In addition to increasing patrols, Columbus police are asking students to be extra vigilant of their surroundings. Author: Lacey Crisp Updated: 6:05 PM EDT July 23, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus police are urging Ohio State University students to be vigilant after nearly a dozen robberies near campus in the past two weeks.
Police said two students were robbed at gunpoint in an alleyway west of Summit Street and 13th Avenue around 3 a.m. Friday morning.
According to a Neighborhood Safety Notice from the university, four males got out of a parked car approached them. One of the suspects reportedly pointed a gun at the students and demanded their wallets and cell phones.
Ohio State students robbed at gunpoint near campus; police searching for suspects
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University issues annual crime report, reminds community of safety resources
Report reflects 2019 statistics and, per federal law, reports of decades-old crimes related to the investigation of sexual abuse by Richard Strauss
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University released today its Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports, showing an increase in present-day crime reporting on or near the Columbus campus. Today’s release, which includes statistics from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2019, complies with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.
The report comes after Ohio State’s Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force released its recommendations to improve communication, engagement and support of residents on campus and in the near-campus neighborhoods.