Theft • An officer responded to a theft from a building/walk-in call at 505 Zach Curlin St., Police Services. The victim advised on Nov. 7 that her purse was taken from the Arts and Communications Building. The victim said that her debit card had been used at several businesses. • A lieutenant reported ...
Gov. Bill Haslam visited the University Center yesterday to speak about his proposed 2013-2014 state budget in which $56.8 million is coming to The University of Memphis. "When I was first running for governor, I came and met with Dr. Raines. She kept mentioning the critical need for a new facility ...
Theft • On Nov. 1 at 12 p.m., an officer responded to a motor vehicle theft at Southern and Goodman. A student called police to report his 2005 Chevy Equinox had been stolen from University of Memphis parking lot #15. The case is closed due to insufficient evidence. • On Nov. 6 an officer responded ...
On Thursday, the Tennessee Court of Appeals deemed it permissible for voters to use photo library cards in place of state-issued photo identification. Three judges of the court ruled unanimously in the case brought by the City of Memphis and two voters who lacked photo ID and cast provisional ballots ...
Assault/Intimidation • On Oct. 12 at 4:20 a.m. officers responded to a call in Richardson Towers where one roommate allegedly made a threatening statement to the other, according to a police report. The roommate denied making threats and the men were reassigned to different rooms. • On Oct. 15 at ...
University Police are investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. yesterday in Carpenter Complex. The victim, who was not injured in the incident, reported that two males were in her residence and demanded personal items. One of the suspects was armed with a silver automatic ...
The Daily Helmsman and its editor-in-chief, Chelsea Boozer, are the 2012 winners of a national award that honors those who face adversity to protect a free college press. The College Press Freedom Award, sponsored by the Student Press Law Center - a group based outside of Washington, D.C. - will be ...
The University of Memphis has restored the Daily Helmsman's funding after an investigation revealed content was discussed when a University committee made the decision to cut the paper's funding for the 2012-13 fiscal year. The University has also promised to recommend a new funding system for the paper ...
The University of Memphis football season will kick off with its first pep rally today in the University Center atrium. It will start at 12:45 p.m. Coaches and players will be in attendance along with the cheerleaders, pep band, Pouncer and the pom squad. Students will be able to meet players, coaches ...
Fraud • On July 18 at 3:40 p.m. at 3669 Alumni Drive (Brister Hall), a victim advised police she received a letter from Capital One Financial Corp. and that an account was opened in her name, according to a police report. The case is under investigation. Theft • On July 26 at 7:20 p.m., a victim ...
