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Disputes, auto mishaps, arrests
By Mike R. Komaschka

Pedestrian Struck
A man walked into a CSUPD cruiser as he attempted to cross the street at E. 18th and Prospect. The man tried to cross against the light when a bus stopped traffic at a bus stop, according to a witness. The man then started to cross the street and walked into the oncoming cruiser.

Family Problems
A CSU student filed a complaint against her mother for threatening her and her boyfriend and doing damage to the woman’s car on March 30. The student wanted no further action taken at the time, she just wanted an informational report filed.

Grand Theft Auto
A student who was using his mother’s car reported the car stolen from the S2 lot on April 2. The student and the investigating officer drove around the S2 lot and several others in an unsuccessful attempt to locate the car.

Arrested
A male non-student was arrested on March 20 for an arrest warrant issued by The Cleveland Police Department. The suspect initially fled from officers and lied about his name. He was captured in the Music and Communication Building. The suspect was arrested at CSU previously for trespassing charges.

Book Bandits
Two men were arrested after they were spotted shoplifting at the bookstore on March 28. Officers detained two men after they entered bathroom stalls in an attempt to avoid CSUPD. A bookstore employee identified the two men, one who acted as a look out and the other who stole two books.

Cleveland State University has decided to increase campus awareness of crime prevention by placing Lt. Kathleen Price in a position to increase campus security.

Price will report directly to Roy Ray, vice president of finance and administrations. Ray said the idea for Price’s new position came about after he noticed that some campus incidences could be avoided if people were more aware of their security.

Ray said, “Kathleen’s new duties are really initiated in order to try to raise visibility in regards to all of us on campus taking more of a personnel responsibility for safety.”

Ray said that her duties include several important functions in her new position. She will advise student organizations about campus safety. She is in charge of building security issues and will run the community escort service. Price also directs patrols in the parking lots to provide more visible security. Finally, she will prepare proposals for drug and alcohol treatments.

One of the most important functions she will have is to act as a resource for everyone on the campus, Ray said.

Ray said that the move was made after he had consulted Police Chief Lester Mitchell.

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