CHARLOTTE, N.C. September 21 2019 You’ve heard of school resource officers, but have you heard of school security officers? Rock Hill schools are now adding these new security officers to their elementary schools. The school security officers aren’t replacing the school resource officers, they’re working with them. The SSO’s will be on campus at each of the […]
ELON, N.C. Sept 20 2019— For the second day in a row, FOX8 is following an alleged sexual assault of a college student in the Piedmont Triad. On Wednesday, it was Wake Forest University. On Thursday, FOX8 learned there was a reported rape in student housing at Elon University. A heavily-redacted police report showed a […]
PALM DESERT, Calif. Sept 20 2019 A man who assaulted College of the Desert security after being found sleeping on campus property was arrested last week, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to News Channel 3 on Thursday. On September 12 at 7:15 p.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies from the Palm Desert Station responded to a […]
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. Sept 20 2019 An alert has been issued following a report of an attempted abduction on the Cookeville campus of Volunteer State Community College. According to campus police, a female student reported that on Tuesday night between 8:50 p.m. and 9 p.m., she was approached by a white man in his 40s, who followed […]
York PA Sept 19 2019 West York Area School District on Tuesday fast-tracked the approval of a policy allowing its newly appointed security coordinator to carry a firearm. Ivan Quinones, the district’s school safety and security coordinator — responsible for overseeing Act 44 requirements and ensuring the effectiveness of the district’s security plan — was appointed a […]
Desert Hot Springs CA Sept 19 2019 Three students were arrested this week in connection with a thwarted shooting plot at a high school in Desert Hot Springs, authorities said. The arrests occurred after a Palm Springs Unified School District staff member spotted a social media post threatening violence. School officials alerted police Sunday evening, and […]
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. September 18 2019— Six statutory rapes cases reported to Jacksonville State University campus police are under investigation. Most of the cases are reported to have happened on campus. JSU’s attorney says this is an on-going investigation. He says there is no risk to students and there has not been any risk. An outside […]
Round Rock TX Sept 17 2019 Texas State University, under scrutiny from federal authorities, says it misreported campus crimes in recent years and is overhauling the way it tracks and records crime statistics for its locations in Round Rock and San Marcos. At issue is Texas State’s compliance with the Clery Act, a federal statute […]
Sarasota County FL Sept 17 2019 A campus security monitor at Riverview High School was dismissed following a physical altercation with a student on Thursday, according to Sarasota County Schools. Kenneth Howard, who had been employed with the school district since Aug. 12, was within the 6-month probationary period for new hires when the altercation […]
Denton TX Sept 17 2019 When North Central Texas College students park their cars in the new two-story garage across from the school’s new Denton campus, school officials are trusting a new robot to make sure the parking garage stays safe. The Knightscope K5 robot is 5 feet tall and wears an NCTC police badge, […]