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Among its benchmarks,
UK has the second-smallest
police force, a Kernel investi-
gation found.

Phone calls to all of UK’s
19 benchmark universities
were placed and information
was gathered from every one
except the University of
Michigan, whose public safety
staff did not return calls.

The numbers shed some
light on why UK Acting Chief
of Police Ken Clevidence is
seeking to hire more ofﬁcers.
Despite the need, Clevidence
said budget difficulties mean
it’s unlikely the number of of-
ﬁcers will increase in the near
future.

“We're understaffed by 15
to 20 ofﬁcers." said Clevi-
dence, who is also the director
of public safety. “Long range,
we should be at 55 to 60 sworn
ofﬁcers."

Currently, UK has 43 sworn
officers —- ofﬁcers who have
completed all their training
and taken the oath of duty. On
average, about 70,000 students
and employees occupy campus
during the day, which puts ex-
tra pressure on ofﬁcers to fill
in the gaps. Clevidence said.

UK HAS ONE POLICE OFFICER FOR ABOUT EVERY 617 UK STUDENTS

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UK ranks low in number of police

While hiring more ofﬁcers
does not affect his depart-
ment’s ability to cover the
campus, more ofﬁcers should
be a priority for UK, he said.

Clevidence said it might be
a while before the positions
can be ﬁlled.

“I’m not overly optimistic
we’ll get it with the current
budget situation, but we'll
keep working on it." he said.
“We’ve operated Shorthanded
for some time.”

On average, new ofﬁcers in
the UK Police Department
make between $28,000. and
$30,000 in a year, adding up to
a minimum cost of $420,000
per year for 15 new officers.
That figure does not include
the costs of equipment, uni-
forms or beneﬁts, said Capt.
Paul Grant, an acting public
information officer with UK
Police.

Other universities with
similar numbers for the cam-
pus population during the day
reported that they were not
quite so strapped for ofﬁcers.

The University of Arizona
has 28,368 students — com-
pared to UK’s 26,545 -— with 52
sworn ofﬁcers. Carmen Elias,
a human resources represen-
tative at Arizona, said the

number of officers they have
keeps campus well covered.

“They (faculty, staff and
students) are happy with how
it works out," Elias said.

The University of Califor-
nia—Los Angeles has slightly
more than 37,000 students but
usually has twice as many
people visiting the campus
daily. They have budgeted for
60 ofﬁcers; 56 slots are ﬁlled.

“You always wish you had
more because there’s so many
opportunities to provide pub—
lic safety services,“ said Nan-
cy Greenstein, director of po-
lice community services. “But
60 allows us to keep the cam-
pus safe.”

At the University of Iowa,
the numbers are a little closer
to UK’s situation, with 29
sworn ofﬁcers protecting just
less than 30,000 students.

Duane Papke, associate di-
rector of University of Iowa's
police, said his department
has vacancies for ﬁve ofﬁcers.
While their 29 ofﬁcers keep
the campus covered, there are
times when they wish they
had more, he said.

“It does (work out) at
times, but then at other times,
we could deﬁnitely use the ad-

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A student arrested by UK
police nearly fell out of a police
van en route to the Lexington-
Fayette County Detention Cen-
ter yesterday morning, police
reports said.

The student, Abbigail
Houk, 20, was taken to UK
Chandler Medical Center,
where she was treated and re
leased for minor injuries, said
Jay Blanton, UK spokesman.

The van is still in use. Blan-
ton said.

“At this time, we have
found nothing to lead us to be
lieve the paddy wagon is defec-
tive.“ he said

After examining the van,
UK police determined that the
door was not broken at the
time of the incident, he said

According to UK police re
ports. Houk almost fell out c"
the van when its back door
wened near Versailles and Red

Mile roads

UK Police Ofﬁcer Eugenia
Wilson, the driver of the police
van. said she did not double
check the back doors to make
sure they Were secured before
proceeding to the jail

‘When I got to Versailles

and Red Mile, one passenger
started to bang on the win
dow," Wilson said in the report
“I thought nothing of it. "

When she reached the en-
trance to the detention center,
Wilson said she heard one of
the passengers scream for help
"i notiwd Ms. Houk lying
on her stomach and her head
out of the door." Wilson's state
ment said. “Ms. Schmitt was
embraced around her legs, and
Ms. Kunae was in the back of
the cabin.“

Honk declined to comment.

Prior to the van incident.
UK police had pulled over the
vehicle Houk had been riding
in on South Limestone Street
around 230 am. yesterm

Cassie Schmitt and Erin
Kunze, both myearold UK stu-
dents, were arrested with
Houk, and all three were
charged with alcohol intoxica-
tion. according to police re
ports.

The driver. Stuart Tackett.
age unknown. was arrested
and charged with driving un-
der the influence. Blanton said.

A fourth passenger. an
unidentiﬁed 21-yearold male.
was not arrested because he
was of legal age to drink and
was allowed to get a ride home.
the police report said.

UK Police Capt. Paul
Grant, the acting public infor-
mation ofﬁcer. deferred com-
ment to UK's public relations
department.

Blanton said the matter is
being investigated.

