Wednesday, Oct. 15 A suspicious male not affiliated with Duquesne was reported in the Union. He was issued with a citation for Defiant Tresspassing. Friday, Oct. 17 Officers were dispatched to Bluff Street for a motor vehicle accident. An individual was transported to Mercy Hospital. Continue reading Police Briefs: 10/23/2025
Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor The 2024 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report released by the university last week showed that liquor law violations were the highest type of on-campus crime with 214 violations referred for disciplinary action. This was an increase from 2022 and 2023, which had 68 and 113 violations respectively. Campus police recognize the increase and are taking steps to combat this, … Continue reading Security report shows increase in liquor violations
Wednesday, Sept. 24 A student reported a theft by deception employment scam. Thursday, Sept. 25 Duquesne student was a victim of an email phishing scam through an email with a Duquesne University letterhead. Thursday, Sept. 25 A Duquesne University faculty member reported her vehicle was hit while parked in the Chatham Center Garage. The actor did not leave the information at the scene. Friday, Sept. … Continue reading Police Briefs: 10/2/2025
Thursday, Sept. 11 Student reported her vehicle was hit while parked in the Locust Garage. The actor did not leave their information. Saturday, Sept. 13 A non-affiliate attempted to swipe into St. Ann Hall with a false ID card. Student was issued a citation. Sunday, Sept. 14 DUPO were dispatched to Locust Garage for a male laying in a parking space. He was referred to … Continue reading Police Briefs: 9/18/2025
Kellen Stepler | editor-in-chief 10/29/2020 On Sept. 25, Duquesne University announced that they had purchased body cameras. A little over a month later, the university announced that they have received those cameras this month, along with investing in a system that will equip all 40 public safety officers with those body-worn cameras. “Since November 2017, the university has been researching how best to acquire and … Continue reading Update: Duquesne purchases body cameras for Duquesne Police
Raymond Arke | Editor-in-Chief UPDATE 10/05/18 11:20 a.m.: In a statement to the Duquesne community, President Gormley said he felt “great sadness” in reporting the death of Marquis Brown, a Duquesne University football player and junior in the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts. Brown was from the Washington D.C. area and was listed as a running back on the 2018 football roster. President Gormley said a … Continue reading BREAKING: Police investigating Brottier death
Raymond Arke and Kailey Love | The Duquesne Duke 11/11/17 A busy day on campus, which included a Duquesne football game and the start of the men’s basketball season, was overshadowed by an intensive bomb search by multiple police departments. Around 3:15 p.m. on Nov.11, the Duquesne University information desk fielded a call from a male caller stating that a bomb was on campus. This … Continue reading Duquesne Police investigate Nov. 11 bomb threat
Raymond Arke | News Editor 10/12/17 The man accused of killing a University of Pittsburgh student was on Duquesne’s campus hours before, attempting to enter Brottier Hall, Pittsburgh Police said this week. Police charged Matthew Darby with the killing and said he visited two buildings on campus and interacted with Duquesne Police before taking an Uber to the victim’s house in Oakland. Alina Sheykhet, a … Continue reading Accused killer visited Duquesne before Pitt attack
Sean Armstrong | Staff Writer Shootings, robberies and suitcases left in tunnels. The one thing those all have in common is that in the past year they have happened around Duquesne University’s campus. While many of these events did not directly impact students, the potential harm it could cause to students is pertinent to student and public safety. That is where a proposed plan to … Continue reading Pittsburgh begins installing new security features
Raymond Arke | News Editor On August 23, Duquesne police detained a student who told a professor he had a gun, Public Affairs reported. Around 2 p.m., the professor approached a student who was wearing a “green Army-style jacket,” according to a statement obtained by the The Duke. The statement said that the student’s hand was inside the jacket, and a “black item” was visible, … Continue reading “No danger to campus” report police after Fisher Hall incident
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