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

911 call reveals more info on $10 robbery; Suspects thought student was a drug dealer

Alexandra Torres-Perez Nov 9, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj-vv24qjfI Two unidentified suspects broke into a student’s dorm while a third suspect was acting as a lookout at Landing X Tuesday around 7:45 p.m.,according to the...

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Some students feel the university is overpopulated. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

Man on the Street: Do students feel safe?

Jas Chung-Campbell Nov 9, 2017

https://youtu.be/I517IS2TZfo With three gun scares on campus this semester alone, the Spinnaker went around UNF to see if students still feel safe. __ For more information or news tips, or if...

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Man exposes himself to UNF student outside of Coggin College of Business

Alexandra Torres-Perez Nov 9, 2017

Students received another Osprey Update this morning regarding a man who exposed himself to a female UNF student on campus Wednesday around 7:45 p.m. The female student was sitting outside of the Coggin...

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

UNFPD investigating a robbery and false imprisonment at the Landing

Ronnie Rodgers Nov 8, 2017

According to an Osprey Campus Update, a student was hit in the head with a gun, tied up, and robbed in his dorm in Building X of The Landing by two suspects. The victim said at around 7:45 p.m. he heard...

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Crime at UNF is on the rise

Alexandra Torres-Perez Nov 6, 2017

Crime at UNF has increased over the past year according to UNFPD’s CLERY annual safety report. There were a total of 25 crimes in 2016. That’s more than the last two years, with 2015 having 16 crimes...

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Police Beat: scary voicemails and a box of weed

Police Beat: scary voicemails and a box of weed

Alexandra Torres-Perez Nov 1, 2017

Scary Voicemails Like something out of a horror movie; a UNF employee contacted UNFPD after receiving some unsettling voicemails. The employee received two voicemails from an unknown caller early...

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UNFPD lends a helping hand to hurricane victims 

Alexandra Torres-Perez Oct 26, 2017

In the past months, devastating events have occurred back-to-back starting with Hurricane Harvey flooding Texas and continuing with Hurricane Maria destroying the island of Puerto Rico. Thousands of...

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Student accused of pointing gun at roommate identified

Alexandra Torres-Perez Oct 20, 2017

Students received an Osprey Update early Friday morning about police arresting 19-year-old Cage William Edwards for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The victim told police he was sitting...

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UNF President John Delaney. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Week in rewind: Racist video, no SG president and more

Ronnie Rodgers Oct 19, 2017

Mims Steps down as President Student Body President Samantha Mims resigned via email last week after being given an ultimatum by the Attorney General Jaclyn Glosson to step down or face impeachment....

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Police Beat: Shattered glass and a broken TV

Alexandra Torres-Perez Oct 18, 2017

Broken Wall of Glass A UNF employee found a shattered 12-foot tall sheet of glass on Oct. 6 in the Biological Science Building. Physical Facilities supervisor told officials that the employee...

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Chief Mackesy: Officers “more visible” following racist video

Ronnie Rodgers Oct 13, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhxQIDtgoM8 Video by Ronnie Rodgers  UNFPD Chief Frank Mackesy detailed his department's plans after a video surfaced earlier this week with alleged UNF students...

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UNFPD searching for man who exposed himself at The Flats

Ronnie Rodgers Oct 3, 2017

A man exposed himself to a woman at The Flats Apartments Oct. 3 according to a Campus Safety Alert that was sent out to students. A woman was walking in The Flats parking lot at around 8 p.m., and...

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