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COLUMBUS, Ohio—Campus police issued a crime alert Monday after an attempted kidnapping and a robbery over the weekend.

Newark Police offer several tips designed to help people protect their homes and vehicles from becoming a thief's target:

--Always lock doors and vehicles, even when you are home.
--Do not leave valuables visible through a window.
--Do not pack your car the night before you leave and leave it outside.
--Park in busy and well-lit areas.
--Record serial numbers or mark valuable property with your driver's license number.
--Report suspicious people and circumstances to police.

In addition to the above, the University Police remind students who live in the University residence halls to:

--Lock the door to your room when you leave.
--Take valuable jewelry, laptop computers, or expensive electronic devices home with you. Make sure that your bicycle is secured with a good bicycle lock.
--As you are packing to leave, make sure your belongings are not left unattended outside your vehicle.

Gunshots fired Monday night just east of the Washburn University campus sent law enforcement officers on a search for the assailant, but there were no reports of arrests as of 10 p.m.

Officers from the Topeka Police Department and Shawnee County Sheriff's Office responded about 6:30 p.m. to the 1700 block of S.W. Washburn where shots were reported to have been fired in the vicinity.