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Officers and maintenance workers observe the scene of the crash.Photo by Alex Wilson

Failure to yield leaves student injured

Patrick Lloyd | May 27, 2015
A UNF student is in the hospital with no life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car that failed to yield on UNF Drive.
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Destructive student, pot bust, and stolen bikes

Patrick Lloyd | May 26, 2015
A student frustrated with his parking ticket appeal broke the Parking Services door, the last pot bust of Spring and more bikes get stolen.
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One dead, two in critical condition after shooting at The District

One dead, two in critical condition after shooting at The District

Patrick Lloyd | May 18, 2015
A shooting occurred at The District on Kernan this morning leaving one person dead and two people in critical condition. The shooting is thought to be part of an armed robbery.
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Power relationships: alleged unwanted sexual advances at UNF raise ethical concerns

Power relationships: alleged unwanted sexual advances at UNF raise ethical concerns

Patrick Lloyd | May 14, 2015
An RA's sexual advances toward residents brings into question current policies regarding Resident Assistants' sexual conduct.
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Courtesy UNF.

UNF to host first-ever Deaf Spark

Patrick Lloyd | May 14, 2015
The first ever Deaf Spark on May 16 will feature a variety of activities and workshops for deaf or hard of hearing children and their families.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Two thefts, visitor later dies in hospital, belligerent student calls cop a racist

Patrick Lloyd | May 13, 2015
A man dies in hospital after being transported from UNF, items stolen from two campus visitors and UNFPD is called to Crossings to question a student's behavior.
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UNF student dies after hit-and-run motorcycle accident

UNF student dies after hit-and-run motorcycle accident

Patrick Lloyd | Apr 23, 2015
UNF sophomore John C. Leone died yesterday after being in a hit-and-run accident on April 9.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Male student threatened by female student’s father

Patrick Lloyd | Apr 22, 2015
A student received a threatening phone call from the father of a student he had sex with.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: A stolen dress, a stolen skateboard and noisy sex

Patrick Lloyd | Apr 14, 2015
Police Beat: a dress was stolen, 32 clothing items reported stolen, a skateboard was stolen and there was a verbal altercation after an incident of noisy sex.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Bench and wood stolen from skate park, student worried for their safety

Patrick Lloyd | Apr 14, 2015
A bench and some wood was stolen from the skate park, and a student was worried about their safety.
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The comedy show will be held this August in the Lazzara Performance Hall. (Photo courtesy of UNF)

Police Beat: Man receives CPR in front of the Fine Arts Center and later dies in hospital

Patrick Lloyd | Apr 14, 2015
A 46-year-old man received CPR on the sidewalk outside the library and then later died in a hospital. Two skateboards and wallet were stolen.
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Despite the damage, neither driver suffered any injuries. Photo by Patrick Lloyd

Slick roads cause car crash at Holzendorf and Alumni

Patrick Lloyd | Apr 12, 2015
A student driving a truck rear ended another car in the intersection near the Osprey Crossings and Herbert University Center on Sunday evening, April 12.
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Gun rights group files complaints against police chiefs of Florida universities including UNF’s Frank Mackesy

Patrick Lloyd | Apr 8, 2015
Florida Carry protests university police chiefs, including UNF’s chief, for testifying against campus carrying bill.
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A night in the life of the UNF Police Department

A night in the life of the UNF Police Department

Patrick Lloyd | Apr 6, 2015
I’ve been working as Spinnaker’s police reporter since January, and if there’s one thing I’ve noticed, it’s that most of the “action” happens late at night on weekends. The hardcore journalist inside me wanted to be there for something crazy. At the same time, I would never want to see a fellow Osprey in danger. That said, I think I experienced the best of both worlds...
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: A missing wallet and a suspect at large

Patrick Lloyd | Mar 27, 2015
A wallet goes missing out of a UNF student's car. A man who punched a UNF student in the face is still at large.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Two stolen bikes, a stolen clutch bag and an unattended child

Patrick Lloyd | Mar 24, 2015
Two bikes were stolen, a clutch bag was stolen and a 3-year-old child was left unattended.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Damage done to students’ cars

Patrick Lloyd | Mar 10, 2015
A student's car was keyed in Lot 18, another student's registration decal goes missing, a student had her tires slashed and yet another student's car was damaged.
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Baseball team goes 3-0 against Fairfield

Baseball team goes 3-0 against Fairfield

Patrick Lloyd | Mar 10, 2015
For two games in a row, the Ospreys scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth. The Ospreys beat the Stags 6-3 and 7-4 on March 7 and then won 11-2 on March 8.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Fire extinguisher discharged in classroom, more flying chairs and a student caught with weed in car

Patrick Lloyd | Mar 5, 2015
A faculty member told UNFPD a fire extinguisher had been sprayed throughout a classroom in Building 14A, a Physical Facilities employee found three broken metal patio chairs near Chick-Fil-A and a student was caught with marijuana and paraphernalia in the driver’s car March 3 around 12:05 a.m.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Two chairs thrown from a walkway and a student caught with weed

