Hofstra will NOT be going to the Dance this year.....

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Four Hofstra University basketball players took advantage of their campus prestige to gain access to dorm rooms and steal more than $10,000 in high-end electronics -- and ultimately a victimized student helped bring down their theft ring, police said.

The hoops stars sold the stolen goods to pawnshops, fellow students and through Craigslist, then used the proceeds to buy clothing and off-campus meals, said Det. Lt. Ray Cote, commanding officer of the Nassau police department's Third Squad.

"They were using this money that they gained to lead a more lavish lifestyle," Cote said. "They're prominent figures on campus, being athletes. And because of their social status they would have access to dorm rooms and they would get into areas, visiting one person perhaps and while in that area access a room that was unoccupied and take items."

The four players -- Shaquille Stokes, 20, Kentrell Washington, 18, Jimmy Hall Jr., 18, and Dallas Anglin, 18, were involved in the string of thefts between Oct. 4 and Nov. 5, stealing cash, a Sony laptop, headphones, three MacBook Pros, an Apple iPod, two Apple iPads and an Apple iPod Touch, police said.

Cote said investigators believe the players committed other burglaries -- and authorities expect more students to come forward to report additional thefts in the coming days.

"All four young men . . . had access to many public areas throughout the campus," Cote said. "They knew what they were doing. They planned certain things. But a lot of them were crimes of opportunity."

The crime ring began to crumble Tuesday, police said, when a female Hofstra student whose iPad was stolen earlier this month logged into the gadget's internal locator program and found it registered to a new owner: Shaquille Stokes. She reported her discovery to police, who used the players' dormitory key card records and campus sign-in sheets to retrace their crime spree and link them to the thefts, Cote said.

"As students move around campus, they swipe a student ID card to travel through locked doorways," Cote said. "We were able to categorize cases with the movement of the students, and in cases where we found things were missing, we saw a pattern of people being in a place where things had gone missing."

The players all made statements acknowledging involvement in the crimes, court records show. They pleaded not guilty at their arraignments Friday. The university suspended the four from the team and the school pending the outcome of the case.

[akronzips71]

Hall, a 6-7 freshman forward, was a big recruit for Cassara. Hall is from Brooklyn but played for perennial powerhouse St. Anthony High School in Jersey City. He has played in all seven games this season with six starts. He is averaging 12.7 points -- second on the team -- and a team-leading 9.4 rebounds in a team-high 32 minutes per game.

Stokes, a 5-10 sophomore guard, is from Harlem but played at heralded Lincoln High School in Brooklyn.

Stokes played for Hawaii as a freshman, transferred to Hofstra and was granted a hardship waiver from the NCAA that made him eligible to play this season. He has played in all seven games this season with six starts and is averaging 10 points and 2.6 assists.

Anglin, a 6-1 freshman guard from Montclair, N.J., who played at Seton Hall Prep, has appeared in six games this season and is averaging 3.2 points per game. Washington, a 6-3 freshman guard from Las Vegas, has played in all seven games with one start. He is averaging 2.4 points per game.

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Police: Four Hofstra players arrested

Four Hofstra University basketball players took advantage of their campus prestige to gain access to dorm rooms and steal more than $10,000 in high-end electronics -- and ultimately a victimized student helped bring down their theft ring, police said.

The hoops stars sold the stolen goods to pawnshops, fellow students and through Craigslist, then used the proceeds to buy clothing and off-campus meals, said Det. Lt. Ray Cote, commanding officer of the Nassau police department's Third Squad.

"They were using this money that they gained to lead a more lavish lifestyle," Cote said. "They're prominent figures on campus, being athletes. And because of their social status they would have access to dorm rooms and they would get into areas, visiting one person perhaps and while in that area access a room that was unoccupied and take items."

The four players -- Shaquille Stokes, 20, Kentrell Washington, 18, Jimmy Hall Jr., 18, and Dallas Anglin, 18, were involved in the string of thefts between Oct. 4 and Nov. 5, stealing cash, a Sony laptop, headphones, three MacBook Pros, an Apple iPod, two Apple iPads and an Apple iPod Touch, police said.

Cote said investigators believe the players committed other burglaries -- and authorities expect more students to come forward to report additional thefts in the coming days.

"All four young men . . . had access to many public areas throughout the campus," Cote said. "They knew what they were doing. They planned certain things. But a lot of them were crimes of opportunity."

The crime ring began to crumble Tuesday, police said, when a female Hofstra student whose iPad was stolen earlier this month logged into the gadget's internal locator program and found it registered to a new owner: Shaquille Stokes. She reported her discovery to police, who used the players' dormitory key card records and campus sign-in shation, now.eets to retrace their crime spree and link them to the thefts, Cote said.

"As students move around campus, they swipe a student ID card to travel through locked doorways," Cote said. "We were able to categorize cases with the movement of the students, and in cases where we found things were missing, we saw a pattern of people being in a place where things had gone missing."

The players all made statements acknowledging involvement in the crimes, court records show. They pleaded not guilty at their arraignments Friday. The university suspended the four from the team and the school pending the outcome of the case.

WOW! Shaq Stokes transferred from Hawaii after last season, and he was really well-liked by fans as well as teammates and coaches. The coaching staff cleaned house, cutting several players at the end of the season, and Shaquille announced like the day after the team banquet that he would not return. He was the only returning point guard, so they had to replace him quick. Fortunately, he has not been missed much as Hawaii looks like a better team for the substractions. That may carry over to the dorm security situation now. Aloha Shaq!

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I understand that the original gang consisted of only Stokes, Washington and Anglin, who range in height from 5'10" to 6'3". They then recruited 6'7' Hall to reach the goods that were on the high shelves.

[akronzips71]

I understand that the original gang consisted of only Stokes, Washington and Anglin, who range in height from 5'10" to 6'3". They then recruited 6'7' Hall to reach the goods that were on the high shelves.

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I don't think I mentioned it in the articles I posted, but they also stole from the coach.

Nothing like biting the hand that feeds you.