TommieMedia Director Lauren Andrego reports on a heroin conviction, cows in Indonesia and a grandmother who joined her grandson in jail for today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas students robbed at gunpoint in home
Three armed suspects held three St. Thomas students at gunpoint Feb. 7 inside their home, and one of the students was beaten.
Student confronts Dowling Hall burglar
The USTALERT system sent out an email at 1 p.m. on Feb. 2 notifying the St. Thomas community of a burglary that occurred in Dowling Hall dormitory on Feb. 1.
Minneapolis campus crimes don’t prompt more security
St. Thomas’ Minneapolis campus has not stepped up security after two women were robbed Wednesday evening near the campus, the second incident downtown this week.
Man accused of window peeping pleads not guilty
A man accused of peeping in the windows of St. Thomas students who live off campus has pleaded not guilty.
Charge filed in Peeping Tom case
Two St. Thomas students who live off campus spotted and reported to police a Peeping Tom, helping lead to the arrest and filing of a charge.
St. Thomas, SPPD host forum on Monument Park shooting
St. Paul residents gathered at St. Thomas and questioned the city’s security after a robbery-gone-wrong ended in the fatal shooting of the alleged robber, 16-year-old Lavauntai Broadbent.
News in :90 — May 1, 2014
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Public Safety briefs
Public urination, several DWI’s, suspicious photography, loud music in St. John Vianney seminary and more in this week’s Public Safety Briefs.
Nienstedt homily: Catholic bishops have failed
Archbishop John Nienstedt acknowledges that Catholic bishops have failed in their response to the clergy-abuse crisis, according to prepared remarks he’s scheduled to give during a homily Sunday in Edina.
Police respond to shooting report at Colorado school
Police were responding to a report Friday of a shooting at a high school in suburban Denver, state emergency officials say.
Public Safety briefs
A dead bird found in a shoebox, 10 simultaneous alcohol violations in Brady Hall and a stolen tree are all part of this week’s Public Safety briefs.
Campus theft on the rise
According to St. Thomas Public Safety logs, theft incidents have increased this year, but there are ways to avoid becoming a victim of crime.
Arrest made in hit-and-run that injured 2 students
A 40-year-old St. Paul woman is under arrest in connection with the hit-and-run incident that left two St. Thomas students in critical condition early Sunday morning.
Police search for a gunman at locked-down Yale
An anonymous caller warned authorities Monday that his roommate was on his way to Yale University to shoot people, leading officials to lock the Ivy League campus down as police searched for a gunman.