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We need protections from the ‘freedom convoy’ in Ottawa that don’t involve the police

Written on February 4, 2022. Posted in Editorials.

Canada is failing when it comes to protecting citizens and holding perpetrators accountable without police involvement. The continuing violence and hatred from those participating in the “freedom convoy” protests outside Parliament Hill is a prime example of our country’s glaring shortcomings. Beginning...

Increased police presence in the University District must not go unacknowledged by Queen's

Written on October 29, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

Students are uncomfortable with the City of Kingston’s increased policing of the University District. Once again, the University is turning a blind eye. Before Homecoming weekend on Oct. 15, news broke that Queen’s would be making a $350,000 donation to the City of Kingston to compensate increased...

#BlackLivesMatter, reforming police, and Kingston

Written on October 8, 2020. Posted in Features.

Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis officers, there was widescale change in how we view policing across North America. Queen’s students were carefully watching this intense political moment unfold. Solidarity protests popped up in Kingston and, led by the Queen’s Black...

In lieu of police intervention, we need response teams for mental health crises

Written on September 22, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Police are trained to deal with criminals, not mental health crises. We need separate response teams for these scenarios, and sooner rather than later. Last week, Toronto started a consultation process for a mental health emergency response team that could be sent out in lieu of police. This is a...

How police television shows contribute to 'copaganda'

Written on June 29, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Cop media wrongly idealizes the police, regardless of how diverse it gets. Though as a non-black POC I cannot speak directly to the experiences of Black individuals who are exposed to pro-cop media—known as ‘copaganda’—there’s no doubt its presence in mainstream media contributes to public perception...

Special constables have the potential to make students feel less safe, not more

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Introducing special constables to university campuses has become increasingly popular in recent years but fails to acknowledge the negative impact this might have on students. Ryerson University recently announced it will be adopting a “hybrid model” of on-campus security involving the use of special...

Police investigating incident of assault in student hub

Written on September 28, 2018. Posted in News.

Kingston police are investigating an incident of assault and bodily harm in the student hub on Aug. 3 at approximately 2 a.m. Two brothers were about to purchase some food around Princess and Division Street when three unknown men approached them. According to a statement from Kingston police, the...

Over 100 party-goers to appear in court under new Initiative

Written on September 7, 2018. Posted in News.

Four days after students arrived at Queen’s, Kingston Police ticketed 115 people for six different violations under the new University District Safety Initiative. The Initiative is a joint effort between the City and the University to limit the intensity of street partying. Between Sept. 1, and Sept....

News in Brief: Month of July

Written on July 29, 2018. Posted in News.

Gord Edgar Downie Pier officially opens The Gord Edgar Downie Pier was officially opened at a dedication ceremony last Thursday, following a $6.6 million revitalization. In front of a large crowd, Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie’s brother, Patrick Downie, gave an emotional speech dedicating the...

Street party ticketing will send students to court

Written on June 11, 2018. Posted in News.

Students ticketed in the University District during major street party periods will now wind up in front of a judge and be subject to Non-Academic Misconduct (NAM). In a joint announcement Monday, Principal Daniel Woolf and Mayor Bryan Paterson told an audience on the corner of Earl Street and Frontenac...

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...

Kingston Police weigh in on "busy, but not overly troublesome" Homecoming

Written on October 18, 2016. Posted in News.

For the Kingston Police and other first responders, this weekend’s Homecoming brought in relatively few incidents, with both arrests and tickets down from previous years. “Usually, in these cases, it’s the few ruining it for the many,” Kingston Police Const. Steve Koopman said at just after 5:00 p.m....

On-campus break-and-enters produce bizarre thefts

Written on September 23, 2016. Posted in News.

Household burglary in the University District is regrettably commonplace, but in the first month of the fall term, it seems thieves have shifted their focus from students to professors. Since Sept. 2, Campus Security has responded to six report of breaking and entering at buildings on campus. According...

$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...

Hope dims for off-campus blue lights

Written on January 16, 2015. Posted in Features.

Stationing blue lights around campus has made them ideal for accessing emergency services — but there are currently no lights off-campus. There are 149 blue lights across Queen’s campus: 75 outdoors and 74 indoors. Outdoor lights include a red button which, when pressed, connects the individual via...

Aberdeen to be cleared

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in Features.

A police camera is currently installed on the corner of Aberdeen and William Streets, ready to be activated for Homecoming weekend. The camera, mounted on a telephone pole, is part of the Kingston Police Force’s (KPF) strategy for keeping the peace on Aberdeen St. during Homecoming, which runs from...

