ACU Police have questioned a suspect in connection with a rash of iPhone thefts that has plagued the campus in recent weeks.

ACU Police Chief said no arrests have been made but expects  to file charges after an investigation is complete.

Since Aug. 1, the ACU Police have received 11 reports of stolen Apple mobile devices and several reports of lost mobile devices. Every full-time student on campus this semester has been issued either an iPhone or iPod Touch.

Ellison said ACU Police follows up on every offense that occurs on campus, including iPhone thefts.

“We do have some steps we take as part of our follow-up investigations to try and determine who is using the iPhone, where it is, etc.,” Ellison said.

Ellison said he had noticed an upswing of mobile device thefts, citing the recent influx of mobile devices and carelessness with the devices as probable reasons for the increase in thefts. He said the locations where devices have been stolen are random, although he has noticed a trend of thefts in the McGlothlin Campus Center, the Bean and Powell Fitness Center - the places on campus that receive the most traffic.

“We need the public to do its part,” Ellison said. “We can’t solve every crime, but the public can prevent most crimes.”

Farren Franke, junior speech pathology major from Cedar Hill, said her iPhone was stolen.  a few weeks ago and left her phone on a desk while working out in the Powell Fitness Center.

“The police were really, really helpful,” Franke said.

Though her phone has yet to be recovered, Franke was able to activate an old phone after the stolen phone was remotely shut down and erased by AT&T.

Franke said she has since been more mindful of keeping track of her phone. She encourages students to be cautious with their phones to curb the possibility of theft.

“Be careful,” Franke said. “Put a passcode on your phone and don’t take it places where you don’t absolutely need it.”