Earlier this week, University police arrested a man for indecent exposure at the St. Paul gym. According to police reports, the man was sitting at a table alongside the pool with his genitals exposed,...

A St. Paul selection committee named St. Paul police officer John Harrington as the top choice to be the city's next police chief. A 16-year veteran of the St. Paul police force, Harrington oversees all...

Jeanine Cleaves heard a series of loud knocks on her door in the middle of the night. When the University junior opened the door, she saw her ex-boyfriend at her doorstep, bleeding heavily. He had been...

Two serious car accidents had University police and Hennepin County rescue workers working into the early morning Wednesday. In the first incident, 24-year-old Minneapolis resident Nicholas Osberg was...

In a Spring Jam weekend dampened by the weather, some University students still managed to have a good time. But police dampened other students' weekends, judging from the long list of arrestees reported...

University police responded to a report of a rape on Monday. The victim, a 19-year-old University woman was attacked April 6, but reported it to police on Monday, according to a police report. This is...

University student Luke Danielson's Centennial Hall room was burglarized Sunday and more than $1,500 worth of property was taken. Danielson, who moved into his single room approximately three weeks ago,...

Business for Minneapolis' pimps, prostitutes and drug dealers was down during the bus strike, city officials said. Minneapolis police officer Ron Reier said the city saw a significant drop in nuisance...

A St. Paul selection committee has narrowed the field of 14 police chief applicants down to five candidates. After a nationwide search, the committee's top five are all internal applicants, one of whom...

This week University police responded to a Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs employee's call complaining of a stalker. Jane Vega called police because she had received a harassing phone call, according...

The number of newly diagnosed HIV and AIDS cases has dropped in Minnesota. But what appears to be good news might actually be more reason to worry, health officials said. The decline in numbers is misleading...

The city of Minneapolis started its annual comprehensive spring sweeping program Tuesday. With spring sweeping comes car towing, so city officials urge motorists not to park their vehicles on streets marked...

It's getting to be bike-riding weather - and thieves have taken notice. University police said bicycle thefts on campus have spiked in recent weeks as more students use two-wheeled transportation to get...

An unidentified man disrupted the "Meet Your Muslim Neighbor" program, which is part of Islam Awareness Week, on campus Monday, according to a police report. "(The man) came in harassing us, accusing people...

A new program that will allow the University Police Department to respond to emergency calls more quickly should be running by summer, at the latest, police officials said. The system, known as E911, will...

The University Police Department will receive a grant for more than $150,000 today to improve emergency response times on campus. The money will be used to implement an enhanced 911 system, known as E911. Under...

A week after promoting a new police chief, University officials promoted Capt. Steve Johnson to deputy chief effective immediately. As deputy chief, Johnson's responsibilities include filling in for Chief...

Assistant Vice President for Public Safety Greg Hest-ness will be the new University Police Department chief, Department of Public Safety officials said Thursday. Current Chief of Police George Aylward...

Last week an assault inside the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building left three University students injured, including one who was "bleeding profusely" from his head and face, University...

As the temperatures rise, police and neighborhood residents are preparing for the inevitable increase in crime that follows, Minneapolis police said. This year, two University-area neighborhoods are taking...

A violent stabbing Sunday morning outside of University Village has left University and Minneapolis police looking for answers. The incident, initially reported to police as a shooting, resulted in at...

University police caught and arrested a Minneapolis man earlier this month wanted for a felony warrant stemming from the 2003 hockey riots. The man, Nicholas Lagos, did not return phone calls. University...

A burglar left a broken window and scuff marks on an exterior wall after breaking into University student Rachel Melena's Marcy-Holmes duplex on Tuesday evening. Early Wednesday morning, Melena came home...

For almost six years, University police Chief George Aylward has helped create a better relationship between officers and the community. On March 12, Aylward announced his resignation effective April 2....

University police arrested an 18-year-old University student and undergraduate teaching assistant from the student's Sanford Hall room Tuesday. Police made the arrest after receiving information that Derrick...

