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Following the lead of other major colleges in the area, Loyola University Chicago soon may arm its security officers, according to top community sources.
Loyola’s leaders are weighing options to allow select security officers to carry guns during off-campus patrols. Loyola’s 52 security guards are currently baton-trained and equipped with pepper spray, Loyola spokeswoman Mary Kowalski said. Guns would still be banned for on-campus patrols. Although the university says it is not being motivated...
Loyola University Chicago is implementing guns to control off-campus crime.
Although school officials say they are not responding to a significant rise in crime, they admit that some of the off-campus assaults, burglaries and thefts “are impinging on Loyola’s faculty, students and staff.” In response, the university plans to hike up its off-campus presence of security officers. According to Loyola’s...
