Police and fire trucks blocked off Snow Way and the area around Laboratory Sciences Monday night after a chemical spill occurred in one of the building’s labs.

Police are still looking for the suspects in the six robberies and attempted robberies that happened earlier this month. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s (SLMPD) Lieutenant Ken Lammert said the police have leads and have already recovered one student’s stolen cell phone. Between Sept. 28 and Oct.

A string of six robberies and attempted robberies over the course of five days has led the St. Louis Metropolitan, University City and Washington University police departments to increase off-campus patrols.

As W.I.L.D. approaches, and stickers bearing “Run from Popo” persist in library bathrooms, it becomes increasingly important that students understand arrest. Scene met with Don Strom, Chief of Police of the Washington University Police Department, to discuss the work of the police and the procedure of custody.

After an incident in which a police officer was attacked near the Delmar Metro station on April 9, University City officials vowed to crack down on “unruly youths” on the Delmar Loop.

The recent combination of bad weather and joint police presence on the Delmar Loop has subdued the unruly teen behavior that community members noticed earlier in the month. Student Life reported earlier this month that University City was weighing policy changes to handle the rampant disorderly behavior around the street.

A female undergraduate was raped early Monday morning while walking from the Danforth Campus to the DeMun neighborhood. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the victim was walking south on Skinker Boulevard near Northwood Avenue around 12:30 a.m. on Monday when an unknown suspect overtook her from behind.

Students returning from spring break were greeted with an e-mail sent by Residential Life concerning off-campus behaviors. “I want to make you aware that the University has received numerous complaints about student behavior while traveling back and forth to campus through University City neighborhoods,” Justin Carroll, the associate vice chancellor for students and the dean of students, wrote in the e-mail.

If you’ve ever been studying on campus late at night, you’ve probably seen members of Bear Patrol in their neon vests. Student Life sat down to talk to sophomore Patrick McLean, a member for Bear Patrol, about his job.

Off-campus safety has been at the forefront of students’ minds this year. With a jump in crime last spring and the recent violent attack on a graduate student, students have appropriately questioned the safety surrounding their off-campus living quarters.