Informational

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: You may hear the University’s emergency sirens on Thursday, September 6, between noon and 1 p.m. during a TEST that is part of Alert Carolina, our ongoing safety awareness campaign. No action is required. The sirens sound only for a major emergency or an immediate safety or health threat, such…

Town of Chapel Hill police are investigating two reported sexual battery incidents on Church Street. In both incidents, female victims were reportedly walking alone when approached by a black male. In both cases, the male grabbed the victims’ buttocks and then walked away. The first incident occurred Sunday, May 19, at about 3 a.m.; the…

The Town of Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a report of sexual battery (by unwanted touching) that occurred on Church Street (between West Rosemary and Caldwell Streets) at approximately 3 a.m. Sunday, May 20. A female victim reported being followed by an unknown, shirtless, black male as she was walking. The male suspect approached…

The Town of Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating multiple peeping incidents occurring during the early morning of Friday, May 4, in areas adjacent to the UNC campus. The victims, UNC students residing in private residences on McCauley Street and, shortly thereafter, on Howell Street, described the suspect as a white male in his early…

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: The University has made some important changes to the process we follow in alerting the campus community about a tornado warning and in expanding the criteria for sending informational messages about crime and safety-related activities on or near campus. The changes continue the University’s response to the confusion and uncertainty…

The Chapel Hill Police Department issued the following news release earlier today: The Chapel Hill Police Department is currently seeking information following a shooting incident which occurred on East Rosemary Street, near Municipal Parking Lot #2, at approximately 2:35 a.m. this morning. Police responded to reports that two groups of black males exchanged gunfire and…

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: You may hear the University’s emergency sirens on Tuesday, February 28, between noon and 1 p.m. during a TEST that is part of Alert Carolina, our ongoing safety awareness campaign. No action is required. The sirens sound only for a major emergency or an immediate safety or health threat, such…

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: The University will TEST the emergency sirens and text messages on Tuesday, February 28th, between noon and 1 p. m. We test the sirens each semester to make sure the equipment works. That equipment now includes the University’s sixth siren, which has been installed near the William and Ida Friday…

The Chapel Hill Police Department announced today that it is currently seeking any additional information about a reported rape that occurred around 2:15 a.m. last Thursday, February 9,  near the alley behind Cosmic Cantina at 128 E. Franklin Street. While honoring the victim’s request to not pursue an investigation, police are asking anyone with new information…

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As part of the ongoing efforts to keep Carolina as safe as possible, the University has produced a new poster to better communicate what you must do when the sirens sound for a significant emergency or immediate threat to health and safety. The University is requiring academic units to place…