Shortly after delivering their bi-weekly publication to newsstands last week, The Pacer staff members noticed empty stands and began receiving tips that someone had taken their newspapers.
Tag: newspaper theft
Wake Forest student newspaper reports theft after story on fraternity's suspension
Two hundred copies of the Old Gold & Black student newspaper at Wake Forest University were stolen last week and only returned to their racks after university police intervened, editors say.
Quinnipiac University newspaper editors report theft
At least 200 copies of The Quinnipiac Chronicle at Quinnipiac University were stolen and discarded late Wednesday morning. Initially thinking students were simply more interested in the paper, staffers put out 200 additional copies, but half of those vanished within minutes, the paper's business manager said.
Lariat's entire press run goes missing
The Saddleback College Lariat is distributing its papers late today after a pretty significant setback: Every single one of its 4,000 print issues disappeared last night.
Kansas editors suspect newspaper theft after racks empty unusually quickly
Last month, newspapers disappeared from The Crusader’s racks at an unheard-of rate, giving staff the suspicion that someone was stealing copies. In just a few hours, staff had to resupply the racks four or five times, the college's new media director said.
Concordia College admissions staff remove, return newspapers featuring story on students' alcohol use
An employee in Concordia College’s admissions office removed all copies of the student newspaper from the school’s campus center on Thursday, one day after the paper published a front-page story about students’ frequent alcohol use before campus events.
Florida state trooper responsible for University of North Florida newspaper theft
Last month, we reported on the theft of thousands of newspapers at the University of North Florida. At the time, editors and police hadn't yet determined who was responsible for the theft, some of which was captured on surveillance video.Now, the paper has learned that a state trooper with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has admitted responsibility for at least some the thefts. According to reports in The Spinnaker, UNF police recognized one of the two men in the video as a highway patrol officer, and contacted Florida Highway Patrol.
Thousands of newspapers reported missing from University of North Florida
Thousands of copies of The Spinnaker's first summer paper were reported missing last month, two days after papers were published.
American University newspaper reports newspaper theft after publishing story about hazing allegations
Nearly every copy of American University's student newspaper were taken from the campus racks this morning shortly after they were distributed. The weekly paper's cover was dedicated to an exclusive report on a hazing investigation being conducted at one of the school's fraternities.
Ohio University student newspaper reports theft after election endorsement
Student editors at Ohio University believe their endorsement in the student government election prompted the theft of their newspapers this week.