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FSU Campus Crime

A round up of this week’s crime across the FSU campus

by Published: Mar 3, 2010

Two-car Accident

On Feb 24 at 9:55 a.m., there was a two-car acci­dent near the West Building. A car backed out and hit another vehicle.

Bumper Cars

On Feb 24 at 10 a.m., there was a two car acci­dent in Lot 38. A vehi­cle struck another parked vehi­cle. (more…)

 
 
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New Bulldog Text Tip Program

A round-up of this week’s crime on the FSU campus

by Published: Feb 24, 2010

New Bulldog Texting Tip on FSU Campus

The Bulldog Text Tip Program is a con­fi­den­tial one-way crime report­ing tool for stu­dents, fac­ulty, and staff at Ferris State University. To report a crime, send a text mes­sage to BulldogTextTip@ferris.edu and your mes­sage will be received by a Ferris police offi­cer. In an emer­gency, call 9−1−1. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact the Ferris Department of Public Safety by call­ing ext. 5000. (more…)

 
 
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Parking Alert on FSU Campus

by Published: Feb 17, 2010

Stolen iPod

On Feb. 10 at 9 p.m., there was a report of a stolen iPod from the Rock Café.

Reckless Driving

On Feb. 11 at 12:40 a.m., offi­cers stopped a car for wreck less dri­ving in Lot 28. The dri­ver was tick­eted for care­less dri­ving and pos­ses­sion of mar­i­juana. (more…)

 
 
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Vehicle Broken Into

A round-up of this week’s crime on the FSU campus

by Published: Feb 10, 2010

Vehicle Broken Into

On Feb. 3 at 12:38 a.m., offi­cers noticed a sus­pi­cious per­son in Lot 4 near the vehi­cles. Further inves­ti­ga­tion revealed a sus­pect and iden­ti­fied a vic­tim whose vehi­cle was bro­ken into by the sus­pect. Stolen prop­erty was recov­ered. Suspect was sent to the Office of Student Conduct and the prosecutor’s office for charges. (more…)

 
 
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Attempted Robbery in West Campus Apartments

by Published: Feb 3, 2010

Attempted Robbery

On Jan. 22, in the West Campus Apartments, there were two sub­jects (one with a gun) who threat­ened occu­pants in a rob­bery. The sub­jects were lodged in the county jail. No one was hurt. The hand­gun has been recov­ered. The two sub­jects are sched­uled for court on Feb. 2.

Disorderly Subject

On Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m., there was a report of a dis­or­derly sub­ject in Cramer Hall. The sub­ject punched a hole in the wall prior to the officer’s arrival. (more…)

 
 
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Crime on Campus

A round up of this week’s crime across the FSU campus

by Published: Jan 27, 2010

Marijuana Use

On Jan. 20 at 11:15 p.m., there was a report of a sub­ject using mar­i­juana in Lot 4. Three sub­jects were referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Missing Purse

On Jan. 19 at 3:30 p.m., there was a report of theft com­plaint at the Rock Café. A purse was stolen from a cloak room.

Marijuana Complaint

On Jan. 18 at 11:10 p.m., offi­cers assisted hall staff with a mar­i­juana com­plaint in McNerny Hall. Matters were referred to the hall staff to handle.

Someone Else’s Belongings

On Jan. 18 at 5:15 p.m., offi­cers received a civil com­plaint about two stu­dents in Clark Hall. Clothing was loaned and not returned. The stu­dent later received some items.

MIP

On Jan. 17 at 2:20 a.m., offi­cers stopped a vehi­cle on Campus Drive for fail­ure to stop at a sign. The pas­sen­ger was found to be a Minor in Possion (MIP) and was tick­eted for the same.

Suspended License

On Jan. 15 at 3 p.m., offi­cers stopped a vehi­cle on Ferris Drive for fail­ure to stop at sign. The driver’s license was sus­pended and was tick­eted for the same.

Hit and Run

On Jan. 14 at 12:25 p.m., there was a report of a hit and run in Lot 4.

Suspicious Door Damage

On Jan. 14 at 10:20 a.m., there was a report of vehi­cle dam­age to a pas­sen­ger door in Lot 2.

Accidents Happen

On Jan. 14 at 1:12 p.m., there was a two car acci­dent in Lot 68.

Stolen Camera

On Jan. 14 at 7 p.m., there was a report of a cam­era stolen from a room in Cramer Hall. Investigation still continues.

Disorderly Complaint

On Jan. 14 at 7:15 p.m., there was a report of a dis­or­derly com­plaint at the Rock Café. The behav­ior con­cerned a stolen back­pack. One party accused the other of theft. They were referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Ticket Totals

From Jan. 15 to the 21, the depart­ment of pub­lic safety iden­ti­fied 525 vio­la­tors. Each vio­la­tor was tick­eted for a total of $8,950. Actual amount depends on whether each ticket was paid, voided, or reduced.

 
 

New Year of Crime

A round up of crime across the FSU campus

by Published: Jan 20, 2010

Damaged Bicycle

On Jan. 13 at 11:40 a.m., there was a report of bicy­cle dam­age. The bicy­cle was parked at a bike rack at the SE cor­ner of South Bond when an unknown per­son knocked the bike over and stomped on the wheel. No suspects.

Two-Car Accident

On Jan. 12 at 10:20 a.m., there was a two-car acci­dent in Lot 39. (more…)

 
 

Crime During the Break

by Published: Dec 9, 2009

A round-up of the past two weeks of crime on the FSU campus

Smelly Substance

On Dec. 2 at 10 p.m., offi­cers assisted hall staff with a mar­i­juana com­plaint in Ward Hall. Three stu­dents were referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Marijuana Complaint

On Dec. 3 at 1 a.m., offi­cers assisted hall staff in Bond Hall with a mar­i­juana com­plaint. Three stu­dents were referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Car/Pedestrian Accident

On Dec. 1 at 9:25 a.m., offi­cers assisted the city police with a hit and run car/pedestrian acci­dent at Perry and State Street. A stu­dent was cross­ing on East State Street walk­ing south bound when they were struck by a vehi­cle mak­ing a left turn into cam­pus. The dri­ver fled the scene with­out being iden­ti­fied. Anyone with infor­ma­tion please con­tact the Department of Public Safety at 231−591−5000. (more…)

 
 

Lock Your Vehicles

by Published: Dec 2, 2009

Suspicious Male

On Nov. 12 at 6:28 p.m., offi­cers responded to Lot 24. A male was spot­ted check­ing car doors. Everyone is advised to lock their vehi­cles upon leaving.

Hit and Run

On Nov. 16 at 4:40 p.m., there was a report of a hit and run in Lot 32. No suspects.

Stolen Signs

On Nov. 16 at 6:00 p.m., there was a lar­ceny com­plaint of street signs in Lot 5. Someone took all of the signs off of their posts. No sus­pects.
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Students Stealing Newspapers

by Published: Nov 18, 2009

A round up of this week’s crime across the FSU campus

Rumble in the Rock Café

On Nov. 11 at 8 p.m., there was a report of a fight at the Rock Café. The two sub­jects were iden­ti­fied and referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Females Fighting

On Nov. 11 at 2:25 p.m., there was a report of a domes­tic assault in Pickell Hall. The par­ties were located and the females were lodged in the county jail.

Students Stealing Papers

On Nov. 11 at 11:40 a.m., there was a report of peo­ple remov­ing Torch news­pa­pers from build­ings around cam­pus. Officers searched the cam­pus and did not locate the sub­jects. Investigation con­tin­ues.
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