Looks like she was not covert at all…
“If it bleeds, it leads…” on local news media.
Even long ago, during the crime wave era (when crime generally was much higher than it is now), it did seem that the most common types of crime that college students encountered as theft of unattended unlocked items, or from unlocked dorm rooms. Perhaps of greater concern per incident may be violent incidents or accidents, but it did seem that many of those occurred after drunken parties (fights, sexual activity of questionable consent, or doing something stupidly risky while under the influence).