May 19 Arrest Urban Plaza At 6:42 p.m. Officer David Baker and Officer Denae Murphy stopped non-student Tracy Borgman for offensive littering. Borgman was discovered to have an outstanding misdemeanor…
Crime Blotter May 12–19
May 12 Student Conduct King Albert residence hall At 1:53 p.m., Officer David Troppe and Officer Peter Ward assisted Residence Life in seizing marijuana from a student’s room. A baggie…
College heroin use on the rise
During the first month of spring quarter, two severe instances of heroin use by students on campus occurred in the Joseph C. Blumel residence hall, and reflect what is said…
Crime Blotter May 5-12
May 5 Motor Vehicle Accident Parking Structure Three At 10:28 a.m. Officer David Troppe and Officer Peter Ward took a report from a student who stated he hit one of…
Crime Blotter April 28–May 5
April 28 Criminal Mischief Southwest Fifth Avenue and Lincoln Street At 7:30 a.m. Officer James Dewey was dispatched to a report of a vehicle’s passenger window broken while parked on…
CPSO chief to host coffee meetings
Starting May 1, Phil Zerzan, chief of the Campus Public Safety Office, will begin hosting a coffee hour where students and members of the Portland State community can come discuss…
Crime Blotter April 21–27
April 21 Theft Portland State Bookstore At 4:06p.m. Officer James Dewey received a report from a student who stated their identification holder, which contained the student’s identification and debit card,…
Urban Gardening 101
I have always loved gardening. My mom has a green thumb, and growing up she turned our yard from the almost dead patch of grass that it was into a…
Crime Blotter April 14–21
April 14 Criminal Mischief Parking Structure Three At 1:51 p.m. Officer James Dewey received a report from a student who stated someone had made a triangular cut in the soft…
Forum to explore campus safety options delayed
A public campus safety forum originally scheduled to take place in late April was recently delayed until early May, and is now looking at being pushed back until this fall…
Crime Blotter April 7-14
April 7 Theft Epler Residence Hall/King Albert Residence Hall Officer Peter Ward received a report from a student who stated between 9 p.m. on April 6 and 7:40 a.m. on…