Gabriela Saldana, a 23-year-old FIU senior, was arrested by FIU police at approximately 2:10 a.m. Thursday, April 16, on a felony charge of making threats to kill or cause bodily harm. Gabriella Mateo | Staff Writer Saldana, who is an undergraduate research assistant at FIU, was reported by another student in a 215-person group chat […]
In its last session, the Senate passed a bill calling on the Board of Trustees to terminate the 287(g) agreement between ICE and FIUPD, citing concerns about student safety. Jorge Cardona | Staff Writer The resolution was passed by the Senate this past Monday in an overwhelming 19-2 vote. The bill condemns the instances of […]
Officials emphasize safety protocols, urge students to disengage from conflicts. David Brown | Staff Writer The FIU police responded to a reported battery involving four students late Wednesday night near University Towers, an incident that left multiple students suffering minor injuries from pepper spray, according to FIU police. The altercation occurred shortly before 11 p.m. […]
Members of the city and FIU community criticize police collaboration with federal immigration enforcement. Shane Miller | Staff Writer Protests have continued against the FIU Police Department’s signing of a 278(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE has conducted several recent highly controversial operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where two US Citizens who were […]
Ram Praneeth | Staff Writer The FIU Police Department, in collaboration with the FIU Division of Information Technology, has issued a crucial alert on Wed. April 10 regarding a recent surge in reports concerning fraudulent employment schemes circulating on various online platforms. “We’ve received reports of individuals impersonating FIU faculty to lure victims into fake […]
Maria Matos | Contributing Writer FIU’s Global Forensics and Justice Center has recently developed a 45-minute online drug handling safety course, available for free to law enforcement students at FIU. The course, Bureau of Justice Assistance Academic-Based Drug Field Testing And Training Initiative, has been available since February 15 and aims to “train law enforcement […]
Danette Heredia and Elise Gregg | PantherNOW Staff Following the failure of “Ceasefire Now!” to pass in student senate, members of Students for Justice in Palestine at FIU organized a protest which ended in the arrest of a protestor. On Feb. 8, students from SJP-FIU, and Young Democratic Socialists of America FIU, Muslim Students Association […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief An FIU student was shot on the afternoon of Nov. 3 in his Westchester home, dead when officers arrived at the scene. According to original reporting from the Miami Herald, the shooting occurred at 10703 SW 84th Ave., with only the victim and father home during the incident – around 2:00 […]
Victor Garcia | Contributing Writer In a historic victory for gun rights groups, Florida has become the most recent state to pass permitless carry, following Governor Ron DeSantis signing of Senate Bill 150, on April 3. The bill and its sister House Bill 543 would eliminate the need for background checks and training while requiring […]
Jordan Coll / News Director In a police chase that ended in front of the FIU Modesto Maidique Campus, FIUPD along with highway patrol officers were seen at the entrance of the university. Around 6:29 pm two FIUPD and four state trooper vehicles were seen gathered by Southwest 112th Ave and Southwest 8th St the […]
Elise Gregg PantherNOW / Liannys Polanco SFMN In a West Dade Starbucks, Andres Medina recalls the day six months ago when his daughter, FIU student Yuhlia Medina, and three others were killed in a violent car crash by a 16 year-old who was driving 111 miles per hour. The teen accused of causing the accident, […]
Elise Gregg/Staff Writer 2020 has been an unusual year in many ways because of COVID-19. Most of its impact has been negative — but it has also led to a decrease in crime at FIU. The most recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics stated that as of 2017, there were over 28,000 […]
