The Ames City Council and Student Government discussed 801 Day and Cyclone Welcome Weekend, compliance checks and electric vehicles at their bi-annual meeting Wednesday. The members from the city who were present included Mayor John Haila, Ward 3 Rep. Anita Rollins and Rep. Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen. Haila was the only member from the city to stay.
Comparing 2022 to 2023, harassment cases were up 160% in the month of September, going from five to 13; the September activity report shows. While the Iowa State University Police Department (ISUPD) is unsure of why these numbers are continuing to increase, they have seen this trend since the pandemic started. “We are seeing an.
Iowa State University Police Department is emphasizing the importance of mental health through the addition of the national suicide hotline number to the back of all marked cars. “If our brain health is just as important as everything else, why not advertise that on our police cars?” ISUPD Chief Michael Newton said. On July 16,.
The Iowa State University Police Department (ISUPD) saw the largest mental health caseload it has seen in five years during the month of August, according to ISUPD Chief Michael Newton. Welfare check and medical assistance numbers saw a major increase of 750%. Many of these numbers are mental health-related. The department believes that part of.