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Kingston youth charged with terrorism granted bail

Written on April 4, 2019. Posted in News.

After facing charges of facilitating terrorist activity and spending two months in custody, a Kingston youth was granted bail on Wednesday. Kingston’s Ontario Court of Justice released the teen on strict conditions. At all times, he must be in the presence of one of two approved family members. He...

News in Brief: Kingston police seek assistance identifying break and enter suspects

Written on March 5, 2019. Posted in News.

Two suspects broke into the south side doors of the Invista Centre on Gardiners Road Feb. 27 at approximately 4:19 a.m., stealing cash from an ATM. The two used a sledge hammer and a pry bar to break open the machine, causing significant damage. Video surveillance shows one suspect wearing a grey...

Dissecting the appeal of serial killer stories

Written on March 5, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

If you are one of @queensuconfesses’ 12,000 Instagram followers, you probably saw a recent post submitted by a second-year Queen’s Engineering student: “I’d rather wet the bed than go down the hall to use the washroom after watching the Ted Bundy documentaries late at night […] big mistake.” While...

Former Queen’s student sentenced to seven years for poisoning colleague

Written on December 11, 2018. Posted in News.

Former Queen’s student and convicted poisoner Zijie Wang, 26, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday, nearly a year after planting a carcinogen in his colleague’s food. Although he was sentenced to seven years on two counts—administering a noxious substance and aggravated assault—Wang will...

PhD student Zijie Wang pleads guilty to poisoning former colleague

Written on October 29, 2018. Posted in News.

A former Queen’s chemistry PhD candidate pleaded guilty to two charges last Thursday and admitted to poisoning his former roommate and colleague with a lethal substance. The plea comes after 26-year-old Zijie Wang was arrested by police on campus and charged earlier this year. In a courtroom on Oct....

Former Queen’s student pleads guilty to possession of obscene images

Written on September 14, 2018. Posted in News.

On Monday, former Queen’s student Omar T. El Shazly plead guilty to possession and distribution of pornographic images of children. He received the lesser charge of possessing obscene images, earning him 175 days in jail and three years of probation. El Shazly attended École Secondaire Toronto before...

Why is the OJ Simpson trial still on our radar?

Written on March 16, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle.

In a world where TV shows and news channels are constantly reporting on new crimes and horrific murders, there’s one infamous case that’s continued to stay relevant for decades — the OJ Simpson Trial. After TV shows like The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story and OJ: Made in America debuted...

19-year-old man arrested after three women sexually assaulted on Queen’s campus

Written on December 6, 2017. Posted in News.

A 19-year-old man was arrested by Kingston Police on Dec. 5 after he sexually assaulted three women within the span of 10 minutes. In a Dec. 6 news release, police said all assaults occurred on Queen’s campus and targeted women between 18 and 24 years old. According to the release, the accused approached...

Break in to Student Life Centre results in theft of master keys

Written on November 25, 2016. Posted in News.

Friday morning upon coming into work, AMS staff discovered that the Student Life Centre (SLC) in the JDUC had been broken into overnight and a pair of master keys — with access to the whole building — were stolen. According to AMS President Tyler Lively, the incident occurred around midnight on Thursday...

Campus security warns of increased property theft in student district

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in News.

In recent weeks, Campus Security have reported an increase in personal property thefts on campus and in the University District. This increase has allegedly resulted from items left unattended or in unsecured areas. Laptop computers, cell phones, cash, bicycles and other valuables have recently been...

$2,700 of Cocaine and Ecstasy seized in University District bust

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in News.

On July 13, a 23-year-old man was arrested in the University District after Drug Enforcement Unit officers found cocaine and ecstasy in his home. With the assistance of the Emergency Response Unit, a search warrant was executed and officers raided an apartment on the 100-block of Division Street. In...

Two major drug busts this year in University District

Written on June 27, 2016. Posted in News.

As one University District drug case concludes in court, another one begins. On June 6 Kingston Police (KP) raided a property on University Avenue near Brock Street, arresting a 23-year-old male, Jayson R. Markey, who was the only one in the house at the time, with multiple drug charges. Seized by...

Taxi driver and passenger violently attacked by group

Written on April 23, 2016. Posted in News.

Detectives for the Kingston Police (KP) are looking for witnesses of a violent assault of a taxi driver by a group of assailants that occurred earlier this month. At approximately 2 a.m. on April 10, a 54-year-old City Taxi driver was attacked while in the drive-through of the Burger King at Princess...

Suspicious persons reported around campus

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in News.

Campus Security and Emergency Services issued an alert on Wednesday following four suspicious person reports received on and near main campus in a 24-hour period. The first incident reported a student being followed home from campus by an unknown man early on Tuesday morning. After the student entered...

Queen’s student charged with voyeurism and theft

Written on March 11, 2016. Posted in News.

A 19-year-old Queen’s student has been charged with voyeurism and theft, according to a statement released by Kingston Police (KP) on Thursday. The accused’s housemates originally contacted Kingston Police in February concerning the alleged theft. One of the male housemates found some of his missing...

