Think smart, be safe around Miami
The University of Miami strives to maintain safety on campus, but incidents can happen – and they do. At around 1 a.m. Saturday, two UM students were robbed at gunpoint as they walked home from an off-campus party. They were at the intersection of Miller Drive and Red Road, which is not under the University...
Program allows submission of anonymous tips to police
With the help of a new program called TIPSOFT, anyone can send anonymous tips via text message or online to the Coral Gables Police Department. As the first municipality in Miami-Dade County to offer this program, the department can now respond to residents who send a text message to “CRIMES” (274637) with the keyword “GABLES”...
Texting and driving don’t mix
We all do it – reply to a text on the way to a party, fix our makeup in the rear view mirror or frantically scroll through our iPod looking for the perfect song. While we’re all well versed on the effects of drinking and driving, we rarely consider the little things we do behind...
Street sweeper driver charged in Bianca Milov accident
The driver of a Coral Gables street sweeper that ran over a University of Miami student last month near the Village of Merrick Park has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian.
A Year with No Crocodiles
Students remember the crocodile that was killed a little over a year ago.
Student in intensive care due to street sweeper accident
University of Miami student hospitalized after being struck by a Coral Gables street sweeper early Friday.
Our opinion: UMPD must return to its solid reporting ways
For the academic year 2007-2008, the UMPD sent out five crime alerts. The largest amount of time between approximate time of crime to the alert being sent out was less than 48 hours. So far in the 2008-2009 academic school year, three have been sent out. One took two days, one took four and the...
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