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Year’s noteworthy crimes recapped

Several major events made the police records this spring. Here is a follow- up: Cause of missing student’s death remains a mystery University Police are waiting on a toxicology report to determine the cause of death of a doctoral student who was found after missing for two weeks.

Univ. police officer fired following Pita Pit arrest

Athens-Clarke County Police arrested a University Police officer and charged him with public intoxication and criminal trespass after a restroom at the Pita Pit was damaged, police said. It was reported Wednesday that he was fired by the University police department.

Alcohol leads to Chi Phi trouble

Eight members of the Chi Phi fraternity and five other individuals were arrested and charged with underage possession during the fraternity’s formal on Tybee Island two weeks ago.

Chi Phi is serving a two-year probation with the University after seven Chi Phi pledges

were caught showing “Black Tail,” a magazine featuring black women, to people at Tate Plaza and photographing their reactions on Sept.

Student arrested on shoplifting charge

A female University student was arrested Saturday and charged with taking more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from Heery’s Clothes Closet, police said.

Christina Marie Gill, a freshman from Peachtree City, placed a $189 Georgette striped shirt, $298 Verushka mini-dress and a $575 Nicole Miller gown in her purse and attempted to leave the store without paying for the items at 3:50 p.

Former student killed in Virginia tragedy

Calls and e-mails flooded the offices on Joe Brown Hall’s second floor Tuesday as former German students and faculty learned a member of the University community was one of the Virginia Tech massacre victims.

Bishop, a German professor, was among the first shot and killed when the Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui entered his introductory German class Monday morning and opened fire.

Female student in ICU

A female University student was admitted to the intensive care unit of St. Mary’s Hospital after a maintenance worker found her unconscious in her bathtub, officials said.

A maintenance employee of the student’s apartment complex was putting a flyer on the apartment door across the hall Tuesday morning when he noticed water seeping from under an exterior wall, police said.

Death sparks international student group

Since the startling death of a doctoral student, the University is making an effort to reach out to international and graduate students.

Yongsheng Li, a 29-year-old student from China, was missing for 16 days before his body was found in a pond behind the Women’s Softball Complex on South Milledge Avenue.

Rocking chairs stolen from Sigma Chi porch

Four rocking chairs with accompanying plaques valued at $820 were stolen from Sigma Chi’s front porch, according to a University Police report.

Andrew Ward, a resident of the house, told police the rocking chairs were secured to the front porch with two cable locks.

Police told to not check IDs on ADPi bus

It remains unclear why Athens-Clarke County Police presence did not stop members of Alpha Delta Pi from vomiting and urinating on Campus Transit buses Friday night.

The women chartered nine buses to transport them to their formal in Greensboro. According to ACC Police Maj.

University puts brakes on Greek transportation

Campus Transit put the brakes on renting buses to all University Greeks after members of one sorority acted in an un-ladylike manner.

Alpha Delta Pi chartered nine Campus Transit buses to transport members for the 45-minute ride to and from the sorority’s formal in Greensboro on Friday.

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