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UKPD informs campus of sexual assault in residence hall

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter January 14, 2024

UKPD sent a campus-wide email of a reported sexual assault of a UK student in a residence hall. According to the email, UKPD received the report on Saturday, Jan. 13, the same day the incident happened. The...

UK Police notifies campus of sexual assault in residence hall

UK Police notifies campus of sexual assault in residence hall

Adah Hufana, Reporter November 3, 2023

UK police issued a crime bulletin via a campus-wide email on Thursday, Nov. 2.   The email described a report of a sexual assault that happened on UK’s campus. According to the email, a student reported...

UKPD reports case of sexual assault on and off campus

UKPD reports case of sexual assault on and off campus

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter October 10, 2023

Two incidents of sexual assault occurred on Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8, according to a campus-wide email from UKPD. The email reported the suspect and victim knew each other.  UKPD received...

UK Police reports vehicle theft on campus

UK Police reports vehicle theft on campus

Casey Sebastiano, Staff Reporter August 21, 2023

The University of Kentucky Police Department sent out a campus-wide email informing the community of reports they received of vehicles being stolen from Cornerstone Garage. At least two vehicle thefts...

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 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...

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse on campus

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse on campus

Alexis Baker, Reporter October 22, 2022

The University of Kentucky Police Department released a crime bulletin on Friday, Oct. 21, detailing an incident of sexual abuse on UK’s campus via email. The bulletin, distributed via campus-wide...

UK police report act of strangulation on campus

UK police report act of strangulation on campus

Kaleb Littleton November 3, 2021

On Wednesday, Nov. 3, UK police issued a crime bulletin reporting an act of strangulation.The reported attack occurred in the early morning on Tuesday. A student told UK police they were strangled in one...

UK police issue two on-campus crime bulletins

UK police issue two on-campus crime bulletins

Kaleb Littleton November 2, 2021

On Tuesday, Nov. 2, the UK police department issued two crime bulletins. One described an incident of sexual abuse, and the other was an incident of strangulation and fondling. Both incidents happened...

Sexual assault reported on campus

Sexual assault reported on campus

Haley Simpkins November 12, 2020

UKPD reported a sexual assault on campus in a UK Crime Bulletin issued across campus on Thursday. The crime bulletin stated that a student was sexually assaulted by another student in one of the residence...

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...

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Campus crime bulletin reports fire in Jewell Hall

News Staff August 16, 2017

UK Police notified campus of an arson incident on Wednesday. In a campus-wide email, UK Police reported a small fire in an elevator in Jewell Hall.A paper flier hanging in the elevator burned, according...

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