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National Police Week recap: Does UNFPD make students feel safe?

National Police Week recap: Does UNFPD make students feel safe?

Cori Santucci May 21, 2018

  National Police Week has been celebrated every year since 1962 when President John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of that date as National Police...

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UNFPD hosting classes on women's self defense

UNFPD hosting classes on women’s self defense

Cori Santucci May 14, 2018

The University of North Florida Police Department is hosting the R.A.D. Women’s Self Defense course at the Tom and Betty Petway Hall (Bldg. 57, Rm 1100A) beginning Tuesday, May 15. The course will take...

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 Graphic  by Rachelle Keller

Police Beat: Stolen cell phone, vandalized vending machine and burglarized cars

Sam Chaney, News Editor May 4, 2018

Can’t Call It UNFPD was dispatched to Bldg. 16 on April 22 in response to a report of a stolen cell phone. According to the police report, a student had left her phone on the counter near the...

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Dating App Safety: Don't be a victim

Dating App Safety: Don’t be a victim

Sam Chaney Apr 16, 2018

They say seeing is believing, but not everything somebody shows you on a dating app may be real. On April 10, UNF student Jesse Martinez was arrested for threatening to share explicit photos of...

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Police Beat: Removed posters, a stolen wallet and missing money

Sam Chaney Apr 5, 2018

Don’t Remove My Post(ers) UNFPD was dispatched to Bldg. 10 on March 28 in response to a report of missing posters. According to the police report, the complainant had placed four posters up around...

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Police Beat: Damaged Property, Unknown Shoeprint, and More Stolen Items

Sam Chaney Mar 20, 2018

Fallen Pole UNFPD was dispatched to Parking Services on March 12 in order to investigate property damage in Lot 100. According to the police report, a Parking Services employee was informed of a damaged...

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Police Beat: Broken Lights, Harassment, and Various Stolen Goods

Sam Chaney Mar 14, 2018

I Can See The Light UNFPD was dispatched to Bldg. 58 on March 8 in response to a report of damaged lights. The complainant, a UNF staff member, told officials that he had received a work order...

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Police Beat: Swastika, burglary, and a stolen cell phone

Sam Chaney Mar 8, 2018

Swastika Found In Bathroom UNFPD was dispatched to Bldg. 45 in response to a report of vandalism in a bathroom on Feb. 28. According to the police report, a UNF staff member called UNFPD upon finding...

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Behind the Badge: UPD Chief reads to preschoolers

Behind the Badge: UPD Chief reads to preschoolers

Sam Chaney Mar 7, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcvlowgHwdU[/embedyt] Video by Jas Chung “Don’t you want a sticker?” Chief Mackesy asked the room of excitable preschool children. “If you want a...

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Crime Prevention: So easy, an Osprey could do it

Sam Chaney Mar 4, 2018

Let’s be honest, it can just be so easy to be lazy with your stuff. I mean, you’re only going to the restroom, right? Your stuff should be fine on the table for five minutes. But then you come back...

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Active shooter safety: What if it happened at UNF?

Active shooter safety: What if it happened at UNF?

Sam Chaney Feb 27, 2018

In some cases, it can be too easy to believe that tragedies are events that happen to other people in other places; never here, and never to us. However, the recent school shooting in Parkland has proved...

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Police Beat: Lost property and damaged signs

Sam Chaney Feb 21, 2018

Where’s My Tablet? UNFPD was dispatched to Bldg. 4 on Feb. 19 in response to a report of a lost tablet. According to the police report, a UNF staff member stated that she may have taken her Microsoft...

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