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UK police notify campus of sexual abuse in residence hall

UK police notify campus of sexual abuse in residence hall

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter May 1, 2023

A crime bulletin was issued by UK Police Department via a campus-wide email on Friday, April 28, to inform the UK community of a sexual assault that occurred on campus. According to the email, the victim...

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse on campus

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse on campus

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter March 27, 2023

The UK Police Department released a crime bulletin via email on Monday, March 27, informing the UK campus community of an instance of sexual abuse on campus.  According to UK Police, the incident occurred...

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse in campus residence hall

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse in campus residence hall

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2023

The UK Police Department sent a crime bulletin on Monday evening informing the campus community of an incident of sexual abuse on UK’s campus. Sent via campus-wide email, the bulletin said the incident...

UKPD investigating arson at fraternity house

UKPD investigating arson at fraternity house

Haley Simpkins October 13, 2020

UK Police issued a crime bulletin on Tuesday notifying campus of an arson that took place at an on-campus fraternity house.According to the crime bulletin, the incidence occurred on Saturday, Oct. 10 when...

UK Junior Sarah Claustro and UKPD Chief Joe Monroe pose during this years Coffee with a Cop event in the Starbucks inside Gatton Student Center.

UKPD puts ‘best foot forward’ with annual Coffee with a Cop event

Emily Girard November 14, 2019

The UK Police Department hosted its annual Coffee with a Cop event this Wednesday, where it invited UK students and community members to visit with officers and contribute feedback.The event, which took...

Oliver, UK police departments first therapy K-9, was used by UKPD to help develop relationships with UKs community by easing tension and relieving stress. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

One cuddly companion is leaving UKPD, but another may soon join

Rick Childress February 17, 2019

The UK Police Department announced last week that the department's first-ever therapy dog would be leaving the force. But department officials also said that they'd work to get a new dog. Oliver, a cantankerous...

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Female student sexually assaulted by non-student in dorm, UKPD say

Kernel News Staff January 26, 2019

A man reportedly sexually assaulted a female UK student in her residence hall on Friday night, a UK Police Department crime bulletin stated.A black male who is described as 5-foot-11, 140 pounds with black...

White Hall Classroom Building

UKPD aware of social media bomb threat against White Hall, increasing security

Kernel News Staff November 7, 2018

The UK Police Department is aware of and preparing for a bomb threat against White Hall that was shared via social media, UK President Eli Capilouto announced Wednesday evening in a statement. The statement...

In a campus-wide email, UKPD sends out a photo of a suspect in a series of potentially connected burglaries. 

UK Police report a series of possibly connected burglaries on campus

Sydney Momeyer June 5, 2018

On Tuesday, June 5, the UK Police Department sent out a campus-wide email warning individuals of a series of burglaries on campus. According to the UKPD email, the burglaries have been occurring since...

UK Feminist Alliance marches campus to protest sexual assault at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Nov. 11, 2016. The group demanded for the university administration to release the redacted sexual assault records involving former professor James Harwood. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

Another sexual assault on campus requires thinking about self-defense

Hannah Woosley May 15, 2018

On May 7, the UK Police Department sent out a campus-wide email that notified students and staff of a sexual assault that occurred in the Gatton College of Business and Economics the previous week.The...

A UKPD officer writes a message to victims of violence in front of Whitehall on March 28, 2018. Photo provided by Emily Bonistall Postel.

Students lead UK to support victims of trauma with Clothesline Project

Rafael Silva March 29, 2018

In solidarity with survivors of trauma, UK students are pushing to create a culture intolerant to violent crimes.Students enrolled in professor Emily Bonistall Postel’s Sociology 439: Victimology class...

First responders answered a call about a smoke smell near the Don and Cathy Jacobs Science Building on Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Police, fire departments find nothing after responding to smoke smell at science building

News Staff December 3, 2017

First responders answered a call about a smoke smell at the Don and Cathy Jacobs Science Building on Saturday night, but nothing was found, said UK spokesperson Kathy Johnson.Around 10 p.m. on Dec. 2,...

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