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Reporting Public Policy

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Cops Crime Fall 2023 Stories Final project Government Politics Public Safety

Mikala Farmer December 12, 2023 Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Families Unite Against Police Brutality, Ohio House, ohio senate, police, Police Cadet, Police Officer PTSD, Police Shortage, Policing Age, ptsd, Roegner, SB53

To Counteract Shortages, Ohio May Allow 18-Year-Olds to Join the Police Force

A bill that passed in May in the Ohio senate seeks to lower the age of police officers from 21

Shelby Reeves September 26, 2020September 28, 2020 0 Comments COVID-19, Kent Police, police

How Kent police are Staying Safe during Covid-19

Police officers swear to protect and serve the communities they are in. Making sure people are safe is one

Kathryn Monsewicz November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 0 Comments Drugs, Education, Kent, police, Portage County

Law enforcement, public schools working to prevent drug related crime in Kent and Portage County

By Kathryn Monsewicz Drug possession charges are common on Kent State University grounds as well as Kent proper, but public

Cops Spring 2016

Bryan Heraghty April 4, 2016September 14, 2016 0 Comments assault, Attorney General, Kent, kent city police, mike dewine, police, rape kits

Kent City Police Find 3 Matches After Submitting Untested Rape Kits

The Kent City Police department sent out untested rape kits last year after Senate Bill 316 mandated all law enforcement

Cops Spring 2016

Jacob Runnels March 31, 2016October 18, 2016 0 Comments cars, crash, department of education, department of transportation, don't hit the kids, horning road, kent city police department, kimberly drive, police, schools

Kent Drivers Ignore School Bus Laws

by Justin McKinney and Jacob Runnels At the Kent City Schools Department of Transportation, the bus drivers there

Eric Rivers November 28, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments green dot, kent state university, police, sexual assault

Evaluating Sexual Assault at Kent State University

What is Consent? Imagine yourself at a bar with a group of your closest friends. You’re laughing, dancing and taking

Andrew Bugel October 31, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments Kent, kent state university, parking, police, violations

The fight to simplify parking in Kent

By Andrew Bugel, Tyler Trill If you ever get the chance to take a stroll throughout downtown Kent, it’s almost

Lt. Michael Lewis holds a DNA test used to collect DNA from suspects

Emily Mills September 30, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments kent police department, kent state police department, police, sexual assault

Police departments send sexual assault kits for testing

By Emily Mills and Allie Johnson The Kent City Police Department and Kent State Police Department submitted their untested sexual assault

Elizabeth Randolph September 18, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments #bluelight, #emergencyphones, #KentState, #nightlife, #publicsafety, Community, downtown, kent police department, kent state, police, Students

Emergency phones on campus affected by changes in technology

By Elizabeth Randolph and Jonathan Huntsman When junior fashion merchandising major Shannon Green walks around campus, she rarely notices her

Michael Drake January 29, 2015June 17, 2015 0 Comments akron, City of Kent, Crime, Kent, kent state, kent state university, Law Enforcement, officer, ohio, police, Portage County, safety, Summit County, tamir rice, training

Hiring, training process varies among police departments

Story by Tyler Singleton Video by Mike Drake Training to become a police officer from Michael Drake on Vimeo. In

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