University of Cincinnati students have banded together to create the Cincy Crime Stoppers Instagram page to alert students about incidents around campus.
Cincy Crime Stoppers says the page is for “Bearcats who live off-campus and have been victims of crime” to “submit anonymous tips” to “keep our community safe.” It is written that.
“We are a group of students[s] … They have all been victimized in different ways during their time at UC,” said Haley Smith, a third-year criminal justice student and the page’s representative. To find out more about what’s happening around campus. ”
Professor Smith added that the students who created the page have been victims of crimes ranging from armed robbery to home invasions, and felt the need to be more alert about crime near campus. Cincy Crime Stoppers aims to accomplish this by sending real-time alerts to its followers.
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The description on the Cincy Crime Stoppers page says it’s for “Bearcats who live off-campus and have been victims of crime” to “submit anonymous tips” to “keep our community safe.” it is written like this. (Michael Hickey)
“Every car on our streets is broken into at least a few times every month,” Smith said.
The UC junior is passionate about crime prevention and reduction and hopes the Cincy Crime Stoppers page will have a positive impact on the community, no matter how small. She and other students feel the crime alerts the university sends to students can be “vague”.
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Cincy Crime Stoppers aims to not only give students more information about crime near campus, but also to help law enforcement get more tips..
University of Cincinnati students started a crime alert page called “Cincy Crime Stoppers.” (Instagram)
“Of course, we want to have verified information before we send it out. We also want to publish…not just the most important stuff, but also the information that…is not reported by the UC.” she stated.
Most recently, students are mourning the death of Benjamin Addison, a 21-year-old University of California student who was shot and killed while trying to stop a car theft in the early morning hours of March 30th. Police have named a 17-year-old suspect in connection with Addison’s death.
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Addison’s father said in a Facebook post that the two men were trying to break into the 21-year-old’s Hyundai. The report said prosecutors are asking for the juvenile suspect’s case to be transferred to adult court, but his lawyer is asking for his release. FOX 19 Cincinnati.
Benjamin Addison, 21, a student at the University of California, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of March 30th while trying to stop a car theft. Police have named a 17-year-old suspect in connection with Addison’s death. (Facebook/GoFundMe)
“He was the light of my life and truly my best friend. He was such a wonderful young man and I [don’t] We’ll see if we can get through this pain. Please pray for me and my family,” Joe Addison wrote.
The University of California has not released any public statement acknowledging Addison’s death, and Smith said students feel left in the dark. The university did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.
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“The school hasn’t sent anything. … Cincy Crime Stoppers is furious. Parents are furious. I know the students are furious,” Smith said, adding that Cincy Crime Stoppers is furious. -Added that hundreds of students shared the post after Crime Stoppers shared the news.
Addison majored in finance and IT at the University of California Lindner College of Business.
University of California students want more transparency about crime near campus. (Google Maps)
“Benjamin didn’t know strangers, was kind to everyone, always had a smile on his face, was kind and funny. He loved collecting game cards such as Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh. He loved working out with the Cincinnati Bengals. Most of all, Benjamin loved spending money and spending time with family and friends,” Addison’s obituary said.
Two days before Addison’s death, a shooting near the University of California campus killed a 21-year-old man and injured a 16-year-old male victim after a party on the night of March 28.
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Although overall violent crime has declined since the pandemic, teen shootings and vehicle thefts reached record numbers last year since at least 2008, when the city began keeping shooting records online. reported FOX 19.
In 2023, Cincinnati recorded 55 shooting victims between the ages of 13 and 15. Vehicle thefts also hit an all-time high in the city, with 1,511 Kia and Hyundai vehicles stolen between January and July last year.
