At St. Edward’s University, 23 cars were smashed.

Austin, Texas – Police at St. Edward’s University are looking for three suspects who broke into nearly two dozen cars on Wednesday morning.

Officials say the suspects drove into the garage, P2, in a late-model Ford truck. They looked into several cars and smashed the windows of 23 cars in the garage and adjacent parking lot P1, next to the softball field.

Items were taken from some cars. The suspects then left campus around 6:30 a.m. from Parking Lot P3 on the east side of campus at the parking garage, heading west on Woodward Street.

Student Sergio Avila says his car was broken into and his sunglasses were stolen.

“It’s expected and unexpected, you should always expect the unexpected,” he said.

He had one message for thieves.

“You had the most important things to steal. You had a Bible. You had a rosary, but no, you decided to steal a pair of Rayban glasses that I bought in Italy. You could get them anywhere. I hope you like the sunglasses, next time I’ll hand you a bible if you need it man,” he said.

His friend Sebastián Barroeta gave him a ride and he says he’s worried that it might happen to his own car.

“I’m new to Austin, I thought I came from Mexico City, I expected it there, although I’ve never had that experience, but here it’s a bit strange,” he said.

The other victim, who asked not to be named, had nothing taken, but she says her catalytic converter was stolen last semester.

“I was just puzzled as to why they were breaking into cars,” she said.

Avila says he wants to see better protection for cars.

“We need the best technology in the school, and a school that we pay a quarter of a million dollars for, where is the money?” he said. “If you go to your car at this hour, and there are those guys, they have a bat, bah! What are you going to do if you’re not Batman, then okay, you can protect yourself, but most people aren’t Batman for some reason.”

According to the university, “UPD has contacted the vehicle owners and is actively investigating this incident, including working with other law enforcement agencies as part of the investigation. In addition, UPD is increasing the number of patrols and will have an additional aggressive surveillance camera in campus parking lots and garages.”

They added a list of safety tips for students:

Prevention/Safety Tips

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call or text the University Police Department at (512) 448-8444 or email [email protected].