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Religious group associated with claims of sex-trafficking found at UNF

Religious group associated with claims of sex-trafficking found at UNF

Sam Chaney • Feb 20, 2018

Reports of a sex-trafficking religious group on college campuses have been popping up all over the country, and a member of the group has recently been spotted here at UNF. The University of North Florida...

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Graphic by Rachelle Keller

Police Beat: Stolen Beats and other valuables

Sam Chaney • Feb 20, 2018

Don’t Drop the Beat A student met with UNFPD at the Student Union game room on Feb. 8 to report a stolen pair of Beats headphones. According to the police report, the student was sitting in the...

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Photo by Ronnie Rodgers

Funding for new body-cameras for UNF police

Sam Chaney • Jan 16, 2018

The University of North Florida Police Department (UNFPD) recently announced that it was provided with a federal grant through the Department of Justice in order to supply them with new body-worn cameras. The...

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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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Former JSO undersheriff takes on UNFPD chief position

Cody Quattlebaum • Oct 10, 2014
Francis "Frank" Mackesy, UNF alumni and former JSO undersheriff, takes on the offer to become the new chief of the University of North Florida Police Department. If the transition runs smoothly, the university could see Mackesy as police chief as early as Oct. 27.
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IPTM awarded $4.5 million in grants to expand law enforcement training online

Jake Stofan • Oct 10, 2014
The Institute of Police Technology and Management at UNF was awarded seven grants totaling $4.5 million. As a not-for-profit organization, the IPTM plans to expand their online training courses with the funds, in hopes to provide law enforcement training for a great sum of officers.
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Report of suspects moving a body is a misunderstanding

Tiffany Felts • Apr 3, 2014
Witnesses believed they saw suspicious persons moving a body, but the "suspects" stepped forward and explained the misunderstanding.
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