Purdue News

October 12, 1998 Bell missing from Purdue's Ackerman Golf Course WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue Police are seeking leads in the theft of a large bell from the Ackerman Golf Course. The 18-inch tall, stainless steel bell was removed from its base sometime between 3 p.m. Oct. 6 and 8 a.m. Oct. 7. The bell, valued at $1,000, was stolen from the fairway of the fifth hole. The bell was installed at the bottom of a hill so that golfers could ring it as they left the area to signal the golfers behind them that the area was clear. Anyone with information about the missing bell should contact the Purdue Police Department, (765) 494-8221. Source: Purdue Police Department, (765) 494-8221 Writer: J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page