A heroic branch manager has saved the day by tackling a man who attacked a female student in broad daylight opposite the Parkinson steps. The victim had been walking along Woodhouse Lane at approximately 3:45pm […]
News | Close call for Hyde Park mugging victim
A student has narrowly escaped muggers wearing balaclavas in Hyde Park. Two hooded males lurking by the tennis courts in the park pulled on balaclavas as the student approached. They shouted at him to “get […]
News | Ruthless burglars break doors
A group of students were left astonished after finding their locked front door hanging off its hinges after being burgled. The house of seven returned from a night out at 3am to discover their front […]
News | Meal deal snatcher checks out
Security officers detained a 30 year old man last week after stealing food from Essentials. The shoplifter, believed to be from North Yorkshire, was detained at approximately 12:35pm last Friday when a member of staff […]
News | Fruity phone thief caught red handed
A 22 year old man has been found carrying 14 mobile phones on campus on Friday night. Leeds University Union Security detained a local, non-student male in the early hours of Saturday morning. During the […]
Gang suspected in spate of Union thefts
Police say an organized gang may be responsible a spate of thefts in the Union. Victims had high value items stolen from their bags and purses, in a series of nine separate incidents in one […]
‘Prolific’ campus thief jailed
A man has been imprisoned for two and a half years after stealing from University property, having been apprehended by Security. Mark Devine, of Holbeck, Leeds, was found guilty of theft, fraudulent use of a […]
1 in 7 Hyde Park houses “unsecured”
As many as one in seven homes in Hyde Park and Woodhouse are left unlocked. Officers from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team inspected over 300 properties in the student area, in an effort to highlight […]
Spate of phone thefts in city centre
Leeds clubbers have fallen victim to organized gangs. Groups of thieves, wanting to trade stolen mobile phones, have targeted Leeds to steal from students. West Yorkshire Police say they have seen a rise in the […]
Security put brakes on bike theft
25.01.13 Two people have been charged with attempted theft after being stopped by University security officers. The incident took place on the evening of January 11, when security staff disturbed two suspected thieves who were […]
Leeds Student fights crime
9.11.12 A mobile phone thief has been brought to justice, as a “direct result” of reporting by Leeds Student. A story published by this paper last month appealed for information regarding two ‘Samaritan students’ who […]
Shoplifter caught red handed in Essentials
A student has been caught red handed stealing from Essentials. The incident took place at the Union shop on Wednesday afternoon. It is understood that a woman attempted to steal a small amount of make-up, […]