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Virginia Tech Locked Down After Report of Man with Gun

The university advised people on campus to stay indoors and secure doors. Three juveniles attending a camp at the university reported seeing a man holding what appeared to be a gun at 9:09 a.m. local time.

August 3, 2011

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Rice U. Police Chief Resigns Amid Officer Termination Scandal

Rice University Police Chief Bill Taylor and Major Dianna Marshall have resigned after they fired an officer who left campus to assist two Houston police officers involved in a shootout.

July 26, 2011

Patrol

Copper Thieves Cause $360K in Damage to School

Copper thieves did $360,000 worth of damage at Moya Elementary School in west Phoenix after destroying 30 of the school's air conditioning units to steal their copper coils.

July 26, 2011

Technology

Northwestern Univ. Adds Motorola P25 System

Northwestern University has selected Motorola Solutions' 900 MHz ASTRO 25 Project 25 (P25) voice and integrated data communication system, which will replace a 14-year-old analog trunking system.

July 13, 2011

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Video: Texas Officers Support Rice U. Cop Fired for Responding to Officer Down Call

Officer David Sedmak’s trouble began when he heard a radio call on May 7 about a shooting at a downtown Houston Greyhound station. After learning that an officer had been shot, Sedmak left the campus – two minutes away from the scene – and rushed to the scene to help. Officers said Sedmak was a hero, but Rice University fired him for dereliction of duty.

June 5, 2011

Patrol

Video: Cops Called to Corral Bear at Oregon Grade School

Once police arrived at the scene, they surrounded the animal from every angle. The bear was shot with a tranquilizer dart after it ran across the street and climbed a tree.

June 1, 2011

Patrol

Two Men Charged in Officer's Assault at Ohio State Block Party

A Franklin County, Ohio, grand jury has charged two of the three men believed to have assaulted a police officer during the Ohio State University Woodfest block party.

May 26, 2011

Patrol

Indiana University Cop Allegedly Forced Motorist To Perform Sex Act

A police officer from Wayne State University has been charged with criminal sexual conduct for allegedly forcing a woman to perform a sex act following a traffic stop.

May 25, 2011

Gangs

Gangs and Our Children

The number of local gang killings is low, but it's our common belief that one is too many. Whenever one of our children becomes a victim of gangs, it affects all of us. Specifically, when we personalize this problem and perceive the murdered child as a part of our family, it wounds our existence forever.

May 23, 2011

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San Jose Campus Shooting May Be Murder Suicide

San Jose State police wouldn't disclose the identity of the shooter or the victims, although authorities say the individuals involved knew each other and were two men and one women. Police are also saying the attack was not random and not gang related. It is unclear if the victims or shooter were students.

May 12, 2011

Patrol

3 Injured After Kindergartner Brings Gun to School

A kindergartner who brought a loaded gun to school was injured along with two other students when the weapon fell out of his pocket and discharged as he sat down for lunch in the Ross Elementary School cafeteria.

April 19, 2011

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Arizona Governor Vetoes Campus Carry Bill

Arizona's Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that would allow guns on Arizona's college campuses. Brewer said she vetoed the campus gun bill because it was "poorly written."

April 19, 2011