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The Silent Sam statue in McCorkle Place is wrapped in a confederate flag one day in September of 2015.

Silent Sam blindfolded by Confederate battle flag

By Hannah Smoot | September 9

For the third time in as many months, the Silent Sam statue on McCorkle Place looks a little different.

How local police take advantage of Twitter

By Kiana Cole | September 9

Local police departments no longer require a phone call to be reached, but instead can be found and contacted through Twitter.

Students bid on bikes that were confiscated and abandoned on campus. The APO auction raises money for local charities.

DPS and Alpha Phi Omega pedal together for charity

By Blake Hoarty | September 3

The Department of Public Safety confiscates abandoned bikes on campus — and with help from Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, those bikes end up ...

Rules for domestic drones on UNC campus unveiled

By Mona Bazzaz | September 1

It’s been a while since birds and planes were the only objects capable of lurking in the sky.

The UNC football team practice on Tuesday, August 25, 2015.

Kash and Officer Dodson: A new friendship at DPS

By Colleen Moir | August 28

The Department of Public Safety recently adopted a new worker — a two-year-old black Labrador retriever named Kash.

On Monday August 10, the Department of Public Safety held an emergency response drill in response to a communication failure that happened in July.

Communication failure to blame for July alert problems

By Acy Jackson | August 18

College students might face the threat of sexual assault, armed robberies, gun violence and other crimes. Alert systems, like Alert Carolina at UNC, are ...

Professor Altha Cravey's third-floor office window displays a sign reading "Hurston" in the recently renamed Carolina Hall.

Geography professor tells police she won't remove "Hurston Hall" sign

By Sofia Edelman | August 7

Geography professor Altha Cravey said she was shocked to see police outside her office in Carolina Hall this morning.

Officer said there were two armed robberies on UNC campus

By From staff and wire reports | July 22

Alarms went off around 11 p.m. Wednesday night on UNC's campus accompanied by a voice message about an armed person on campus.

UNC police to wear body cameras

By Jonathan Ponciano | July 22

When students return to campus in August, University police officers will be wearing body cameras.

NC bill would require body cameras for most police officers

By Lauren Hong | April 16

By the end of the semester, the UNC Department of Public Safety hopes to equip all 53 of its sworn police officers with body cameras — and North Carolina ...

Student hit by bus on South Campus

By Acy Jackson | April 9

On Thursday afternoon, a student in a wheelchair was hit by a bus at the intersection of Skipper Bowles Road and Manning Drive, by Craige residence hall ...

A hit-and-run occurred on Country Club Road outside Cobb Residence Hall on Wednesday morning.

Police cite driver in Cobb hit-and-run

By Stephanie Lamm | March 5

Someone has claimed responsibility for the hit-and-run outside Cobb Residence Hall early Wednesday morning.

A driver crashed into a parked vehicle on Country Club Road behind Cobb Residence Hall early Wednesday morning and fled the scene before police arrived.

DPS investigating Cobb crash

By Mona Bazzaz | March 5

On a cold and quiet Tuesday night, Cobb residents were jolted awake with a bang.

Freshmen Trevor Doane (right) and Megan NcNeill play soccer in the snow on Ehringhaus fields Tuesday. Classes were canceled at 2:30 p.m.

Sudden snow surprises UNC

By Bradley Saacks | February 24

Even 3,000 miles away, Chancellor Carol Folt was still involved in the decision not to cancel classes until late in the day Tuesday — but she was not ...

On-campus rapes cluster in Granville Towers, on south campus

By Leah Komada | February 2

About one-third of on-campus rape and sexual assaults occurred in residence halls in the four years leading up to December 2013.

UNC students still unaware of safety app

By Olivia Bane | January 29

Even after five months, students still don’t know about the Department of Public Safety’s Rave Mobile Safety application.

Student arrested after false bomb threat on Yik Yak

By Sarah Brown | November 21

UNC freshman Daniel Fischbeck, 18, was arrested Thursday in connection with a Yik Yak post that set off a panic among students after it threatened an ...

A K9 unit walks near Carroll Hall on Thursday afternoon following a threatening Yik Yak post late Wednesday night.

DPS investigating potentially threatening Yik Yak post made Wednesday

By Sarah Brown | November 20

The Department of Public Safety is investigating a potentially threatening post made late Wednesday on Yik Yak — a location-based social media application ...

Ed Purchase, Clery Act Compliance Specialist for Carolina's Department of Public Safety, pictured Tuesday afternoon in his office.

Ed Purchase keeps track of major crimes on campus

By Sam Shaw | November 20

UNC, still in the midst of three federal investigations for charges of mishandling sexual assault reports and statistics, now has a man dedicated to getting ...

On-campus drinking citations rise

By Anyssa Reddix | November 14

The number of on-campus underage drinking citations at UNC increased by 88 percent between 2012 and 2013 — reaching 691, according to data released ...