Camera Found In NJ University Dorm Bathroom, Police Investigating

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Staff at Rider University found a camera in a first-floor, gender-neutral bathroom at Kroner Hall on Oct. 10, and Lawrence Township police are investigating, the university said.

In a statement to Patch, Rider said: “The Lawrence Township Police were contacted immediately about this issue and responded to campus. The camera was recovered and turned over to the police. Rider Public Safety, the Title IX office and Lawrence Township Police are investigating this incident.”

The Rider News, the university’s student newspaper, first reported the discovery. According to the paper, a Timely Warning email sent to the campus on Oct. 10 said staff found the camera in the early morning hours that day.

“Public Safety collected the camera as evidence, and we have not found any additional cameras at this time,” the email read. The exact location of the camera was not disclosed.

Ken Koenig, the university’s director of Title IX, also emailed students about what he called a “potential privacy violation.”. In an update sent at 7:05 p.m. Oct. 10, Koenig said Public Safety and the Title IX office are working with Lawrence police to review evidence, follow leads and identify those responsible, the student paper reported.

Colleges are required to notify the campus of incidents like this under the federal Clery Act.

The Rider News also reported that another camera was found in a Kroner Hall bathroom on Sept. 30, 2025. The exact location of that camera was never disclosed.

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