Oakland University students Emma Garrett and Red Douglas have worked in conjunction with the Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) as well as Student Congress (OUSC) to increase the awareness of...
The tragic shooting at Michigan State University (MSU) on Feb. 13 was the 67th mass shooting of 2023. The incident put the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. on front pages once again, and has traumatized...
On Monday Nov. 14, 2022, the OU community awoke to a terrifying situation which left everyone shocked and confused for hours.
As reported by The Oakland Press, in the early hours of the morning, a...
Effective at the beginning of the Fall 2022 semester, Oakland University’s new West Campus (OWC) is now in operation and home to the School of Music, Theatre and Dance.
The site — located at 1500...
Harassing Communications
Around 3:00 a.m. on March 10, 2022, an Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) officer was following up on several reported disturbances inside Hamlin Hall when he spoke...
The Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) is investigating an armed robbery attempt that took place on Wednesday Mar. 30 at approximately 6:15 p.m. in the P-5 parking lot next to Oak View Hall.
A...
Injured on the job
Varner Hall has been the site of two recent occupational injury incidents — though the two incidents appear by all accounts to be unrelated to one another.
At 9:30 a.m. on November...
Following a string of elevator entrapment incidents throughout the month of January, repairs have been initiated in response to malfunctioning equipment in East Vandenberg Hall (VBH) and the Oakland Center...
In January there were a total of seven elevator entrapment incidents reported to the Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) around several locations on campus.
The earliest report received by The...
Assault/ Battery/Simple (Incl. Domestic and Police Officer)
Around 11:42 pm on October 10, 2021, the Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) received a call from a woman saying that she had just...
Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol / Liquor OWI
Just after 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18, an officer from the Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) was contacted by deputies from the Oakland...
Content Warning: Topics of sexaul assault and sexual harassment.
According to a 2018 research study provided by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, roughly 80% of women in the U.S. reported...