Queen’s student charged in hit and run

Written on February 26, 2016. Posted in News.

On Monday night, a 22-year-old Queen’s student was charged with five offences after a hit and run. The driver was identified as Steven G. Trojanovic, a defencemen for the Queen’s varsity hockey team. The student stuck a 19-year-old female pedestrian with his vehicle while traveling eastbound on Colborne...

Seven cases of indecent exposure recorded in the University District over 2015

Written on January 8, 2016. Posted in News.

Kingston Police (KP) recorded two more cases of indecent exposure in the University District on Dec. 8, capping off the year with a total of seven incidents occurring in the University District. Although all seven cases in the University District from 2015 had similarities between them, KP has only...

Eight reports of iPhone theft at Ale House

Written on December 3, 2015. Posted in News.

Kingston Police received eight complaints of iPhone theft this past weekend at the Ale House. Kingston Police (KP) reported three complaints in a press release on Monday, but have since confirmed receiving an additional five complaints — all from women. Allie Hammond, ArtSci ’16, said she was a victim...

Drug bust in the University District

Written on November 20, 2015. Posted in News.

After an undercover police investigation, two current or former Queen’s students have been arrested with charges related to trafficking ecstasy and marijuana in the University District. At approximately 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 13, Kingston Police (KP) and the Emergency Response Unit executed a search warrant...

Accidentally recorded Stauffer theft goes viral

Written on November 13, 2015. Posted in News.

It’s not unheard of that unattended items in Stauffer Library get stolen, but it’s rare that the thief is caught by a laptop webcam. On Nov. 6, Daniel Hu, ArtSci ’16, stepped away from his laptop, leaving it charging on the floor for a moment while he filmed a short promotional video on the ground...

Arrest follows break and enter at Queen’s

Written on November 6, 2015. Posted in News.

At approximately 10 p.m. on the evening of Oct. 29, Kingston Police (KP) officers received a phone call summoning them to the Craine Building on Queen’s campus. Craine, located at 56 Arch St., was the reported location of a breaking and entering incident, according to a KP press release. The release...

Three men arrested for bike theft

Written on September 18, 2015. Posted in News.

Kingston Police (KP) made three arrests related to bicycle theft on Wednesday based on two separate incidents. First incident: roughly 2 a.m. Two men were arrested following an attempt to break into a secured bicycle compound on West Campus, when a police search revealed break-in materials and what...

Queen’s professor victim of hit-and-run

Written on August 19, 2015. Posted in News.

Battling through a serious concussion, face lacerations and roughly 30 stitches across his face and eye, Queen’s professor Tony Noble only asks that those at fault learn from their mistakes. At 4:10 p.m. on July 30, Noble — a physics professor at Queen’s — was biking home from work when he fell victim...

Catcalling: should it be criminal?

Written on June 30, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

I asked a street harasser, “Why?” His answer was simple, but spoke volumes. Last week, I was walking down Princess St. to work, like I do almost every day. Enjoying the sun, I heard a car slowly roll up beside me and, like almost every day, I was yelled at by a man in his car. “Hey slut, looking...

Students fall victim to pepper spray attack in Hub

Written on April 2, 2015. Posted in News.

Thursday nights in Kingston’s entertainment district are routinely rowdy, but they rarely resemble the chaotic scene witnessed by clubgoers last week — an armed assault in the Hub. Just before 2 a.m. on Friday, March 27, the Kingston Police were called in for an armed assault involving numerous victims...

Police search for suspect

Written on March 27, 2015. Posted in News.

Kingston Police Force (KPF) are searching for a middle-aged male believed to be responsible for exposing himself to female students outside of the ARC on March 15. Police originally received a call notifying them of an occurrence at approximately 10:45 p.m. A female student was leaving the ARC when...

Robbers nabbed in Stauffer

Written on March 20, 2015. Posted in News.

Before Wednesday, a second-year Queen’s student never would have thought he’d receive death threats over a pizza, let alone a single slice. After picking up a Little Caesar’s Hot and Ready pepperoni pizza at around 6 p.m., the student was confronted in the University District by two men, 34-year-old...

Islamic Centre vandalized in apparent hate crime

Written on November 27, 2014. Posted in News.

Last Saturday, a young girl brought her piggy bank to the Islamic Centre of Kingston’s international bazaar to help pay for the two windows and glass door that had been broken several hours before. Centre members discovered the vandalism Saturday morning when exiting to the side parking lot following...

Campus Security on lookout for suspicious male

Written on October 9, 2014. Posted in News.

On Monday, Campus Security and Emergency Services reported in an alert that they’re looking for a suspicious male. The man allegedly approached two female students on two different instances and acted inappropriately by touching them without their consent. He hugged one of the women and placed his...

Assault case process ambigious

Written on October 3, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

It’s painfully clear that universities need to establish a proper system for handling sexual assault cases. In Aug. 2013, former Brown University student Lena Sclove was strangled and raped by a fellow student. When she disclosed this to the university, advised her to file her case with Brown administration...

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