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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The damage is done and paid for, yet Samantha Chicchetti said she still feels uneasy.</p><p>A Wilkes University student dressed in a costume and carrying a knife ran onto the front porch of her family&#8217;s South River Street house and broke a window. The home security system caught him in the act on video just after 2 a.m. Nov. 1.</p><p>The student later came forward, apologized and paid for replacing the window. At the time, Chicchetti said she would not press charges. But the 28-year-old teacher has reconsidered after she said the student reneged on a promise to identify another person involved. She said police have refused to get involved, as well.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve said from the beginning that this window is not my biggest concern. I don&#8217;t feel secure that we&#8217;re safe here and don&#8217;t feel like we have the support of the police,&#8221; Chicchetti said Friday.</p><p>City spokeswoman Liza Prokop confirmed the case is closed as a result of Chicchetti not wanting to press charges and no new developments. Prokop said Chicchetti has been in contact with police and code enforcement checked the neighboring property housing students to make sure it&#8217;s up to code.</p><p>&#8220;The city has really made good on trying to accommodate this resident,&#8221; Prokop said.</p><p>The school conducted an internal review of the matter, but the outcome was not made public. Wilkes spokeswoman Vicki Mayk said, &#8220;The university has addressed the student&#8217;s behavior through its judicial process but will not provide details as a matter of policy.&#8221;</p><p>Chicchetti and her father-in-law, John, have pleaded with the city council for help dealing with unruly students in off-campus housing neighboring their home in the 300 block of South River Street. They&#8217;ve provided the council with a compact disc of videos from the security system that shows students fighting and throwing objects into the street. It also contains footage of the window being broken.</p><p>Chicchetti has a text message from the student who broke the window, explaining why he did it.</p><p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t been through this before and nothing else was said other then (sic) the idea to break the window the reason behind the idea was because the person knew about I believe it was an article in the paper I&#8217;m not exactly sure what but it was about all the parties that have been going on and how supposedly you always call the police on them so he believed that would stop it,&#8221; the text said.</p><p>The Times Leader is not identifying the student because no charges have been filed.</p><p>Samantha Chicchetti has compiled a list of Tweets from students, including the other student she suspected was involved in the broken window incident. It was made Oct. 9, the same day a story ran in the Times Leader about John Chicchetti addressing the council on problems he&#8217;s had with students in off-campus housing. The suspected student Tweeted, &#8220;Let&#8217;s turn south river into a rager and give this pr___ at 380 a real reason to complain.&#8221;</p><p>Chicchetti said she was upset that police did not question the suspected student or any others.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s making me afraid for if something else happens. This was bad but it could have been a lot worse,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I feel like it&#8217;s sending a message to these college students that they can do whatever they want to do.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A home security system caught a Wilkes University student dressed in a unitard and carrying a knife in the act of breaking a window. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_vandal.jpg</photo0><caption0>A home security system caught a Wilkes University student dressed in a unitard and carrying a knife in the act of breaking a window. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jerry Lynott</p><p>jlynott@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jerry Lynott at 570-991-6120 or on Twitter @TLJerryLynott</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Family says police ignored information regarding broken window at house near Wilkes University campus