According to Xcel Energy, a third-party contractor that was doing excavation work Thursday afternoon struck a gas line near the Marshall Stop gas station on Cleveland and Marshall avenues, causing a gas leak and outage for the neighborhood. Production Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
Ray Ghansham Persaud sentenced to prison for St. Thomas bomb threat
Former St. Thomas student Ray Ghansham Persaud, 22, was sentenced Tuesday to one year and one day in prison for calling a bomb threat into the university on Sept. 17, 2019.
Five St. Thomas students robbed in armed off-campus encounter
Five St. Thomas students were victims of an armed robbery involving a firearm at around 2:56 a.m. Saturday on Cretin Avenue between Selby and Dayton avenues, approximately one block from the university’s St. Paul campus, according to an email from St. Thomas Public Safety Saturday morning. Assignment Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
Public Safety Briefs: Oct. 1 – Oct. 15
A person handing out inflammatory materials was trespassed, two individuals rode scooters inside the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex and a St. Thomas employee cut a finger. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Oct. 1-15.
New members sworn in, Mitch Karstens spoke, Saint Paul Police department and Public Safety meet-and-greet discussed at October 1 USG meeting
Five new members were sworn in, Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services Mitch Karstens spoke on dining changes and the committee debriefed the recent St. Paul Police Department and Public Safety Zoom call at the Thursday, Oct. 1 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has the update.
Public Safety Briefs: Sept. 17 – Sept. 30
A catalytic converter was stolen from a motor vehicle, A Zoom meeting was broken into and a St. Thomas employee tripped on wires in an office area. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Sept. 17-30.
Public Safety alerts St. Thomas community of aggravated assault
A St. Thomas student was assaulted at the intersection of Summit Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard at Shadow Falls Park, St. Thomas Public Safety said in a campus-wide alert Saturday. Director Emily Haugen has the story.
News in :90 – Sept. 17, 2020
Patients and donors from several healthcare providers have been notified of a possible data breach, unemployment applications reach an all-time high and a St. Thomas student was robbed by two suspects. Web Manager, Sara Thibault has News in :90.
Public Safety alerts St. Thomas community of neighborhood robbery
A St. Thomas student was robbed by two suspects in an alley on the 100 block of Cleveland Avenue, according to an alert from Public Safety to the St. Thomas community Wednesday afternoon.
St. Thomas Public Safety alerts community of four separate crimes in three weeks
Four separate crimes occurred in the St. Thomas neighborhood over the last three weeks, Public Safety wrote in two emails on Monday, March 30. Director Emily Haugen has the story.
Multiple on-campus burglaries under investigation
Public Safety emailed the St. Thomas community about seven “recent thefts and burglaries on campus.” University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker and Sports Editor Carly Noble have the story.
Public Safety Briefs: Oct. 8 – Oct. 15
A bicycle was stolen, a traffic accident occurred on Cretin avenue and property damage was documented in Ireland Hall. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Oct. 8 – Oct. 15.
News in :90 – Feb. 7, 2019
St. Paul Police Department began a pilot program last week, President Donald Trump’s call for a ban on late-term abortions is unlikely to prevail in Congress, and an apartment building collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey Wednesday killing six. Assignment Editor Ava Diaz has today’s News in :90.
SPPD, Public Safety, conduct active shooter drill
St. Paul Police Department SWAT officers stormed through BEC as part of a training exercise for an active shooter situation
Equine excitement
When two horses were spotted trotting through campus on Tuesday, sluggish Tommies received the morale boost they needed.