Teaching tasteful Tasing is vital

Written on May 27, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Increasing the number of Tasers in Kingston Police Force’s stock is fundamentally a good decision, but only if it’s coupled with thorough training. Police Chief Gilles Larochelle is advocating for the purchase of 21 new Tasers, which would bring the force’s total to 55. More personnel will be authorized...

St. Patrick’s parties drizzled out

Written on March 21, 2014. Posted in News.

This past Monday, the streets were filled with shivering students dressed in green for the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Unlike last year, the St. Patrick’s Day festivities didn’t span over a two-day period. During the day, police served 62 open liquor tickets, five tickets for underage drinking,...

Second Homecoming sees tamer crowd

Written on October 22, 2013. Posted in News.

Heavy rain led most students indoors and off Aberdeen St. for the second weekend of Homecoming, with less arrests and tickets issued as a result. Police gave out 16 tickets Saturday night, 13 of which were liquor-related. Four arrests were made in which two were due to public intoxication, and two...

Toss the costs

Written on October 10, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

The first Homecoming weekend has brought on yet another debate about policing costs and student behaviour. While the weekend’s celebrations triggered many students to gather on Aberdeen St., and Queen’s has contributed to policing costs in the past, renewing such an agreement would be unjust. It doesn’t...

Mayor takes issue to Principal over Homecoming

Written on October 8, 2013. Posted in News.

Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen is calling for the University to cover the City’s policing costs following Saturday’s unsanctioned Aberdeen St. party. Hundreds of students gathered on Aberdeen St. Saturday night, while the Kingston Police Force (KPF) deployed 103 officers to police the area. The KPF...

Homecoming returns to Aberdeen

Written on October 6, 2013. Posted in News.

Kingston police were out in full force Saturday night, deploying up to 80 officers on Aberdeen St. and the surrounding area. Officers, who were seen driving a paddy wagon around the Student Ghetto, arrested 10 students for public intoxication and disrupting public peace by 12:30 a.m., out of approximately...

Police crack down on campus cyclists

Written on October 1, 2013. Posted in News.

Last Wednesday, the Kingston Police Force (KPF) issued 42 tickets and 18 warnings for cycling violations. The tickets are part of a police crackdown on bicyclists, following the introduction of “>CycleON: Ontario’s Cycling Strategy in late August. The KPF has a Selective Traffic Enforcement...

Mudslide sparks search for body of Queen’s alumnus

Written on October 1, 2013. Posted in News.

New Zealand police announced last week that they are scaling back their search for missing Queen’s alumnus Connor Hayes. Hayes, who graduated from Queen’s in 2010, travelled to New Zealand from South America alongside his girlfriend Joanna Lam, 24, to help her settle down prior to her new hospital...

Police to take preventative measures for Homecoming weekend

Written on October 1, 2013. Posted in News.

The Kingston Police Force (KPF) is taking a preventative approach to this year’s Homecoming celebrations, with a special focus on using social media. Steve Koopman, media relations officer for the KPF, said that the police will monitor events in the areas around campus, football games and on social...

Possible abuse with taser use

Written on September 20, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

Peel Regional Police recently tasered an 80-year-old woman named lole Pasquale, who has dementia and wandered away from her Mississauga home late at night. While she was allegedly carrying a knife which she “wouldn’t relinquish,” this event should make all Ontarians wary of the fact that more front-line...

The cost of a kegger

Written on July 30, 2012. Posted in In Focus.

This September, scores of first-year students will set out to explore the streets of Kingston. Many of them will drift away from campus and into the Student Ghetto, searching for their first university kegger. Although most first-year students can’t legally drink, keggers have become synonymous with...

St. Patrick’s Day weekend wrap-up

Written on March 23, 2012. Posted in News.

St. Patrick’s Day weekend saw six additional police officers on duty and approximately 20 squad cars on patrol, said Constable Steve Koopman. “We anticipated from last year’s St. Patrick’s Day that it would be busy enough that we did want other bodies,” Koopman said, adding that downtown bars were...

Holiday crime a concern

Written on January 13, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

The number of breaking and entering offences in the Student Ghetto reaches its annual spike over the winter holidays. “As students start to go home, you don’t have the eyes and ears to report things,” said Kingston Police Constable Paul Cappon. “We always get the highest volume of calls when they...

Police methods need inquiry

Written on November 18, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

More than 100 riot police forcefully dispersed a student protest at McGill University on Nov. 10. A university campus is a place where peaceful protests should happen without consequence, and the police intervention at McGill was inappropriate and only escalated the situation. The McGill Daily reported...

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