Down a steep path parallel to the Mississippi River and under a bridge jutting out of a cliff, Canada Dan often sits at home, smoking cigarettes and reading by flashlight. Dan said he has been homeless...

There were four reported cases of harassment on campus this week, according to crime reports. The number is up from the last two weeks combined when four harassment cases were reported. In one case, a...

Deep in the basement of Coffman Union is a wall with pictures of people who could pose a threat to the University community. Unofficially called "the bad guy wall," some people on the wall are wanted by...

University police issued a campus safety alert Feb. 20 after nine thefts were reported on the St. Paul campus. There were 37 thefts in the last two weeks from University buildings. A campus safety alert...

On Wednesday, in front of a packed Coffman Union auditorium audience, Chuck D, controversial speaker and Public Enemy frontman, came to talk rap, race, reality and technology. Rap "Hip-hop and rap is supposed...

With a decline in the officer-to-student ratio, University Police officials said they fear the department is becoming anonymous in the community. To increase its profile, the department formed the Community...

When University senior Tyler Richter was growing up, his father sometimes did not bring a paycheck home. In those cases, Republican-sponsored initiatives helped Richter's father - a small-business owner...

A high of 28 degrees did not stop eight University students from donning their swimsuits and risking hypothermia to call for a tuition freeze Friday. They and approximately 70 other University students...

About a year and a half ago, private security firm owner Tom Mudek was on a routine patrol on the West Bank when he was attacked by a group of men. As his wife looked on, the men threw Mudek to the ground...

University police arrested a man for indecent exposure at Wilson Library on Monday. Police said the suspect, who was a thin white male with a long beard, exposed his penis to a woman studying at a table. According...

University police increased their focus on illegal ticket scalping recently, making at least five arrests outside University sporting events in the past two weeks. Police stepped up their efforts to stop...

University alumnus T. Denny Sanford donated $1 million Friday to renovate the Chi Psi fraternity house on campus. Sanford serves on the fraternity's executive council and was a member during his time at...

In a school year that included an abduction, a robbery at gunpoint and at least one reported sexual assault, it is unclear how involved the University community has been in the search for Minneapolis and...

University staff member John Peterson was arrested Jan. 22 for illegally using a handicap permit issued to his deceased father. University police Capt. Steve Johnson said police usually see an increase...

While some college students spend their summers at the beach, University student Marie Clark spent hers in a stuffy office building helping draft Minneapolis' landmark federal mediation agreement. Clark,...

With about 5 inches of snow blanketing Minneapolis and St. Paul - and more on the way - both cities declared a snow emergency effective at 9 p.m. Monday. When announced, snow emergencies last three days...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's stadium screening committee heard a proposal Tuesday to build two stadiums side by side on the University's St. Paul campus. The proposal called for the Gophers, Twins and Vikings to...

With a new Minneapolis police chief in the ranks, a University official and a local City Council member highlighted the importance of cooperation and support between the Minneapolis and University police...

After two surgeries to remove his spleen and correct an obstructed digestive tract, University senior Jeffrey Arndt is suing the University and both the University and Minneapolis police departments. Arndt...

Graduate student Melissa Hansen said working at a sexual assault center inspired her to check her neighborhood for sex offenders. She also said the Dru Sjodin case - in which authorities believe a sex...

University student Emily Mecklenburg found an unwelcome surprise Sunday morning when she discovered her car was no longer parked where she left it. She parked her car on the east side of Centennial Hall...

Over the past 50 years, the University has been responsible for some of the most widely used products in health and safety. Inventions used worldwide, such as the seatbelt, the airplane black box and the...

During the holidays, many University students leave campus to be with their families, take vacations or just enjoy their time off from school. Although many students relish this time away, police said...

Hennepin County sentenced the final student charged in connection with the April 12 riot following the Gophers men's hockey championship. Nicholas Lagos, 19, was sentenced to 90 days of work squad duty,...

University student William Pedersen knows firsthand that police brutality complaints did not get far with the Civilian Review Authority's old structure. Last fall Pedersen filed a claim with the CRA saying...