Patrick Lloyd | Mar 3, 2015
An unknown suspect threw two chairs from the second floor walkway of Building 14 onto the first floor March 1, and a UNFPD officer didn’t file any criminal charges against a student in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia because the student was cooperative.
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Softball team wins double header against Stony Brook

Softball team wins double header against Stony Brook

Patrick Lloyd | Mar 2, 2015
The UNF Softball team beat Stony Brook twice Sunday, March 1, winning 10-5 in the first game and 5-4 in the second.
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UNF Head Coach Mary Tappmeyer addresses the Ospreys. Photo by Camille Shaw

Women’s basketball drops third straight to end regular season

Patrick Lloyd | Mar 1, 2015
The UNF women's basketball team's 32-point loss to Stetson Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale summed up the year for the Ospreys. Stetson (22-6, 11-3) beat UNF (11-18, 2-12) at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Fla. by a final score of 77-45.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Speeding student caught with weed

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 27, 2015
UNFPD pulls over student for speeding and finds marijuana and paraphernalia in his car.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Theft from cars and a stolen laptop

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 25, 2015
A money clip, a surfboard, and a skateboard were stolen from UNF students' cars. Someone scratched "F--- you" in the door of a UNF employee's car while a UNF student had their laptop stolen from Building 50.
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Photo by Justin Belichis

Osprey Productions postpones Art Walk

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 25, 2015
Osprey Productions has postponed the Art Walk event due to inclement weather.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Items stolen from Wellness Center locker and four non-UNF students caught with weed

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 24, 2015
A UNF student had his Osprey 1Card, driver’s license and debit card stolen after he left them in a locker at the Student Wellness Center, two 18-year-olds and two 17-year-olds were caught with marijuana and paraphernalia on Feb. 21. and a 22-year-old non-UNF student received a Notice To Appear for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia on Feb. 22.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Man caught on camera stealing calculators from bookstore

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 20, 2015
A man stole three Texas Instruments TI-84 calculators from the UNF Bookstore valued at $389.97, qualifying the incident as grand theft.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Camera, lens and wallet stolen

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 19, 2015
A camera and lens were stolen from Building 45 on Feb. 6 during 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. On Feb. 17, a wallet was stolen from a student's backpack in Building 9. Patrol efforts on both cases have been suspended.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Weed bust in the Hall

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 19, 2015
A student was caught with marijuana and paraphernalia in the Osprey Hall Feb. 12. The UNFPD recommended the student be referred to Student Conduct.
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UNF baseball comes from behind to beat The Citadel 16-9

UNF baseball comes from behind to beat The Citadel 16-9

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 19, 2015
UNF's men's baseball defeated The Citadel 16-9 on Feb. 18. Designated hitter Bubba Olivera scored what would end up being the game-winning run when a failed pickoff attempt from The Citadel led to an error, allowing Olivera to cross home plate.
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St. John’s Sherriff’s Office has yet to identify the body. Photo by Garrett Milanovich

Garth Sangree’s body found

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 18, 2015
A body was discovered on the beach near Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. St. Johns Sheriff's Office positively identified the found body as Garth Sangree.
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North Florida’s newest Osprey athletes

North Florida’s newest Osprey athletes

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 18, 2015
UNF has signed new players in swimming, softball, men's golf, baseball and women's soccer.
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MOCA receives $185,000 grant

MOCA receives $185,000 grant

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 17, 2015
MOCA received a grant for $185,000 from the Jessie Ball duPont fund.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: marijuana, pills, paraphernalia and a stolen iPad

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 17, 2015
Two UNF students were caught with marijuana in the Osprey Fountains while a 15 year old's iPad was stolen at the skate park. Finally, a UNF student was caught with marijuana, hydrocodone, alcohol and a large amount of drug paraphernalia.
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Ryan Roberson (9) takes a swing at the ball. Photo by Camille Shaw

UNF baseball team goes 1-2 in season-opening series against Virginia Military Institute

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 16, 2015
The UNF baseball team went 1-2 in its season-opening series against Virginia Military Institute.
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Photo by Morgan Purvis

Softball team loses final two games of home tournament

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 16, 2015
The UNF softball team lost for the first time this season in game three of the home tournament to Virginia Tech, 4-7. They also lost game four to Jacksonville State University, 5-6.
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UNF softball off to best start in UNF Division I history

UNF softball off to best start in UNF Division I history

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 14, 2015
"Our pitchers came through big today with two shutouts and our defense was fantastic behind them,” Head Coach Marcie Hickey said.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: marijuana found; a ring, a wallet and a ladder go missing

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 11, 2015
UNFPD discovers marijuana in a student's car when an officer pulled the student over for a defective exhaust on his car. Meanwhile, a ring, a wallet and a ladder went missing on campus.
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Photo courtesy Facebook

Krishna Club to host meditation music festival on Friday

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 11, 2015
Krishna Club will host Kirtan Festival, a music meditation festival, on Friday Feb. 13.
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The UNF Softball team went 5-0 at the Troy Invitational. Photo courtesy unfospreys.com

UNF softball team finishes 5-0 at the Troy Invitational

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 10, 2015
The UNF Softball team went 5-0 at the Troy Invitational in Troy, Ala. UNF’s Stacy McClelland stood out enough for her to win the A-Sun Player of the Week award.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Non-UNF student caught with marijuana and paraphernalia

