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NITE RIDE Offers Extended Hours for Finals Week
For the final exam week NITE RIDE will have extended hours from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. beginning Sunday, May 6, 2012 through 6 a.m. Friday May 11, 2012. Please see NITE RIDE for more information. The Main Library is open 24 hours starting Sun, December 11th through Fri, Dec 16th, 10 p.m. The IMU is open 24 hours.
Posted by police | 27 April 2012 | Tags: NITE RIDE, finals, hours
UI Police Receive Two Reports of Attempted Cell Phone Thefts
University of Iowa Police received two reports Wednesday, April 18 of attempted robberies of people carrying cell phones on the east side of the UI campus.
In one anonymous report, a caller was walking along Market Street around 2:10 p.m. when two men tried unsuccessfully to grab a cell phone out of the victim’s hands. The assailants are described as two black males wearing hooded sweatshirts and sunglasses.
In another incident, a victim reported walking under the railroad overpass along the Iowa River near Danforth Chapel at 3:10 p.m. when a man unsuccessfully attempted to grab the victim’s cell phone. The assailant is described as a light skinned black male wearing a gray pullover hooded sweatshirt, dark khaki cargo pants, and white tennis shoes.
Anyone with information about these incidents should call the UI Police at 319-355-5022 or Iowa City Crimestoppers at 319-358-TIPS. Callers to Crimestoppers with information leading to a conviction may be eligible for a reward. UI Police would also like to talk to the person who reported the first incident.
Meanwhile, the Iowa City Police and the UI Police recommend that members of the public avoid people behaving suspiciously and call 911 immediately when suspicious activity is observed.
This information is being released in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and near their respective campuses, including timely warnings of crimes that may represent a threat to the safety of students or employees.
Posted by police | 19 April 2012 | Tags: cell phone, robbery, theft
Police receive two reports of indecent exposure
Iowa City Police recently received two reports about a man exposing himself.
On April 9 at about 1:20 p.m. a woman reported she was walking in the 200 block of Church Street when a man asked for help. When the woman approached she saw that the man’s pants were down and that he was exposing himself to her. The suspect is described as a white male in his middle 30’s wearing a black knit beanie.
On April 9, 2012, at about 2:40 p.m. a woman reported she was in her apartment building in the 1000 block of Newton Road when she saw a man standing in the hallway. He was wearing a shirt but was naked from the waist down. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a hat and a t-shirt.
In each incident the suspect fled the scene before police arrived. It is unknown if the incidents are related.
Anyone with information about these incidents should call the Iowa City Police at 319-356-5275 or Iowa City Crimestoppers at 319-358-TIPS. Callers to Crimestoppers with information leading to a conviction may be eligible for a reward.
Meanwhile, the Iowa City Police and the University of Iowa Police recommend to avoid anyone behaving suspiciously and to call 911 immediately.
This information is being released in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and near their respective campuses, including timely warnings of crimes that may represent a threat to the safety of students or employees.
Posted by police | 11 April 2012 | Tags: Police receive two reports of indecent exposure
Cell Phone Snatched from Student
On 3/9/12 the UI Police received a report of a cell phone being snatched from the hand of a student near Burge Hall. No weapons were used and no injuries occurred. For more information please see our Facebook page.
Posted by police | 9 March 2012 | Tags: cell phone, robbery
UI Police Offer Violent Incident Training
Classes for Violent Incident Survival Training for Spring 2012 have been posted. Click here for more information.
Posted by police | 5 March 2012 | Tags: violence training
UI Issues Hawk Alert for Attempted Robbery at Hubbard Park
On February 2, 2012 at about 1:36 p.m. a UI student was walking with a friend along the sidewalk of Hubbard Park just south of the IMU when a man approached her and asked to use her cell phone. The suspect grabbed the student with one hand and displayed a pocketknife with another. The student got away from her attacker and he left the area in a vehicle. The student was not injured.
The suspect vehicle was later located and the suspect was dropped off at Washington and Capitol prior to the vehicle being stopped by UI Police. After UI and Iowa City Police could not immediately locate the suspect a Hawk Alert was issued by the UI Police. The suspect is still at large.
The suspect is described as a 35-40 year old white male, 5'10" tall, weighing 180 lbs. He had red/blondish thinning hair and a receding hairline and was wearing glasses. He was last seen wearing a dirty red zip up sweatshirt with a hood, and a dark colored undershirt.
Police are seeking anyone with information about this incident to call UI Police at (319) 335-5022.
UI Police encourage students to walk in groups and call 911 immediately when a crime occurs which happened in this case. Also please do not pick up strangers or hitchhikers rides in your car.
This information is being released in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and near their respective campuses, including timely warnings of crimes that may represent a threat to the safety of students or employees.
Posted by police | 3 February 2012 | Tags: robbbery, Hubbard Park, Hawk Alert
UI Police Issue Timely Warning
UI student reports sexual assault
On the morning of Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) responded to a report of a possible sexual assault from a female University of Iowa student who resides off campus. Since the reported assault occurred on campus, ICPD turned the case over to the UI Police, and it is currently under investigation by the UI Police. During the preliminary investigation, it was reported that the assault occurred in the area of the Becker Communication Studies Building or the Communications Center between midnight and 2 a.m. of the 20th. The suspect is a college-age white male with brown hair.
UI Police recommend people walk in groups as much as possible and report crimes immediately by calling 911. They also encourage the use of NITE Ride, Cambus, or other reliable transportation services. The UI Police offers Rape Aggression Defense training which is self-defense training for women. For more information please contact the UI Police at 319-335-5022 or police@uiowa.edu.
If you have any information regarding this crime, call the University of Iowa Police at 319-335-5022 or Iowa City Crimestoppers at 319-358-TIPS. Callers to Crimestoppers with information leading to a conviction may be eligible for a reward. Confidential victim advocacy services are available for all community members through the Rape Victim Advocacy Program's 24-hour crisis line at 319-335-6000. Visit http://www.uiowa.edu/~rvap/ for more information
This information is being released in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and near their respective campuses, including timely warnings of crimes that may represent a threat to the safety of students or employees.
STORY SOURCE: University of Iowa News Services, 300 Plaza Centre One, Iowa City, IA 52242-2500
MEDIA CONTACT: Tom Moore, 319-356-3945, thomas-moore@uiowa.edu
Posted by police | 20 January 2012 | Tags: assault, warning, sexual assault
UI Police are #5 on Twitter
The International Association of Chiefs of Police Center for Social Media recently ranked the University of Iowa Police Twitter account the fifth most popular among college law enforcement agencies, based on the number of its followers. The University of Iowa Police have created a twitter account at: http://twitter.com/UIowa_Police
About Twitter
Twitter is an information network made up of 140-character messages called Tweets. It's a new and easy way to discover the latest news (“what’s happening”) related to subjects you care about.
Posted by | 19 December 2011
Crime Prevention News - Beware of Fraud
See the newest Crime Prevention Newsletter for more more information on safety on the University of Iowa Campus. Join a class, get involved. See the newest issue here.
Posted by poole | 22 November 2011 | Tags: crime, prevention, fraud, newsletter
Learn more about UI Police from this Video
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