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More sexual assaults reported in 2010

By Becky Bush | October 5

The latest campus crime statistics released by the University show the number of reported sexual assault cases on campus nearly tripled in 2010. But officials ...

UNC junior struck by van treated for injuries

By Becky Bush | September 29

After being hit by a University van Tuesday afternoon, junior Charlotte Lindemanis was taken to UNC Hospitals to treat burns, bruises and severe tissue ...

Chapel Hill car break-ins decline

By Sarah Mansur | September 19

Anna Difiore has never made a habit of leaving valuable items in her car.

Second theft in residence hall calls for investigation

By Becky Bush | September 12

As freshman Patrick White slept in his Hinton James dorm room, a burglar entered his suite and stole several of his suitemates’ valuables.

Chapel Hill Department of Public Safety announces program to stop bike theft using GPS device

By Amelia Nitz | September 6

The hunter has become the hunted. The University’s Department of Public Safety announced a program Tuesday that will use a bicycle equipped with GPS ...

Public Safety will use GPS to target bike thiefs

By Becky Bush | September 1

Next week, the Department of Public Safety will initiate a program to identify bicycle thieves on campus by using GPS tracking devices.

Student victim of attempted assault on campus, UNC email states

By Claire McNeill | August 19

A female UNC student was the victim of an attempted sexual assault early Friday morning near the Morehead Planetarium, according to an email from the ...

Photo: Student government still looking for new chairman of Board of Elections (Erin Hull)

Man crashes car in front of UNC’s Memorial Hall

By Lyle Kendrick | June 15

Onlookers were treated to some action Tuesday at Memorial Hall, though no concert or play had been scheduled. And the activity did not take place on ...

Raleigh St. to close to traffic beginning June 20

By Chelsey Dulaney | June 6

One of the busiest roads on campus will be closed for about a month, starting in less than two weeks.

Photo: Matney: Injury was self-inflicted

Quinn Matney injury was self-inflicted, father says

By Paula Seligson | April 13

Freshman Quinn Matney told a lie. But he never meant for it to snowball into a falsified police report that rallied the community around him and reached ...

SMART911 comes to UNC

By Keren Goldshlager | March 20

Smart911 allows users to link personal information to registered cell phones using Rave Wireless technology. If a registered phone places a 911 call from ...

DPS to evaluate commuter transit today with survey

By From staff and wire reports | March 15

UNC students and employees are encouraged to fill out the bi-annual Commuter Survey today.

DPS hears complaints for transportation plan

By Ashlyn Still | February 22

Students and staff attended a forum with the Department of Public Safety to voice their opinions about the department’s proposed five-year plan, which ...

Sandra O’Buckley, an EPA non-faculty employee, voices her opinion on campus transportation at the employee forum Wednesday morning.

Transportation fees, permits costs may increase

By Chelsea Bailey | January 12

Representatives from the UNC Department of Public Safety presented a five-year plan at the Wednesday meeting of the Employee Forum, outlining the department’s ...

Freshman Anna van Venrooy crosses in front of a “do not walk” signal on campus. UNC is planning to increase enforcement of jaywalking.

Jaywalking fine goes into effect

By Christina Austin | November 21

Jaywalking, previously punished by verbal warnings, will now be punishable with a hefty $166 fine. In an effort to improve pedestrian safety, the UNC ...

UNC Department of Public Safety seeks stolen signs

By Alexa Burrell | October 14

Some students might think event signs or traffic equipment make funny dorm decorations. But campus officials aren’t in on the joke, saying students ...

Cyclist hit by bus on Raleigh Road

September 10

A cyclist traveling southbound on Raleigh Road sustained minor injuries to his wrist after being hit by a Chapel Hill Transit bus at 7:46 a.m.Randy Young, ...

DPS now patrols Franklin Street

August 24

Once a dividing line where UNC Department of Public Safety officers’ authority was reduced to calling 911, Franklin Street is now a shared domain between ...