Charlie Bear: Land of Dance denied liquor permit renewal
Charlie Bear: Land of Dance is now a land of desolation, as the dance club has been denied renewal of its liquor permit. The bar, loca…
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Crime brief: Police confiscate handgun from intoxicated man
Police confiscated a handgun from a man not affiliated with the university after an Ohio State football game on Saturday. Officers first noticed the m…
Aggravated robbery reported at off-campus Red Roof Inn
Two men forced a Red Roof Inn clerk to the ground and stole an undisclosed amount of money in an aggravated robbery near Ohio State’s campus Friday…
Crime Brief: Two people reported missing
There were two reports of missing persons on the same day. The first case was at 11 a.m. on Sept. 3 at University Hospital East on Broad Street. …
New policies aim to increase police visibility
Two new initiatives from University Police and the Columbus Division of Police aim to make students safer, according to a joint announcement by the t…
Rape suspect has years-long police record
A homeless man with a long list of criminal offenses, many of them near Ohio State’s campus, was arrested after a bike patrol reportedly caught him rap…
Man caught sexually assaulting woman in off-campus garage
A man was caught sexually assaulting a woman in a vacant off-campus garage early Saturday morning by a Columbus Division of Police bike patrol, acc…
Public indecency reported at concert
A 62-year-old man was advised to leave the Welcome Week concert for public indecency Friday. Two plainclothes officers saw that the man had his hand i…
Ohio State dog sitter reportedly stabs OSU student in ownership dispute
When Zheng Chen went back home to China for summer break, he said he asked fellow Ohio State student Austin Farley to watch his French Mastiff, Rog…
Dispute over dog leads to off-campus stabbing
An Ohio State student stabbed another OSU student during a dispute over the victim's dog, a Columbus Division of Police report states. Zheng Che…