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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

UKPD respond to a student dispute at William T. Young Library

UKPD respond to a student dispute at William T. Young Library

Lilly Keith, Staff Reporter March 2, 2024

UKPD was dispatched to William T. Young Library following “a dispute between two students over a personal property item,” according to Strategic Communication Associate Director Dani Jaffe.  On...

Police vehicle lights flash in the distance.

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 notify campus of sexual assault

UK police notify campus of sexual assault

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter March 31, 2023

The UK Police Department released a crime bulletin via campus-wide email on Thursday notifying the UK campus community of a reported sexual assault.  The report was filed on Wednesday, March 29, but...

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...

A fallen tree covers Administration Drive near the Gatton Student Center after damaging wind gusts hit the area on Friday, March 3, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

PHOTOS: Wind gusts cause damage on University of Kentucky campus

Strong winds caused damage on UK's campus Friday afternoon following the cancellation of all classes starting at noon. UK's Physical Plant Division and UK police responded to downed trees and traffic...

Cars are parked outside of UK’s Parking Structure No. 1 on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at University and Cooper Drive in Lexington, Kentucky. Staff File Photo

Shots fired on campus Wednesday morning, UK police said no injuries reported

Abbey Cutrer and Alexis Baker February 15, 2023

Early Wednesday morning, UK police reported that shots were fired in an area near the Johnson Center and Kroger Field. A subsequent update said the incident was not declared an active threat to students,...

Joshua Griffin, a UK student, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Photo courtesy of Fayette County Jail.

UK student arrested on campus for violating court order

Lindsey Davis, Staff Reporter February 10, 2023

UK student, Joshua Griffin, 20, was arrested yesterday afternoon during his shift at the William T. Young Library Starbucks.  According to UKPD, the arrest was due to Griffin violating an Emergency...

Police work a scene after responding to reports of shots being fired on University Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Annual Campus Safety Report shows UK crime statistics

Grace Medley, Reporter September 30, 2022

On Sept. 28, the University of Kentucky Police Department (UKPD) sent an email containing the 2022 Annual Campus Safety and Security Report. The report detailed safety instances occurring on UK’s campus.  The...

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