“We‘re reviewing the inci-
dentatthistimeandwilltake
3y“ action as appropriate,” he

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The Kentucky House of
Representatives will resume
the 2005 legislative session in
Frankfort, Ky. Feb. 1 with one
goal in mind — passing a bud-
get. And that‘s good news for
UK because the representa-
tives from Fayette County are
advocating an increase in
higher education funding.

Despite repeated efforts
from both parties and both
legislative branches in the
2004 session, no budget was
passed before the General As-
sembly adjourned April 13.
leaving Kentucky in a virtual
state of ﬁnancial
gridlock.

The biggest issue
for UK is the state
budget. said Steve
Byars. UK's govern-
ment relations direc-

“We can't move
ahead with our plan-
ning without know-
ing what operating
funds will be allocat-
ed to us." Byars said.
“Also, we can't begin any con-
struction without a budget be
cause we're a state agency. re—
gardless of where or how
those funds were raised or
how the project is ﬁnanced."

Lower courts in Kentucky
ruled that the legislature has
until June 30 to ﬁnalize a bud-
get.

Several Fayette County
representatives said they in-
tend to make higher education
a priority in the coming ses-
sion and budget process.

“There‘s a general feeling
in the House that we need to
increase funding for higher
education." said Harry
Moberly, 81st district repre
sentative and chair of the ap-
propriations and revenue
committee.

"UK can look forward to
doing well in the upcoming
session,“ he said.

Charlie Hoffman, the rep
resentative from the 62nd dis-
trict, echoed Moberly's re
marks.

“if we're going to raise the
University of Kentucky's na-
tional status and attract and

”UK can look
forward to
doing well in

tor. the upcoming
session."

Rep. Harry Moberly

retain quality teachers. then
we’re going to have to put our
money where our mouth is,"
he said.

In order to do so, legisla-
tors may approve tax increas-
es to help generate funds. said
Ruth Ann Palumbo, the 76th
district representative.

“Nobody is for increasing
taxes. but we must consider
what will help our economy
grow." Palumbo said. “Our cit-
izens deserve it."

Signing a “no tax“ pledge
would do a terrible disservice
to Kentucky‘s college stu-
dents, Palumbo said.

The money from tax in-
creases will easily be re
couped in the long
run when gradu-
ates get jobs local-
ly and in turn live
1n the area —
think of it as an
investment in the
future, she said.

“The cost of
college tuition is
going up.“ she
said. “1 consider
that a tax on the
students."

But Rep. Stan Lee of the
45th district cautioned that
legislators must divide their
education funds across the
state on a variety of levels.

“We believe having highly
educated citizens is the future
of this state," Lee said. “We
only have a $70 million bud~
get, of which roughly 60 per-
cent is spent on education.

“There just isn't enough
money to go around."

Regardless of the politics
at play. many representatives
are conﬁdent a budget will be
passed.

The biggest concern this
session is passing a budget.
“which we will do,“ Hoffman
said. He hopes this legislature
can move beyond partisan pol-
itics when constructing the
budget.

“1 would be shocked if a
budget agreement isn‘t
passed," Lee said.

For Palumbo. it‘s obvious
what the legislature's top pri-
ority is.

“We better pass a budget,"

said

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LOS ANGELES _, The two
men spoke passionately about
helping victims of the Indian
Ocean tsunami. a pitch that
snagged the sympathy of an el-
derly resident.

But, police said. it turned out

'- the two were con artists who

bilked the 70-year-old out of
310.000.

That tsunami-related twist
last week on an old bait-and-
switch routine was one of many
surfacing around the nation as
con artists and identity thieves
tried to cash in on the wave of
donations to charities and relief
agencies in the disaster's wake,
authorities warned.

The FBI arrested a Pitts-
burgh man last week for trying
to trick 800.000 e-mail recipients
into donating to a phony tsuna-
mi relief Web site. and the
agency was poised to move for-
ward on several more cases
around the country. said Daniel
Larkin. national chief of the
FBI‘s Internet crime unit.

The FBI is receiving about 50
referrals about possibly fraudu-
lent Web sites each day. Larkin
said. and has already shut down
more than two dozen.

Barely three weeks after the
tsunami devastated parts of In-
dia. Indonesia. Sri Lanka. Thai
land and other countries. chari~
ties have raised more than $400
million in the United States
alone.

Many legitimate charities
are working hard to help victims
of the disaster. officials said. but
predators are circling:

' Armed with information
gleaned from Internet chat
groups, a con artist masquerad-
ing as a private investigator con-

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tacted survivors internationally.
promising for a price to
find missing loved ones and fam-
ily treasures.

' Identity thieves set up fake
Web sites. replete with pictures
of tsunami victims and news ac-
counts of relief efforts. meant to
trick would-be donors into pro-
viding their credit card informa-
tion.

' E-mail scammers are send-
ing out pleas for help from pho-
ny survivors. invading recipi-
ents‘ computers and stealing fi-
nancial and other information
from those who click on links
embedded in the documents.

It’s too soon to know how
much money might have been
stolen in those cases and others.

