ANCHOR THE KENT POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING TO CRACK DOWN ON CRIME IN THE CITY THROUGH A COMMUNITY CAMERA PROGRAM. TV2’S SYDNEY BROWN IS HERE TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THE INITIATIVE. [REPORTER- SYDNEY BROWN] THAT’S RIGHT. THROUGH A NETWORK OF RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS, THE KENT POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO PROMOTE A SAFER CITY FOR THOSE WHO OPT INTO THE PROGRAM.
Ohio is hitting the brakes on distracted driving. As of April 14, using or holding a cell phone or electronic device in your hand, lap or other parts of the body while driving in the state is a primary offense. Drivers can still make phone calls while driving by holding the phone to their ear as long as starting and ending the call requires just one touch. Audio streaming apps and navigational equipment are also permitted under the one touch…
Anchor Lead: The issue of the over use of police force has been a hot topic recently in America, especially when it comes to when it is permissible to use a firearm. Co-Anchor: TV2’s Max Fleck has the story on when it’s okay to use a gun and why that it is that way. [bbrvideo]BBR_Fleck_S4_TrainedToShoot3[/bbrvideo] NAT POP: Protestors cheering Reporter: Recently protestors have taken to the streets of Ferguson in order to back their police force, a…
[bbrvideo]BBR_Kilnapp_s3_hiring[/bbrvideo] “We can’t have liars here, so we’re not gonna hire you.” The Kent State Police Academy holds over one hundred and fifty students who hope to make it through and land a law enforcement job. Once they have graduated is when the hard part starts, the process to get hired in a city like Kent, is a long, difficult one. Potential candidates are weeded out through a written test, physical test, 17 page history packet, background investigation, polygraph and…
[bbrvideo]BBR_S1_kilnapp_policebuilding[/bbrvideo] You might be used to seeing the old, run-down Kent Police station located on South Water Street. What you’re probably not used to seeing is the condition of the interior of the building. The station is in a state of crisis. The wiring isn’t done correctly. There is no storage space. The walls are deteriorating. The staircase is unfinished and more! Lieutenant James Prusha feels this building is not a stable work environment for the officers and prisoners. “We’ve…
[bbrvideo]BBR_P3_Kilnapp_newpolicebuilding[/bbrvideo] You might be used to seeing the old run-down police station on South Water Street. But come November 2016, The Kent police task force will have a brand new building and location. Lieutenant James Prusha feels that this new station is absolutely necessary. He feels that the current building is inefficient financially. It’s constantly needing repairs for things like: a leaking roof, a bowing exterior wall, broken air conditioning and heating units, and decaying door jams. The lobby is…
Amid recent protests in not only Ferguson, Missouri and the investigation of excessive force in the Cleveland Police Department, Kent police continue their watch over Kent. But what exactly do the police do on a night shift? Reporter Julie Selby rode along with a Kent police officer and experienced the civil uprising for herself. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_Final_Selby_Ridealong[/bbrvideo] Drug busts, arrest warrants and giving sobriety tests are all in a day’s work for Kent police officers. But what actually does happen during a Friday night…
Rumors are swirling about the activity that took place on College Street during this year’s Kent Halloween. Reporter Julie Selby investigates the claims of use of force on Kent Halloween. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S6_Selby_Redo2[/bbrvideo] It was a mass of drunken students that caused chaos on October 25th, Kent Halloween. Students massed on College Street during the annual festivities. The crowd turned rowdy as fights broke out and a few of the 100 plus police officers in Kent took action. Lieutenant Jim Prusha…
As most students were downtown on Kent Halloween, one student finds some unusual visitors in a campus building late at night. Reporter Julie Selby has more. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S5_Selby_Access[/bbrvideo] Chances are that most Kent State students were downtown than in campus buildings in the late hours of October 25th and early morning hours of the 26th, Kent Halloween. Student Melinda Stephan was working on a project in Franklin Hall, Kent’s journalism building, around 1 a.m. on October 26th when Stephan says…
Local Police believe Saint Patrick’s Day in Kent is widely-known as one of the more “dangerous” holidays of the year yet students are becoming less aware of the dangers associated with the holiday. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”Saint Patrick’s Day is more dangerous than students think.”]BBR_03_Graybill_Saintpattys[/bbrvideo] With 97 percent of the population planning to celebrate Saint Patricks day, students should be more aware of the dangers. The difference is in the statistics. Alcohol-impaired driving accounted for 31 percent of total vehicle…