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Fake Patty’s Day sees reduced trouble, 15 arrests reported during celebrations

Kayla Gleason and Erin Sullivan March 12, 2024

Kent Police made 15 arrests on Fake Patty's Day, which took place March 9, where disorderly conduct while intoxicated and prohibitions both made up the majority of charges.  On Fake Patty's Day, there...

Kent experiences a tame Halloween with 17 arrests

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter October 30, 2023

The Kent Police Department and the Kent State University Police reported that this year’s Halloween weekend celebrations saw similar arrests compared to recent years. There were 17 arrests made from...

Tricia Knoles is the KSU Police Department community resource officer. 

Dating violence, liquor and drug abuse down in annual campus safety report

Emma Andrus Reporter Madisyn Woodring Reporter February 15, 2021

Editor’s Note: The following story has been updated to include information about the Clery Act, such as the fire occurrences, and additional information on other crimes. Reports of dating violence and...

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 1968 file photo, Chicago police officers wielding nightsticks confront a demonstrator on the ground in Grant Park after protesters against the Vietnam War climbed on the statue of Civil War Gen. John Logan. It was one of many protests during the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo)

Howie Emmer was one of the founders of SDS in 1968; Colt Hutchinson is the new president in 2020

Madison MacArthur April 30, 2020

When Howie Emmer came to Kent State University in 1965 from Cleveland, he remembers being asked by his roommate from rural Pennsylvania if Emmer would be wearing his rocketship pin each day. The pin was...

KSUPD discuss preparations, staying safe during Kent Halloween

Kent is preparing for its annual Halloween celebration and that means the police are getting ready, too.Halloween has been a tradition in Kent for decades, but Lt. Mike Lewis with Kent Police said criminal...

Panama City Beach Implements New Rules for Spring Break

Sierra Allen March 16, 2016

For years, college spring break has been used as a time for students to spend time in the sun and travel with friends."I think the timing is perfect,” said sophomore exploratory major, Bailey Coppenger....