Some residents of the Historic Lafayette Apartments on South Main Street have concerns about the security at the senior living complex.

A group of about 20 residents met Tuesday to discuss recent thefts and cases of trespassing at the building, which is owned and managed by the Housing Authority of Butler County.

Brian Warren, a resident who has lived in the building for 12 years, said someone stole a television from the building’s community room on Feb. 28.

The theft was followed by at least three other incidents this month in which someone was seen trespassing or attempting to break into the building, said Warren, who organized the meeting.

Residents aren’t sure whether faulty front doors are to blame for the problem or whether a resident is unlocking the front doors from the inside “as a joke,” Warren said.

“This door thing is an issue,” he said. “People don’t feel safe here.”

City police said they are investigating the stolen television. Police also responded to the building late Thursday night on reports of someone in the basement, but no intruder was there when officers arrived.

Michael McNierney, interim executive director for the authority, said maintenance staff have been on site to check on the status of the doors.

“We’ve had professionals numerous times address the alleged malfunctions,” he said. “We think they are functioning normally.”

McNierney said police have a suspect identified and that they are continuing to investigate.

County Commissioner Jim Eckstein said he was notified by a resident earlier this month about the concerns. He sent a letter to John Trant, acting executive director of the authority, asking him to install cameras in the front lobby of the building.

McNierney said the authority is considering cameras.

“No decision has been made on that,” he said.

Trant said on March 4 in an e-mail to Eckstein that the authority has provided city police with all the information it had on the stolen television, adding police are investigating the incident.

Trant said another resident had a necklace stolen while she left the building to go to the post office, but said that woman did not report it to the police.

Trant said in the e-mail that the doors to the building on Diamond Street were previously repaired and are operating normally. The other doors to the building had a malfunction but were repaired the morning of March 4.

Warren said he invited Trant and the members of the authority board to the meeting Tuesday, but none attended.

Warren said the authority scheduled its own meeting at the building next week.

The incidents follow another issue that occurred at the building this year.

A malfunctioning heating system in the building caused the temperature in some residents’ apartments to drop to the low 60s in February.

Residents were critical of the authority’s response to both situations. Many at the meeting Tuesday said the $3.3 million worth of renovations on the building in 2012 have done little to improve the quality of life there.

Eckstein sent a letter to the authority in May 2014 citing a number of complaints of residents in the building, including a malfunctioning heating and cooling system, mold on ceiling tiles, a lack of security cameras, and a front door that does not close properly.

Residents claim those complaints were never addressed by the authority.

The Historic Lafayette Apartments consist of 59 apartments of affordable housing for limited income individuals, age 55 or older, according to the authority.