New UCPD app for smartphones helps students find a safe way home.
Topic: ucpd
Safety in knowledge
UCPD’s planned launch of a safety app is undermined by University’s selective security alert policy.
UCPD increases campus security
Two security alerts were sent to students in one week.
Patients forge UCMC signatures
University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) physicians reported two incidents of prescription forgery intended to obtain controlled substances to authorities on April 2 and 3. The forged prescriptions were detected after pharmacists in local pharmacies attempted to verify the prescriptions…
UCPD, University reach contract agreement
Negotiations stalled over wage disagreements.
Pierce students notified of mugging across 55th St
The UCPD’s policy on sending campus-wide security alerts applies to “any violent crime on campus.” However, for specific incidents, it is common practice to notify students who live near the affected area.
Marcellis assigned to be in “plainclothes”
The UCPD’s plan for the February 23 protest included three plainclothes officers, two of whom were assigned to videotape the event.
SHE members present resolution at SG Assembly
SHE member and fourth-year Olivia Woollam also accused Chief of Police Marlon Lynch of lying.
Administrators respond to UCPD allegations
University administrators have responded to the Maroon investigation revealing that a UCPD detective was working undercover at the February 23 trauma protest.
Unarmed man confesses to robbing area bank
Robert Shaw, 54, of Washington Park, was arrested and charged with robbing the Fifth Third Bank on 53rd Street Friday morning, claiming he just wanted to return to his “sick child.”
Fix the police
UCPD’s use of undercover officer at trauma center protest was counter to UChicago’s values.
Undercover UCPD detective infiltrates protest
An on-duty UCPD detective marched with protesters at Saturday’s trauma center demonstration and did not identify herself to organizers, according to a Maroon investigation.
Trial over: protesters accept tempered plea bargains
The resisting arrest charge against grad student Toussaint Losier—the most serious of the charges brought against the protesters—has been dropped.
University forum examines trauma protest prosecutions
University and community members expressed concerns about the arrests and prosecutions resulting from the January 27 trauma center protests.
Three protesters arrested at UCMC, at first trial this afternoon
Prosecutors on behalf of the University presented a plea bargain this afternoon. Toussaint Losier rejected it , while Jacob Klippenstein and Alex Goldenberg (A.B. ’06) ponder how to proceed.
FLY, SHE protest opening day at Center for Care and Discovery
The protest complied with restrictions on noise and traffic in the UCMC during the transfer of patients to the new facility.
Uncommon Interview: Toussaint Losier
Graduate student and trauma care activist Toussaint Losier talks about his arrest, the future of the trauma center campaign, and the chance encounter that led to a private meeting with President Zimmer.
Letter: cost of UCPD
We must evaluate necessity of campus cops.
Students to hold vigil for gun violence victims
During the vigil, a small group of students intend to go to President Zimmer’s office to demand charges be dropped against the four protesters arrested on Sunday at the UCMC.
UCMC protests, four arrests prompt rapid response from supporters
1,100 have signed an online petition demanding a University explanation to the UCPD’s actions.
Police blues
UCPD’s actions speak to wider structual inequalities in our society.
Explanation needed from campus cops
The UCPD’s treatment of protestors raises concerns about student safety and community trust.
Campus dialogue fundamentals
Low-key nature of Campus Dialogue Fund’s launch shouldn’t set a precedent for its future activities.
Computers, cash reported missing by Doc
This is the fourth such incident at Doc that has occurred since the beginning of the academic year.
Doc files police report for missing cash
Money was taken from their change lockers in the third incident of missing cash this quarter, but Doc officials are unsure whether the cases are related.
Committee releases annual UCPD oversight report
University faculty, students, staff, and community members evaluated internal investigations of complaints against UCPD.
UCPD briefs students on new safety procedures
SG tries to engage students with UCPD safety practices.
Police to tag unsafe practices
Though robberies have not increased compared with this time last year, UCPD is amping up efforts to make students aware of their surroundings.
Hyde Park defies city rise in murders
Hyde Park has not seen the rise in murders that has hit the rest of the city.
E-mail scammers target students seeking internships
Several students received e-mails asking for allegedly from a representative of a large company that said they had gotten their contact information from CAPS.
Police chatter
Recent communication between University police and students provides a solid foundation to build on.
UCPD chief responds on SafeRide, racial profiling
The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) hosted the Tuesday panel in an effort to increase communication channels between students and campus security administrators.
Student group seeks to start dialogue around campus safety
The Chicago Justice Initiative RSO aims to bring a new focus to campus security.
Two students robbed at gunpoint Thursday morning
Two University students were robbed at gunpoint early yesterday morning near 57th Street and Ellis Avenue. The incident prompted the first security alert of the quarter.
Citing safety, UCPD shuts down rooftop UT performance
An unsupervised performance on the roof of Ryerson Physical Laboratory with University Theater (UT) members was shut down by the UCPD last Wednesday night.
UCPD called in after reports of A-level poetry graffiti
A project by an advanced creative writing class raised complaints from Reg staff yesterday morning.
Incident report
Recent UCPD profiling complaints expose a larger problem in campus community.
Student arrested after battering UCPD officer
UCPD officers handcuffed a student outside the Regenstein Library on Wednesday evening.
Laptop thefts sweep campus
A slew of non-violent thefts occurred this month in campus buildings.
UCPD crash leaves seven cars damaged
One UCPD officer was hospitalized for minor injuries after a car spun out of control.
UCPD car collision shuts down part of 57th Street
Two UCPD cars responding to a shooting collided in front of the BSLC tonight, causing a crash involving at least six cars.
Cops patrol quad in response to assault
In response to last week’s assault outside Cobb Hall, UCPD is posting an officer on the main quad 20 hours a day.
Discussing the Reg arrest and the UCPD response
Craig Futterman, chairman of Independent Review Committee, talks about the committee’s report and the UCPD’s ongoing response to the February arrest
Campus Controversies
Blood can still boil when it’s 10 degrees below
Ad hoc committee to probe policy fixes after Reg arrest
The committee, also co-chaired by Graduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees Toussaint Losier, is slated to work over the course of a year to advise administrators on a slew of policy changes to prevent similar conditions to those that led to Dawson’s arrest.
Students publicize demands for University over student arrest
A group of students is advocating for a more precise response to the arrest of fourth-year Mauriece Dawson on the part of the University, which issued a report the group claims did not address systemic problems.
Shooting blanks
Reg report does more to quiet controversy than prevent recurrence
Editorial 4.09.2010
Reg report does more to quiet controversy than preventing recurrence
Report on student arrest outlines policy changes
The University apologized over the February arrest of fourth-year Mauriece Dawson and announced a series of policy changes to prevent a similar incident in an announcement Friday.
Arrest uproar prompts forum, answers from admins
Administrators outlined preliminary steps yesterday to remedy percieved racial profiling within the UCPD and to revise Library behavior policy and protocol in how staff ask for ID