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  • Officer who killed Dreasjon Reed will not face criminal charges

    Officer who killed Dreasjon Reed will not face criminal charges

    On Nov. 10, over six months after his death, special prosecutor Rosemary Khoury announced a grand jury did not find enough probable cause to charge IMPD officer Dejoure Mercer with a crime.

  • BUPD Chief John Conley: The man you may not know

    BUPD Chief John Conley: The man you may not know

    Chief John Conley of BUPD shares his faith, inspiration and what keeps him coming back to Butler every day.

  • BUPD officer staff hits full capacity

    BUPD officer staff hits full capacity

    BUPD continues to change during the 2018-2019 academic year. Due to some officers transitions out of BUPD, there has been a number of new officers joining the department.

  • “Comes with donning the uniform”

    MARAIS JACON-DUFFY NEWS EDITOR An air of mourning clouded the Butler University Police Department after Friday’s shooting in Indianapolis. Officers have covered their badges with a black elastic band since Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer Rod Bradway’s death. BUPD Sergeant Chris Marcum’s eyes filled with tears while reflecting on the dangers and possibility of death…

  • IMPD has lead on Sunday’s armed robbery

    BY MELISSA IANNUZZI | ASST. NEWS EDITOR The Butler University and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Departments are searching for individuals who robbed two Butler students at gunpoint. Detective Bruce Allee said IMPD appears to have a lead in the case. Two Butler students were walking on 42nd Street around 3 a.m. Sunday when a car stopped…

  • OPINION | BUPD acted correctly in chase

    Butler University students took to social media Sunday—about a camel. During the hunt for an armed man on and around campus, students received a message from Butler University Police Department stating the suspect was seen running “towrad the camel.” I could handle a few misspellings as long as they meant I was staying informed. BUPD…

  • OPINION | BUPD’s new K-9 challenges fame of Butler Blue II

    Heads up  Blue II.  The Butler University community welcomed a mixed labrador named Marcus right before the fall semester finished. Marcus is part of the new K-9 unit in the Butler University Police Department, and although I love Blue II, I am excited to see Marcus around campus hounding down criminals. As bold as this…

  • OPINION | Students can prevent car break-ins

    The nine recent reports of vehicle break-ins on campus are an indication that in mere minutes, our most valued possessions can be stolen and never returned to us. Let’s face it. College kids live on a budget. We cannot afford to replace our possessions just because someone decided to break into our cars and take…

  • Officers arrest three in connection to Sigma Nu burglary

    At 10:30 p.m. Friday, Butler University Police Department dispatch received a call from a student and Sigma Nu fraternity member, who reported seeing an individual near the front porch and a window of the fraternity house. Butler Chief of Police Ben Hunter said that the individuals were then seen carrying a television into a Chrysler…