Man beaten, robbed on campus
VCU police reported a robbery on the core campus area at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24. The victim was beaten then robbed in the 700 block of West Cary street.
Despite cost, VCU PD says emergency phones worth it
VCU pays about $10,600 each semester to keep the more than 350 Emergency Reporting Telephone System (ERTS) phones on campus in service.
Addressing the issue of racial profiling on campus
But if profiling is not used appropriately then we have bastardizations of it, like racial profiling, which leads to stereotyping a race.
Officials demand university action following racial profiling discussion
Students and staff called for action against potential racial profiling during a panel discussion hosted by the Black Education Student Association on Monday, Oct. 28. VCU Police chief John Venuti and others presented topics and answered questions by students about the potential for racial profiling around campus.
Security alerts lack clarity, consistency
It’s always disconcerting (and, to be honest, entertaining) to received a security alert from VCU.
Man stabbed near campus; no alert sent
At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Thursday night a homeless man was stabbed repeatedly on the corner of Ryland and Franklin streets, just one block outside of the VCU core campus.
UPDATE: Man charged in fatal shooting near campus
Richmond Police have an individual in custody following a fatal shooting on Thursday night at a Rite Aid across from Broad and Belvidere Apartments.
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Do you text while driving? Do you sometimes find yourself distracted by other things while behind the wheel? If you answered ‘yes’ to either of these questions, then you are a cyclist’s worst nightmare.
MADD awareness campaign canvasses VCU
Mothers Against Drunk Driving partnered with VCU’s Wellness Resource Center, the VCU Police Department, VCU’s Pan-Hellenic Council and the Napoleon Taxicab Service this week to host an event to raise awareness against drunk driving.
Students robbed at gunpoint on campus
VCU Police alerted students to an early morning armed robbery on the Monroe Park campus.