Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter
• October 27, 2021
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated is collaborating with Eastern’s Criminal Justice Club to host a panel discussion called “Who’s Protecting Us?”
The panel, which is a “discussion on...
A third candidate for campus police chief, Marisol Gamboa, told students she was interested in providing personal relationships between officers and students during an open session Friday.
Gamboa is...
The current acting chief for the University Police Department is one of the candidates for the permanent position of Eastern police chief.
Ryan Risinger has worked for UPD since 2005 and says that his...
The Eastern swim team was a day removed from a fifth place finish in the Summit League Championships. The team’s bus was bringing them back to campus in Charleston, carrying on it swimmers who had just...
Eastern swimmer Jaylan Butler and the ACLU filed a lawsuit against police officers for an incident that occurred last February, in which police officers pinned Butler to the ground, placed him under arrest,...
In a town with multiple police forces, the University Police Department stands out.
Chief Kent Martin, who has been with the department since 1997 and has been serving as chief of the department since...
Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor
• March 5, 2019
The Charleston City Council honored police officers from the Charleston Police Department and the University Police Department and approved all action items on Tuesday.
The officers were honored for...
The Charleston Fire Department extinguished an attic fire at a residence located at 319 Madison Avenue early Sunday morning.
The cause of the fire was faulty electrical wiring, according to the press...
By Logan Raschke Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Eastern Illinois University Police Chief Kent Martin said when it comes to contacting the police when students need help, no time is a bad time. Martin along...
The American justice system has often been criticized for its many shortcomings, and they are many.
In the international community, the one that does not include oppressive regimes, we have been taken...
Students spent some of their leisure time with members of the campus police department in Taylor Hall Tuesday night.
Pizza, Pool and Police, hosted by Residence Life and Conference Services, allowed...
Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter
• October 31, 2016
German police officer Wilhelm Schmidbauer talked about his experiences with terrorism to students and faculty Monday night.
Schmidbauer is the head of the Bavarian State Police, a force which...
