Student Union Treasurer Daniel Lee '12 reported $650 missing from the Student Union safe on Nov. 21, said Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan last night in an interview with the Justice.

Lee said in an interview with the Justice that he counted the money and put it into the Union's safe on Wednesday, Nov. 13. On Nov. 21, Lee said he returned to find the safe "wide open." At first, Lee thought someone had just forgotten to close the safe, but when he counted the money, more than half, but not all, of the money was missing.

After speaking with Budget Analyst Stephen Costa, Lee informed University Police, who opened an investigation.

"We are trying to determine who had the combination and work with the Union people to see if anyone knows anything about this," said Callahan.

Callahan said the case is under investigation and that University Police are in the process of interviewing Lee and individuals who have knowledge of the safe.

The safe is located behind the front desk in the Student Union office on the third floor of the Shapiro Campus Center and can be opened only after the user enters a security code. Individuals with that code are Lee, the assistant treasurers and the past treasurer, a total of 11 people.

According to Assistant Treasurer Nathan Israel '14, the code to the safe was not changed until after the money went missing, and any previous treasurers or assistant treasurers who knew the code would still have had access at the time the money went missing.

Israel added that he had never seen more than $1,000 kept in the safe at one time. Israel said he was first told of the issue the day the money was noticed to be missing and has not been updated since.

The Student Union office itself, where the safe is located, is locked and accessible by key card only when no Union members are in the room.

A security camera is located in the Student Union office, and Callahan said he is still in the process of reviewing the footage.

Lee said he had issues retrieving the camera footage because the storage device only held footage for a certain period of time. The camera company was called to help extend the time frame, but so far attempts have been unsuccessful.

Student Union President Herbie Rosen '12 said in an interview with the Justice that the Student Union used its fundraising account to pay back the $650, and clubs will not be affected as a result.

The money that is missing included deposits that belonged to clubs, said Rosen. Lee said he could not remember which club or clubs to whom the money belonged.