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Burglaries Spike in First Month of 2012

By Carly Graf January 31, 2012

The Department of Public Safety reported 48 crimes this month, a 71 percent increase from the same period last year. While January 2012 saw fewer crimes than October 2011 and November 2011, the...

Computers Stolen From New Research Building

By Sarah Kaplan January 27, 2012

Two suspects were captured on camera stealing several computer monitors from a loading dock at the New Research Building at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Department of Public Safety. The theft...

DPS Blotter

By DPS Blotter January 27, 2012

Thursday, Jan.19, 2012 Alcohol Violation, Village A, 1:18 a.m. A Department of Public Safety officer investigating a noise complaint discovered the underage occupants of a room consuming alcoholic...

Vittles Robbed of Cigarettes

By Hiromi Oka January 24, 2012

Fifty cartons of cigarettes were stolen from Vital Vittles at 3:37 p.m. Monday, according to the Department of Public Safety. The incident was the fourth in a string of robberies at the on-campus convenience...

Grad Student Victim of Attempted Robbery

By Sarah Kaplan December 16, 2011

A graduate student was the victim of an attempted robbery on 37th Street at around 8:00 p.m. Sunday. According to a public safety alert emailed to the campus community Friday evening, the student reported...

Graduate Student Robbed at Gunpoint

By Pavan Rajgopal December 15, 2011

A graduate student was robbed at gunpoint in the northern section of Glover Park at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday night. According to a DPS public safety alert emailed to the campus community Thursday afternoon,...

Students Robbed at Gunpoint

By Pavan Rajgopal December 15, 2011

A graduate student was robbed at gunpoint in the northern section of Glover Park at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday night. According to a DPS public safety alert emailed to the campus community Thursday afternoon,...

White Gravenor Offices Burglarized

By Sarah Kaplan December 7, 2011

Two offices in White Gravenor Hall were burglarized Tuesday morning, according to the Department of Public Safety. In a public safety alert emailed to the university community today, DPS reported...

DPS and MPD Differ on Break-Ins

By Sarah Kaplan December 6, 2011

The Department of Public Safety and the Metropolitan Police Department reported differing information on a break-in at a student residence at 1418 36th St. Friday night. According to the description...

Demanding More From DPS

By The Editorial Board December 5, 2011

It's alarming to receive a public safety alert announcing the presence of strangers in fellow students' residences. But what's more alarming is to receive that PSA nine hours after the fact. That's...

Two Burglaries Reported Off Campus

By Sarah Kaplan December 2, 2011

Two students living just beyond the front gates reported seeing unknown suspects in their residences Friday night, according to a DPS Public Safety Alert. In the first incident at 9:56 p.m., a student...

Student Robbed at Knifepoint

By Sarah Kaplan November 19, 2011

A student was robbed at knifepoint on the 1800 block of 38th Street at 9:10 p.m. Saturday, according to the Department of Public Safety. A Public Safety Alert emailed to the campus community Sunday...

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