Letter to the editor: Taking responsibility for one’s own safety, as well as the safety of the community, begins with having the proper knowledge. While it’s pretty obvious you should call 911 to report a crime in progress, it’s not so obvious to everyone which ...

A robbery near an academic building prompted University Police to issue a public safety notice Saturday evening. A male Ohio State student was robbed of his cell phone outside Ramseyer Hall, located at 29 W. Woodruff Ave., at approximately 8:30 a.m. Saturday, the notice said. ...

There were various arrests during the Mirror Lake jump this year, including one incident where a student tried to take a police officer’s hat. There were at least three reports of disorderly conduct, three thefts and one offense involving underage persons at Mirror Lake last ...

  For a while, it seemed as though the ducks might make more of a splash than any students. Last year, students jumped in the lake a night early in response to a university policy change that required them to get wristbands to enter the ...

From the beginning of the school year to Thursday, University Police have recorded a total of 923 crime reports at both on- and off-campus locations, according to University Police’s daily log. Those reports included everything from public urination and underage drinking to burglaries, sexual assaults ...

  A sexual assault reported in a South Campus residence hall Monday afternoon prompted University Police to issue a public safety notice. The incident was reported at 3 p.m. Monday by a female Ohio State student. It had occurred at midnight, according to the notice. ...

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 until the evening of Oct. 22. Ohio State Police Captain Eric Whiteside said the investigation is ongoing and he ...

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 the police records department. And while The Lantern used to typically receive reports a few hours after requesting them, it’s recently ...

Ohio State’s annual crime report isn’t simply an update on last year’s — it’s been expanded to include additional information on crimes reported on campus. Domestic violence, dating violence and stalking are all included on the report in response to changes to a federal act. ...

The number of forcible sexual offenses on Ohio State’s campus that didn’t occur in residence halls doubled in 2013 from 2012, according to OSU’s 2014 Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports, released Tuesday. That number went to 14 in 2013 from seven in 2012, according ...