After years of serving the campus, a nimble member of the Cornell Police Department and Cornell’s first police dog, Sabre, died on Jan. 5. The 12-year-old dog, which suffered from a chronic infection before its death, left behind a legacy for other trained canines to come.

University administrators, student leaders and even Collegetown landlords have identified a recent increase in dangerous alcohol consumption by students following changes to Cornell's Greek system in the fall.

Six burglaries in the Collegetown area were reported to the Ithaca Police Department from Wednesday to Sunday. A seventh burglary was also reported to the Cornell Police over the Thanksgiving break.

A female student told Cornell Police that she was the victim of a strong-armed robbery committed by three females in a “light-colored van” on Thursday.

Cornell Police responded to a report of an individual “walking around the stacks exposing themselves” late Tuesday night, according to Chief of Police Kathy Zoner.

CUPD issued 143 tickets to jaywalkers over the course of two days as part of a jaywalking crackdown. The crackdown, however, will have little long-term effect on jaywalking on campus and only fostered animosity between Cornell police and individuals on campus.

On the second day of the Cornell University Police’s jaywalking crackdown, an elderly man who was issued a ticket erupted in anger at police and was arrested for disorderly conduct.

The Cornell Police Department cracks down on pedestrian, skateboarding and bicycling violations on Sept. 27 and 28.

The use of the Blue Light Escort Service doubled during the month of August this year compared to last August. 

Cornell Police reported 13 incidents of exposures of a person and two incidents of public urination on campus last weekend. Police Chief Kathy Zoner said that more incidents were reported likely due to increased Cornell Police surveillance on campus, not an increase in illegal activity among students and community members.