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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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City of Kent promotes communication with safety leaders

Nikki Gasiewski, KSTV Reporter October 23, 2024

The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce hosted "Lunch with the Chiefs" to promote communication between the safety and the civilians they serve. Key speakers for the event were Chief of Police Nick Shearer and...

Kent Police’s cancer fund to honor and support local people fighting cancer

Sydney Brown, TV2 Reporter November 13, 2023

Kent Police are strutting around the city with beards this month to honor one of their own. Facial hair was, at one point, against law enforcement policy. However, since starting a women's and men's...

Kent Police Explorers hope to boost officer recruitment

Dennis Farahani, TV2 Reporter October 3, 2023

Youth ages 14 to 20 are invited to the Kent Police Department on 301 S. Depeyster St. Local youth who are considering a law enforcement career can learn about the program, meet officers and ask questions. Explorers...

Kent police raise money for local people fighting cancer

November 29, 2022

Kent police department is raising money for Movember or no shave November. This passion project is in honor of Officer Susan K. Graves and Detective Ray Stein who the department has lost to cancer. For...

Student charged with two felonies in alleged assault of a police officer on Fake Paddy’s Day

Alexandra Golden, Assigning Editor March 15, 2022

Kent State Police made one arrest on Fake Paddy’s Day—Paige O’Dell, a junior exercise science major, was charged with fourth-degree felony assault of a police officer and fifth-degree felony obstructing...

Sgt. Jason Short demonstrates how to work the Intoxilyzer 8000 Breathalyzer on Monday. Dec. 1, 2014 in the Kent City Police Station. The station does not use the machine, but in order to keep their permit they must test it on a weekly basis.

Kent area police discontinue use of controversial Breathalyzer device

Carley Hull December 4, 2014

The City of Kent Police and Kent State University Police departments have stopped using a Breathalyzer device called the Intoxilyzer 8000 in response to defense attorneys disputing the device’s reliability...