Several incidents of vandalism and theft occurred during fall break at student residences, according to senior and ATO president Bennett Nichols. Over the weekend, unknown individuals vandalized the annex of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house. They spray-painted offensive and explicit messages on the inner wall and inside the women’s bathroom door, Nichols said. Nichols...
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Local thrift stores experience theft, ask public to donate during business hours
After a series of thefts that led to an arrest, thrift store owners in Hillsdale are asking the public to donate items during business hours only. Police arrested one individual after a business owner alleged that someone had been stealing items from a donation bin. According to Hillsdale Police Chief Scott Hephner, the City of...
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Family arrested for Black Friday thefts sentenced to 30 months
Branch County Circuit Court Judge Bill O’Grady exceeded court guidelines by imposing a 20-30 month sentence after a Hillsdale County family was arrested for multiple theft attempts in November 2016. Tamera Karpanai, 50, along with her two daughters and three grandchildren, were charged with first-degree retail fraud, organized retail fraud, and conspiracy to commit organized...
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Four bikes vanish from Simpson
Hillsdale College campus security is recommending students lock up their bikes. Over the past two-and-a-half weeks, four bikes have disappeared from the bicycle rack outside Simpson Residence, after students didn’t properly secure them. “People sometimes forget that we’re not immune to stuff like theft and crime here just because we’re at Hillsdale,” Simpson Head Resident...
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Web piracy and capitalism can’t mix
Anyone who has watched a DVD since 2003 knows that digital piracy is illegal. However, despite the law and all the Anti-Piracy Warning Seals the FBI can produce, many people – especially college students – pretend piracy is not stealing. In this digital age, piracy is a nefarious creature that manages to disguise itself as...