Man robbed at knife point in broad daylight
A man was robbed at knife point in broad daylight near North High Street and Chittenden Avenue Friday afternoon, according to a Columbus Division of Po…
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Crime brief: Man’s suspicious actions draw attention
A University Police officer reported that a man obstructed official business after the officer thought he was acting suspiciously. The man was walking…
Columbus Police: Off-campus sees ‘stunning increase’ in burglaries
A spike in off-campus area burglaries has one Columbus Division of Police official warning students to lock their doors and windows. Last week, tw…
Charlie Bear: Land of Dance denied liquor permit renewal
Charlie Bear: Land of Dance is now a land of desolation, as the dance club has been denied renewal of its liquor permit. The bar, loca…
Crime brief: Police confiscate handgun from intoxicated man
Police confiscated a handgun from a man not affiliated with the university after an Ohio State football game on Saturday. Officers first noticed the m…
Aggravated robbery reported at off-campus Red Roof Inn
Two men forced a Red Roof Inn clerk to the ground and stole an undisclosed amount of money in an aggravated robbery near Ohio State’s campus Friday…
Crime Brief: Two people reported missing
There were two reports of missing persons on the same day. The first case was at 11 a.m. on Sept. 3 at University Hospital East on Broad Street. …
New policies aim to increase police visibility
Two new initiatives from University Police and the Columbus Division of Police aim to make students safer, according to a joint announcement by the t…
Rape suspect has years-long police record
A homeless man with a long list of criminal offenses, many of them near Ohio State’s campus, was arrested after a bike patrol reportedly caught him rap…
Man caught sexually assaulting woman in off-campus garage
A man was caught sexually assaulting a woman in a vacant off-campus garage early Saturday morning by a Columbus Division of Police bike patrol, acc…