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‘We want to help’: UNK senior, graduate aim to change perception of police

July 13, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Why do you want to be a law enforcement officer? It’s a question Kenzie Hubl’s been asked countless times over the past two months. Her answer never changes, even as a wave of anti-police sentiment spreads across the country. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted a career in law enforcement,” the 21-year-old Blue Hill native says. Hubl, a criminal justice major at the University of Nebraska at … [Read more...] about ‘We want to help’: UNK senior, graduate aim to change perception of police

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Career, News, Student Life Tagged With: College of Arts and Sciences, Criminal Justice, Junior Law Cadet, Kearney, Kearney Police Department, Kenzie Hubl, Lacie Lindner, law enforcement, Nebraska State Patrol, University of Nebraska, UNK

UNK Police officers sporting pink patches for breast cancer awareness

September 27, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney Police officers will wear special pink patches on their uniforms throughout October to increase breast cancer awareness and raise money for those fighting the disease. UNK Police is joining Kearney Police Department and the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, along with other law enforcement agencies across the country, by participating in the Pink Patch Project during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “We’re all … [Read more...] about UNK Police officers sporting pink patches for breast cancer awareness

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Breast cancer awareness, Buffalo County Sheriff's Office, Hy-Vee, Jason Gale, Kearney, Kearney Police Department, Pink Patch Project, Project Pink, Sayler Screenprinting, UNK Police

Former Kearney police officer Harshbarger brings real-world experience to UNK classrooms

October 15, 2018 by admin 1 Comment

Following a 24-year career with the Kearney Police Department, Kyle Harshbarger has joined the University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Criminal Justice as a full-time lecturer. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When a 22-year-old man armed with a sawed-off shotgun took numerous customers and employees hostage inside a downtown Kearney bank, Kyle Harshbarger was the commander in charge of a local SWAT team that responded to the incident. After 2 1/2 hours of negotiations, the suspect surrendered to police and nobody was injured during the ordeal. Four years later, Harshbarger was head of criminal investigations for Kearney … [Read more...] about Former Kearney police officer Harshbarger brings real-world experience to UNK classrooms

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: Criminal Justice, Julie Campbell, Kearney Police Department, KPD, Kyle Harshbarger, Mike Kirkwood, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

UNK panel to discuss warning signs, how to handle stalking

January 17, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Stalking photo

KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting a Stalking Awareness Panel to increase knowledge about the issue, discuss warning signs and help guide people on what they should do if they, or someone they know, is being stalked. Hosted by the UNK Women’s Center, the discussion is from 4 to 5 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room. The event is free and open to the public. January is national stalking awareness month. “Stalking affects … [Read more...] about UNK panel to discuss warning signs, how to handle stalking

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awareness, Counseling, Kearney Police Department, Kiphany Hof, Panel, stalking, UNK Police, Victim/Witness, Womens Center

Criminal Justice Club recognizes K9 Frank, other police dogs

December 2, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

The Criminal Justice Club at the University of Nebraska at Kearney presented a plaque to the Kearney Police Department and Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department on Nov. 25 recognizing all of the dogs that have been part of the city/county K9 program since it began in the early 1990s. The project was inspired by the recent death of Frank, the Kearney Police Department’s K9 handled by Officer Greg Benson. Frank made several trips to UNK for presentations, and following his … [Read more...] about Criminal Justice Club recognizes K9 Frank, other police dogs

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, Criminal Justice Club, Frank, K9, Kearney Police Department

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