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Students Advised on Safeguarding Cars During Continual Hyundai and Kia Heists

Savannah Jerman, Staff Writer
November 16, 2023

  “I knew it was a problem, but I didn’t think it was going to happen to me,” said Chase Brennan, a Hyundai owner and victim of the ongoing car break ins affecting certain car manufactures.    Brennan’s car, a 2017 Sonata, was stolen in the Brookside 51 and Whole...

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UMKC Parents Facebook Group Worries About Damage as Car Break-ins Become More Popular

Manuel Rivera, Staff Writer
October 11, 2023

  The “UMKC Parents and Families” group on Facebook has raised concerns about children’s vehicles on campus; as well as campus safety.    UMKC is immersed in the city, making it prone to off campus crimes, and susceptible to a new trend increasing auto break-ins...

UMKC Police Department updates policies on use of force and officer intervention

UMKC Police Department updates policies on use of force and officer intervention

Caleb Wilson
October 7, 2020

The UMKC Police Department updated its policies and procedures this summer to clarify their officers’ duty to intervene and what is considered an unacceptable use of force.  According to UMKC Police Chief Michael Bongartz, the department added the following to its policies...

Victim assaulted on Hospital Hill campus

Victim assaulted on Hospital Hill campus

Lukas Kenney
February 23, 2020

A victim was assaulted Tuesday, Feb. 18 on the UMKC Hospital Hill Campus, according to a crime notification sent out by the UMKC Police. The victim was walking on the south side of the UMKC School of Medicine around 6 p.m. when they were punched in the side of the head by...

Coffee with a Cop builds relationships between students and campus police

Coffee with a Cop builds relationships between students and campus police

Sarah Abney
February 3, 2020

Have you ever wondered why police officers are stereotypically associated with coffee and donuts?  UMKC’s Multicultural Student Affairs Office used what is often a joke about police as an opportunity for UMKC cops and students to interact. Multicultural Student...

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