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Police Beat

Police handcuffed a man who witnesses say yelled at a student in the library and screamed about ISIS. Photo by Will Weber

Man handcuffed, taken to hospital after outbursts about ISIS in library

Logan Ansteatt Sep 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/UNFspinnaker/status/778669971287203840 A man was put in handcuffs and taken to the hospital after multiple witnesses say he screamed about ISIS and yelled at a female student on the...

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Photo by Camille Shaw

Update: Man who exposed himself to students told victims it was “just a dare,” report states

Will Weber Sep 7, 2016

Update 9/7 at 6:05 p.m.: “This is just a dare, and I wanted to see if y’all noticed that my penis was out.”    This is what two women were told as they attempted to assist a man in locating...

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The incident took place in Osprey Landing X.
 Photo by Lili Weinstein

DMT found in campus housing

Tiffany Butler Aug 31, 2016

Two jugs of psychedelic drugs were found in the Osprey Landing during freshman move out at the end of last spring. The liquid had been rumored to be psychedelic, but UNFPD was unable to confirm that...

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Police Beat: Phone threats, vandalism and burglaries

Police Beat: Phone threats, vandalism and burglaries

Logan Ansteatt Aug 24, 2016

Phone Threats UNFPD investigated a series of threatening phone calls on Aug. 17 at Alumni Hall. According to the police report, at around 8 a.m. a campus employee received six phone calls from a...

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Police Beat: Multiple thefts in The Flats

Police Beat: Multiple thefts in The Flats

Tiffany Butler Aug 11, 2016

Missing Mac A Macbook laptop and iPod were stolen from The Flats at UNF on Aug. 6. According to the report, the victim left the laptop and iPod on his bed prior to leaving the apartment to attend his...

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Photo by Camille Shaw

Drug sting on campus leads to student arrest

Mark Judson May 27, 2016

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged a UNF student with four second-degree felonies after selling drugs to an undercover officer. The student, Michael V. Mullen, a sophomore biology...

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UPDATE: UNF students charged with false imprisonment contact Spinnaker

UPDATE: UNF students charged with false imprisonment contact Spinnaker

Mark Judson May 3, 2016

UPDATE 5/3: Matthew I. Khosrozadeh, a UNF student arrested for false imprisonment, called the Spinnaker office May 3 to ask for the removal of the article detailing his charges. Khosrozadeh claimed the...

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 Photo by Tiffany Butler

Suspicious liquid found in UNF dorm

Tiffany Butler Apr 29, 2016
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) was called to campus to help remove a possible hazardous liquid from Osprey Landing on the 2nd floor of Building Y.
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A JFRD fireman peers into the vehicle that caused the accident, according to witnesses.  Photo by Connor Spielmaker

VIDEO: Two-car rollover shuts down Alumni Drive; drivers transported to hospital

Connor Spielmaker Mar 29, 2016
A crash shut down the Kernan entrance to campus Tuesday afternoon.
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Kline's mugshot  courtesy St. John's County Sheriff's Office

Freshman arrested for role in armed St. Augustine home invasion

Connor Spielmaker Mar 8, 2016
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJSO) took freshman Jacob Kline into custody on charges of home invasion with a firearm, according to a police report.
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 Photo by Jordan Bebout

Wildfire near UNF 100% contained

Connor Spielmaker Mar 6, 2016
A blaze near UNF was brought under control late Sunday afternoon.
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Photo courtesy of SG website

Former SG Vice-President tells female student to “watch out”

Mark Judson Jan 28, 2016
A female student reported former Student Government Vice President and former Impact Party Campaign Manager Jordan Wilson threatened her on Jan. 20 while exiting an elevator in Osprey Fountains.
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