Emery Wainscott News Editor ewainscott@murraystate.edu Repeated theft of car parts have been reported to the Murray State Police Department, according to the Murray State Crime and Fire Log. A string of four theft and criminal mischief reports were made Feb. 7, 8 and 9. Specifically, catalytic converters were stolen from parked vehicles. The time of Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu This is part two of The News reporting on the adherence to the Timely Warning policy The lack of Timely Warnings regarding campus crime brought into question the Murray State Police’s job of adhering to the rules of the CLERY Act, but the police reassured campus that guidelines are being Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Since the start of the semester, rape and harassment reports have been made to the Murray State Police, but the public has not been notified. Halfway through the fall 2021 semester, there were three rapes reported, all during September. Before the pandemic, students, faculty and staff received “Timely Warnings” in Read More
Cady Stribling News Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu In light of April being National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Murray State Police Chief Jeff Gentry gave many tips that were partly developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that drivers can follow to be distraction-free. “University Police reminds pedestrians and drivers to remain alert and be mindful of Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Threats made against Murray High School this week brought anxiety to Murray State students, including those who survived the 2018 Marshall County High School shooting. Local law enforcement received notification of a possible shots fired incident at Murray High School at 8:54 a.m. Monday. Josh Eaton, a junior at Murray High, Read More
Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu After former Murray State Police Chief Jamie Herring retired, Jeff Gentry accepted the position of Interim Chief of the Murray State Police Department. With 20 years of service under his belt at Murray State University, Gentry found himself with the title of Chief after Herring abruptly retired to be with Read More
Story by Ciara Benham, Staff writer After a crime spree, two burglary suspects have been apprehended by the Murray State Police. On Jan. 11, the Murray Police Department issued a press release stating that charges have been filed against two juveniles suspected to be linked to a string of robberies in the “Cambridge 2” Read More
James Turner Staff writer jturner34@murraystate.edu A Murray State student is being charged with falsely reporting an incident, after he reported a false robbery to the Murray State Police on Sunday, Oct. 7. Captain Roy Dunaway said student Charles Patrick Vaught, freshman from Bremen, Kentucky, admitted that the robbery did not happen after being re-interviewed. Dunaway Read More