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 9, 2015
A UNFPD officer issued a Notice To Appear to a 21-year-old man for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Petronio Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics

Joey Petronio named A-Sun Men’s Golf Player of the Week

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 4, 2015
The Atlantic Sun Conference chose UNF senior Joey Petronio as the Men's Golf Player of the Week due to his outstanding performance at the Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass.
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Nine supporting bands to perform at OZ Music Fest

Nine supporting bands to perform at OZ Music Fest

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 4, 2015
Osprey Productions announced the supporting acts will be Sidereal, Radical Something, Split Tone, The Band Be Easy, Weekend Atlas, Fjord Explorer, Fort Stories, Charles Adderley and Summer Goodman.
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Photo courtesy thetruthaboutguns.com

Collecting dust: UNFPD still isn’t using body cameras

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 4, 2015
UNFPD still isn't using the body cameras that were received two months ago. Other Florida universities use body cameras.
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The UNF men’s golf team finished in fourth place in the Sea Best Invitational. Photo by Todd Drexler

UNF men’s golf finishes fourth place in Sea Best Invitational

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 3, 2015
The UNF men's golf team finished the Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass in fourth place out of 15 teams. Sophomore Osten Waite shot a team-best 71 in the third round.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Two harassing phone calls to Chartwells and a stolen skateboard

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 2, 2015
Two Chartwells employees received harassing phone calls from a former employee. A student had his skateboard stolen outside of Pita Pit.
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UNFPD receives $16,100 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

UNFPD receives $16,100 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 31, 2015
The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation gave UNFPD a grant with which to buy life saving equipment such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs), an AED trainer, a pads adapter and wall unit as well as a data cable.
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Sangree, according to Smith, who has known Sangree since August 2011, is a friendly and loving guy. Photo courtesy Facebook

Memorial service planned for Garth Sangree

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 30, 2015
Chets Creek Church is planning a memorial service honoring Garth Sangree. The service will be a “celebration of Garth’s life,” according to Mark Smith.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: missing elevator lights and dope driving

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 29, 2015
The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Underage students caught with beer and a non-UNF student caught with marijuana

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 29, 2015
Three underage students were found with beer after being pulled over. A 20-year-old non-UNF student was found with marijuana.
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Garth Sangree, 22-year-old Jacksonville resident and former RA at UNF, was last seen on Friday, Jan. 23. Photo courtesy Facebook

Coast Guard suspends search for missing UNF student

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 28, 2015
Garth Sangree, a 22-year-old UNF student who has worked as an RA, left for a kayaking trip and was last seen on Friday, Jan. 23.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Marijuana in car and b—– scratched into side of student’s car

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 27, 2015
According to UNFPD reports, an FSCJ student had marijuana in his car and a UNF student found "b-----" scratched into the side of her car.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Student reports threats from sexual partner’s boyfriend

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 26, 2015
On student reported that a sexual partner's boyfriend threatened him. The suspect said that his girlfriend said she was raped by the victim. The victim said the sexual encounter was consensual.
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Photo by Morgan Purvis

Police Beat: Student tased, arrested for resisting police

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 22, 2015
Two female students discovered a male student asleep in their dorm. Neither student knew the man so they called the police. The police officers roused the man and he resisted arrest. They tased the man and charged him with resisting arrest without violence to his or her person, trespassing in an unoccupied structure or conveyance and disorderly intoxication--endangering property/others.
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Graphic by Zach Evans

Police Beat: Stolen parking decals and stolen computer

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 21, 2015
Two parking decals were reporter stolen. A bag that was holding a computer and hard drive was also reported stolen.
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Graphic by Zach Evans

Police Beat: concrete chips and dust on car and marijuana paraphernalia in the Osprey Fountains

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 20, 2015
One student reported concrete dust and chips were found on his car after he parked in a garage. Two students were found marijuana paraphernalia at the Osprey Fountains.
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Graphic by Zach Evans

Police Beat: ghost door and taken toilet

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 15, 2015
The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department.
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Police Beat: bike theft, marijuana, stolen car, stolen iPhones, and roommate threats

Police Beat: bike theft, marijuana, stolen car, stolen iPhones, and roommate threats

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 14, 2015
The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department.
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Graphic by Zach Evans

Police Beat: two students in Osprey Hall found with marijuana

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 9, 2015
The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department.
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UNF student suffers seizure, crashes car

UNF student suffers seizure, crashes car

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 7, 2015
A student crashed her car on Alumni Drive after suffering a seizure while driving.
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Graphic by Zach Evans

Police Beat: three students report sexual instances involving one student

Patrick Lloyd | Jan 7, 2015
Three students reported unwanted sexual advances made by another student. All three witnesses reporter being in an uncomfortable situation with the subject.
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Cause determined in Tess Huber’s fatal plane crash

Patrick Lloyd | Nov 14, 2014
A National Transportation Safety Board report attributed the cause of Tess Huber's fatal plane crash to a loss of spatial awareness by the pilot and the pilot's lack of instrument proficiency.
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