Sabrina Geller was found dead on Feb. 13, 2024. At the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) Student Government weekly meeting, at approximately 10:12 p.m., a student announced that Sabrina Geller had been found on the morning of Feb. 13, 2024, and announced her as deceased. “I’m here to actually tell y’all something…
Lucas Robertson lrober22@uwyo.edu Both Laramie Police Department and Laramie Sheriff’s Office reported a low crime rate this Halloween weekend. LPD Media Office credits University of Wyoming President’s Office for setting a fun, yet calm, tone for all to conduct themselves by. “I want you to know that your safety is very important to me and…
Josh Barta jbarta@uwyo.edu Laramie Police Department reported a fairly typical homecoming football weekend this year as the town begins to settle down again. According to LPD, 28 arrests were made along with 61 cases reported to police, a total of 89 cases responded to, up from the 20 arrests with a total of 78 cases…
Laramie Police Department (LPD) is potentially one of the best law enforcement organizations in the nation, according to a report finished this week by the Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM). Leonard Matarese, CPSM director of research and project management, told the city council Tuesday he had not expected to find such a good police…
Last week, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton threw her support behind a growing movement to put body cameras on police officers “to help protect good people on both sides of the lens.” She might have just won my vote. One of the major reasons that people, myself included, fear police interactions is the fact that, should…
A study by The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) ranked Wyoming as the state with the fourth highest number of students referred to the police, and also found black students in Wyoming are three times more likely to be referred to the police than white students. Published on April 10, the study looked at data…
Wyoming ranks fourth nationally in law enforcement referrals, according to a study by the Center for Public Integrity, The studies were conducted by polling 2011 through 2012 Department of Education data. According to the study approximately 12 out of every 1000 students were referred to the police. A referral means that the school either called…
Laramie police responded to a report of a vehicle fire on South 7th Street at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Friday, and discovered the fire had been intentionally started. LPD found that the offender also attempted arson on a building on the same block. Brady Scott, a UW student, walked outside his house to discover four…
Why do cops suck? They don’t, but I just needed your attention and that seemed like a good way to get it. However, in the wake of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner controversies many people have their own opinions about the boys in blue…or black or brown, or light tan. The issues that get…
The University of Wyoming Police Department (UWPD) is still investigating a series of thefts of computers and other electronics from both the Geology and Engineering Buildings that began in August. According to an email from Chad Baldwin, UW’s director of Institutional Communications, seven incidents of theft occurred in the Engineering Building and four in the…
Students traveling home for Thanksgiving break over the weekend experienced an odd mix of inclement weather in parts of Wyoming, making for dangerous roads. The National Weather Service reported that several parts of Wyoming received snow ranging from four inches to less than one inch on both Tuesday and Sunday, both of which were key…
