAINT AUG'S
FEELS LESS SCHOOL. MORE SCARY
MOVIE. YOU SEE ALL THE BROKEN
WINDOWS IN THIS BUILDING HERE
BEHIND ME, THERE'S GRAFFITI.
IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY WHEN
YOU'VE GOT LACKLUSTER SECURITY
EFFORTS LIKE THIS, PUTTING THE
FUTURE OF THE FALCONS IN THE
FUTILITY.
MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO. SANDY
CHAPMAN FIRST STEPPED FOOT ON
SAINT AUGUSTIN'S CAMPUS.
A LITTLE LESS GRAY. A LOT MORE
HOPEFUL. MY BROTHER CAME HERE.
OKAY.
>> I ALWAYS TOLD HIM AGO WHEN
HE GO. BUT NOW IT'S MORE THAN
THIS CHAIN LINK FENCE KEEPING
HIM INSIDE HERE TO THE SHIP, GO
TO A SHIP, TAKING ON WATER,
FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS,
DYSFUNCTION AND NOW CRIMES AND
HONORABLE HBCU. NOW THE
HARBINGER OF HOPELESSNESS THAT
I'M STILL STRUGGLING. CHAPMAN
HAS WORKED IN A VARIETY OF
POSITIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY
SINCE HE GRADUATED IN HOUSING,
THE TRACK AND FIELD COACH AND
LANDSCAPER GO GET WHAT THEY
NEED, SOMETHING TO BE WOULD DO.
AND STARTING TODAY, SECURITY
FOR SIR. IT IS. I GOT TO WRITE
A JUST THIS MORNING. HE SAYS
HE CAUGHT THIS MAN RONALD TIME
AND TRYING TO STEAL COPPER FROM
HVAC UNITS. AND I'M LIKE I NEED
TO GET OUT OF HERE CALLING THE
POLICE WHEN A J AND JUST A FEW
WEEKS BEFORE RALEIGH FIRE
STARTED INVESTIGATING AN ARSON
INSIDE AN OLD DOOR. CHAPMAN
SAYS HE SEEN GRAFFITI AND OTHER
DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS,
TOO. THE HOME OF THE FALCONS
MAKING WAY FOR VOUCHERS OUT OF
DYING UNIVERSITY. IT'S BEEN
QUITE DEPRESSING.
WORKING FOR FREE DESPITE ALL OF
HIS RESPONSIBILITIES. HE HASN'T
BEEN PAID IN WEEKS EVEN AS THE
SCHOOL HE LOVES CRUMBLES AROUND
HIM. HE'S GOT NO CHOICE BUT TO
STAY. I'M TRYING TO STAY AND GO
DOWN WITH THE SHIP. IF YOU GOT
TO GO DOWN WITH THE SHIP.
SO WE'VE REACHED OUT TO SAINT
AUG'S FOR COMMENT ABOUT WHAT
THEY'RE DOING TO PREVENT CRIME
HERE ON CAMPUS. THEY NEVER GOT
BACK TO US ON THAT. ONLY
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE
RALEIGH FIRE DEPARTMENT ABOUT
THAT ARSON.
>> IN RALEIGH, SHAUN GALLAGHER,
WRAL NEWS, WRAL HAS COVERED THE
FINANCIAL AND LEGAL TROUBLES
INVOLVING SAINT AUG FOR YEARS.
>> WRAL'S PATTERSON HAS LED
OUR IN-DEPTH REPORTING ON THE
SCHOOL'S BATTLE FOR
ACCREDITATION OF FINANCIAL
CRISIS AND THE EFFORTS TO GET
THINGS ON TRACK. YOU CAN SEE
ALL OF OUR PAST REPORTING ON
WRAL DOT COM TYPES AND DUSTIN'S