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Police Beat

UNFPD responds to reports of a deceased employee on the third floor of the Student Union West.

Police Beat: Tent vs. car, stolen phone and stolen athletic gear

Heydi Ortiz, News Editor | May 9, 2019

Tent vs. Car UNFPD was dispatched to parking lot 18 on May 4 in response to a damaged vehicle. The complainant stated that unknown individuals set up a tent behind his car which had caused damage to...

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UNFPD reports a missing student

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter | Apr 28, 2019

UNFPD was dispatched to The Fountains on April 21, in response to an allegedly missing student, Marisela Analis Myers Vasquez. Upon arrival, police met with Vasquez’s mother who said she last saw her...

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Police Beat: Vandalism, possible animal cruelty, and suspicious photography

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter | Apr 24, 2019

Freehanded art UNF police were dispatched to the Student Union on April 13 in response to a call about two subjects who were spray painting the 3rd floor concrete floor. According to the incident report,...

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UNFPD responds to battery call in Crossings

Heydi Ortiz, Police reporter | Apr 16, 2019

On April 11, UNF police responded to a battery call in Crossings, Bldg. S. According to the police report, the victim and the suspect began arguing over the smelly food in the trash can that he had thrown...

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Affidavit: UNF Sergeant arrested for touching himself in front of open hotel curtains

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Apr 16, 2019

A sergeant at UNF was arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to five people at an Extended Stay by near JTB and the 95 on April 9, according to an affidavit. A witness told police that Mark Milton...

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UNF Police Sergeant arrested for indecent exposure

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Apr 10, 2019

*UPDATED: April 11, 1:06 p.m.* UNF Police Sergeant Mark Milton was arrested Wednesday for indecent exposure, according to police. According to the police report, Milton was arrested on UNF's campus...

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UNF Student, Jesse Martinez, was arrested on April 9.

Martinez pleads guilty to all charges of video voyeurism, extortion

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Apr 4, 2019

Former UNF student Jesse Martinez, 22, plead guilty Thursday morning to 17 count of video voyeurism, 1 count of extortion, and 1 count of unlawful use of a two-way communications device. Martinez...

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Police Beat: A stolen textbook, large amounts of money and a stolen skateboard

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter | Mar 22, 2019

College student nightmare On March 11, UNFPD was dispatched to the UPD building in response to a stolen textbook. According to the report, the student placed her textbook she had gotten from the UNF...

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A box outside of Osprey Hall was taken by UPD after concerns from students were raised.

Suspicious box outside of Osprey Hall causes confusion among students

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter | Mar 14, 2019

*UPDATED: 4:05 p.m. The University of North Florida Police Department responded to a call about a suspicious box located near a trash can located outside of Osprey Hall Monday afternoon. UNFPD found...

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Reported burglary at the Crossings

Jessica May | Mar 11, 2019

A student reported to the University Police Department that $500 was missing from her dorm room Monday at The Crossings, Building S, according to an emergency alert released by the university. The student...

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Jason Ford. Photo courtesy of the Dothan Eagle.

Imposter softball coach sentenced to 15 years

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter | Mar 5, 2019

Jason Ford pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children back in November of last year, and last week, U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom sentenced Ford to 15 years in prison. Ford was accused of impersonating...

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Police Beat: A cat fight, dating violence and felony amounts of marijuana

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter | Feb 28, 2019

Cat fight On Feb. 23, UNFPD responded to a call near UNF drive and Alumni drive about a physical altercation between two females. According to the report the altercation started because one of the females...

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