Police Beat week of Jan. 10
January 10, 2018
Filed under Crime, Police Beat
Threats from a check fraudster, a blanket thief and a small fire. Here are the highlights from this week's crime report.
3 thefts reported in Rec locker rooms
Sam Rosenstiel, Copy Editor
December 7, 2017
Filed under Crime, Featured Story, News
Two property thefts in the Campus Recreation Center were reported in the same week. Three thefts were reported to University Police in November, bringing total thefts in the building this semester to 10.
UPDATE: First-degree rape reported to campus police
Jude Noel, Social Media Editor
October 18, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Crime, Featured Story, News
A sexual assault classified as first-degree rape was reported to campus police on Wednesday. According to an email sent by the Northern Kentucky University Police Department to the student body, the incident reportedly took place in Woodcrest Apartments between the evening of Oct. 14 and the early mor...
UPDATE: NKU reaches settlement in sexual assault lawsuit
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
August 24, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Crime, Featured Story, Men's Basketball, News
After a year and a half long sexual assault lawsuit, Northern Kentucky University reached a settlement with a female student Wednesday. The woman, Jane Doe, sued the university in 2016 for mishandling her case in 2013. NKU was confident in their legal position, according to a statement released by the university on Thursday, but believed, "proceeding with a lengt...
Students fall prey to scammers, check fraud
Matt Sexton, Managing Editor
October 31, 2016
Filed under Crime, Featured Story, News
Danielle Moore has heard NKU students swear to her they would never fall for a scam. “They say, ‘I’m too smart for that,’” Moore said. “The students say, ‘I would never fall for that.’ “Guess what? Twenty of your fellow classmates fell for it in the last year.” The assistant mana...
Northern Terrace burglar steals from four women, hides in plain sight
Leonard Ivey, Reporter
September 9, 2016
Filed under Crime, Featured Story, News
After an unknown woman successfully executed three weeks of thievery, the group of roommates she was victimizing realized that she had been hiding in plain sight. According to an e-mail from NKU’s Interim Chief of Police, Lieutenant John Gaffin, four women staying together at The Northern Terrace repo...
NKU police to carry naloxone by end of summer
Abby Anstead, Managing Editor
February 24, 2016
Filed under Crime, Featured Story, News
Northern Kentucky University Police Department will be one of the first university law enforcement agencies in the region to carry naloxone, also known as Narcan, a drug that reverses heroin overdose.Officers will be equipped with naloxone by the end of summer, which will enable them to preven...
Chasing the truth: externship helps the innocent
Molly B. True, Reporter
November 17, 2015
Filed under Crime, Featured Story, News
When Michael VonAllmen walked into a neighborhood bar for a cold beer on a Sunday night in Louisville in 1981, he had no idea he would be fighting for his freedom for the next three decades. VonAllmen didn’t know that just two nights prior, while he was at a party, a young lady was abducted at gunpoint...
Police Beats 8/25
November 11, 2015
Filed under Police Beat
August 20, 2016 4:21 a.m.: An intoxicated man was found laying in parking lot F. The man was evaluated by EMS and taken into custody. August 22, 2016 3:25 p.m.: A report was received that a man was allegedly masturbating in public at Griffin Hall. August 23, 10:49 a.m.: A two-vehicle accident...
Police Beats 10/21
October 21, 2015
Filed under Police Beat
October 8, 4:11 p.m.: A report was received that a female experienced unwanted communication from her ex-boyfriend in Founder’s Hall.October 10, 1:11 a.m.: A report was received that there was an intoxicated female in Commonwealth Hall. Officers responded and determined that she was underage. Hous...
Police Beats 10/7
October 7, 2015
Filed under Police Beat
September 28, 10:00 a.m.: A report was received that an unknown person removed keys and change from an office desk drawer in the Albright Health Center. October 1, 10:42 p.m.: A report was received that there was an individual in the Regents Albright building without permission. The subject was taken into ...
Police Beats 9/30
September 30, 2015
Filed under Police Beat
September 11, 7:00 p.m.: A report was received that a female resident from Woodcrest Apartments was sexually assaulted off campus. The Cold Spring Police Department was contacted and took over the investigation.September 18, 2:11 p.m.: A report was received that an unattended engagement ring was left...