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Police Beat for the week of April 3

Carter Roush Apr 4, 2013

March 21 Theft (Building 1): While returning from a business trip to Newark, New Jersey, the Vice President of the General Counsel discovered that her iPad had was missing. She had rented a car during...

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Police Beat – March 25

Carter Roush Mar 25, 2013

    March 20 Stolen Parking Pass (Garage 38): A UPD officer arrived at the Student Government Office in building 58E, room 3303, concerning the theft of a student’s park pass from Garage...

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Police Beat – March 7

Carter Roush Mar 7, 2013

March 6 Drug Possession (Osprey Village) - An RA in the Osprey Village was conducting her nightly rounds when she smelt marijuana coming from one of the rooms in building D. The RA contacted UPD and...

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Police Beat – March 4

Carter Roush Mar 4, 2013

Feb. 28 Theft (Lot 18) - A parking decal was stolen off the windshield of a student’s car while she was in class. The student made contact with UPD, who were unable to find any residue from a parking...

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Foot groper identified, warned

Carter Roush Mar 4, 2013
On March 1, UPD identified a suspect who reportedly groped two women's feet in the library on separate occasions.
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Police Beat week of Feb. 6

Olivia Osland Feb 7, 2013

Jan. 11 Theft (Building 43)- An officer met with a complainant who said her wallet and handbag were missing. The complainant said she attended a private party in the ballroom and placed her items against...

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Foot groper reported in library

Lydia Moneir Feb 6, 2013
Alyssa Heim, a UNF community health sophomore, called UPD an hour and a half after realizing that the young man who touched her feet did so under false pretenses.
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Buckle up or get a ticket

Lydia Moneir Jan 14, 2013

Many have speculated that police departments tend to issue the most tickets at the end of the month simply to meet quotas. UNF Student Robert Picard conducted a study to find out if this was happening...

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UNF employee arrested for theft

Gordon Rhyne Nov 18, 2012
A UNF Physical Facilities employee was arrested Nov. 7 for charges of grand theft, according to a UPD police report.
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Police Beat week of Nov. 14

Olivia Osland Nov 15, 2012
Police reports for the week include damaged property, suspicious behavior and several thefts.
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Parking pass thefts on the rise

Lydia Moneir Nov 5, 2012
After seven thefts of parking pass so far this term, some are questioning the reasoning behind having external parking passes this year.
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Binder responds to national attention, criticism for presidential poll methodology

Noor Ashouri Oct 30, 2012
A recent poll conducted in UNF’s polling lab indicating President Obama ahead by four percentage points received national attention, as well as criticism. Michael Binder, a UNF political science assistant professor, conducted this survey and said receiving national attention for it, in conjunction with the presidential debate held at UNF last year, is helping the university establish itself on the map.
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