Crime brief: Another case of trespassing reported at Baker Systems
A man who was previously arrested after he was caught living in Baker Systems Engineering appears to have returned. A female staff member reported cri…
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Crime brief: Rape reported in South Campus residence hall
Rape A female staff member reported a rape in a South Campus residence hall. The incident occurred Oct. 17 at about 4:30 p.m., but wasn’t reported un…
Crime brief: 14 alcohol-related incidents reported before Ohio State football game
There were 12 reports of open container and two reports of offenses involving underage persons on Saturday afternoon. The incidents were reported in t…
Letter to the editor: People must be responsible for their own safety
Letter to the editor: The Lantern has been covering some pertinent stories on crime around OSU. However, it was editor Liz Young writing about t…
Man caught living in Baker Systems Engineering
University Police Chief Paul Denton said a man was living in an Ohio State building, and he also said there have been multiple unrelated criminal tresp…
Masturbation, public indecency incidents reported off campus
The knock on the basement window couldn’t have come at a worse time. It was past midnight and Lauren Tepe and her roommates had just finished watchi…
Ohio State policies have similarities to ‘yes means yes’ sexual consent law
“The adequacy of every state’s response to sexual assault is being called into question,” said one lawyer on what he believes will be a rippling effe…
Required crime reports vary in detail by university
While all colleges are required to release annual reports detailing certain crimes that were reported on-campus, not all reports are the same. Federa…
University police records requests now go through Ohio State
Requesting police reports from the Ohio State University Police Department isn’t as simple as it used to be. Requests for police reports go through th…
Opinion: No one is safe on- or off-campus around Ohio State
I am just your average student. I live off campus in an apartment. I often spend weeknights at the library and weekend nights out around Columbus. And …