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“Jernail

Edwards

touched

a student’s

wrist and made

comments about

her looks.”

Philippe BoutrosSta! Writer

boutros14@up.edu

Campus-wide alert leads to arrest

Last Friday, two trespassers were detained at The Commons through

an operation coordinated by Public Safety and the Portland Police

Bureau.

“We were working closely with Portland Police,” Harold Burke-Sivers,

Public Safety director said. “One of the individuals that we apprehended

at The Commons was actually in possession of a valid female student’s

ID card, and I doubt that he was there to return it.”

Events began to unfold Wednesday, Jan. 19, a little before 5 p.m. at

The Cove, according to UP’s Daily Crime and Fire Log. Two students

reported being harassed by three males, which led one of the students to

call 911 while alerting Public Safety.

However, the trespassers left campus before Public Safety was able

to arrive at the scene. After getting a description from students, Public

Safety sent out a campus-wide alert via e-mail.

“These individuals should be considered a threat to our community,”

the e-mail from Burke-Sivers said.

“Students came forth with information, which led us to check the

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