But with memories still fresh
of the estimated $4 million in
scams wrought against charities
and government agencies after
the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
2001. the FBI and other law en-
forcement agencies say they are
determined to stanch the flow of
tsunami relief money to con
artists.

“We would rather just get out
in front of this." FBI spokesman
Paul Bressan said. “We know it‘s
going to grow in the next couple
of weeks."

In the Los Angeles incident
last week. two men dressed in
gray suits approached the elder-
ly man as he was pulling out of
his garage. according to the po»
lice report.

()ne of the con men reached
into his pocket and pulled out
two wads of money.

They said they had 8150.000
to donate to tsunami victims.
and asked the victim if he want-
ed to donate money also.

The tWo men tricked the vic—
tim. whom police did not identi-
fy. into going to his bank and

“Police offer warnings on tsunami relief scams

withdrawing $9.800.

They then pretended to wrap
both his and their money in a
handkerchief and put it into the
trunk of the victim‘s car for
safekeeping.

But when he got home that
night. the defrauded man found
that the package contained only
pieces of newspaper wrapped
with rubber bands.

No arrests have been made in
the case. according to Los Ange-
les I’olice Detective Bob Haro.
who handles cases of theft by
trick or device. the new name
for what used to be called bunco
crimes.

The Internet site
Fraudaidcom. which tracks
fraud schemes. has compiled a
list of five phony e-mail solicita-
tions that have been sent to
users worldwide.

To avoid being scammed.
people should be extremely
skeptical of anyone who claims
to be a survivor or a representa-
tive of a foreign government
asking for money. the FBI says.

Those who wish to donate to
tsunami victims online should
go directly to the Web site of a
legitimate charity and not follow
a link from an e-mail or another
site to a charity‘s Web site.

It is also important to vet am-
ateur fund-raising organizations
that hold benefits or accept do-
nations.

The Red Cross says that it
sends an authorization letter to
any organization that holds fund
raisers in the relief agency‘s
name. and cautions donors to ex-
amine the letter before offering
money

TIMES STAFF WRITER VERONICA TORRE-
JON CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT.

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ditional personnel.“ he said. “Our
biggest priority is getting back up to full
complement. It's slow."

“I feel it's very important." Clevi-
dence said.

Being Shorthanded also forces offi-
cers to work overtime. adding to the
strain on the budget as well as affecting
ofﬁcers' morale. Clevidence said.

“We have an extra-professional de-
partment. The shortage of officers puts a
burden on the department." he said.

He maintains that UK’s officers are
still performing their jobs well.

“We‘ve got an outstanding staff over
there. no question about it." he said.
“We‘ll continue to cover the best we
can.“

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gardless of one's ownership of
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exrsted. until the truth begins unrav-
eling

Friday Night Lights
Posstbly the best football mowe
Since "VarSity Blues." Since it s

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By Peter Carlson

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The Gooch is down. hilt
he's not out.

Bob Guccione lost Pent-
house. the magazine that made
him rich and famous. in a
bankruptcy sale last fall. His
arrogance has mused most of
his children to stop speaking to
him. Throat cancer has left
him with slurred speech and a
feeding tube in his gut. But the
Gooch. now 74. isn't giving up.

“I‘m going to be around for
a long. long time." he says in
“The X-Rated Emperor" Patri»
cia Bosworth's wildly enter-
taining and oddly moving pro
ﬁle in the February issue of
Vanity Fair.

Guccione is one of the
great megalomaniacal genius—
es of American magazine his
tory. and Bosworth is the per-
fect proﬁler. she worked for the
Gooch. editing Viva. his
women's mag. before quitting
in disgust when he wanted her
to hire an alleged rapist to
write an advice-tothe-lovelorn
column.

“He was a mass of contra-

probably the only one instead of fel-
low geriatrics lames Van Der Beck and
ion V0ight oddball Billy Bob Thorn-
ton heads up a cast of young un-
knowns The focus of the film is the
interweavmg of the entire community
of Odessa. Texas. as they follOw. each
Friday. their local high school football
team The focus is not only on the
community but also on the pressures
of these small-town players to win —
college dreams hang in the balance
Thornton s coach is also under pres~
sure. as a newcomer the etpectaticns
for him are high. and mere 5 implicu
worry that he may get run out of
town A competent film overall it
weaves the various elements at the
town into a Single and compelling
narrative

Catwoman

Haile Berry stars in this film.
which was so good. it earns the honor

dictions. cngendcrmg fierce
loyalty and Hiually Tlt'I‘i‘t‘ cori-
tempt." she writes,

(iuccione grew up in New
Jersey; studied for the priest
hood. then quit. determined to
hocomc an artist, in London in
196-3. he started Penthouse. a
raunchier version of l’laylim

In Milt he moved to New
York to launch an American
version of Penthouse. By 1979.
Penthouse was selling 4.? mil
lion copies a month.

He used the profits to
launch \‘iva and other puhlica
tions. including a science mag
called ()mni.

And he also founded a lalio
ratory designwl to (‘i‘t‘lilt‘ a nu-
clear fusion i‘t‘m‘ltii‘ and staffed
it with 82 scientists.

That cost him $17 million
but he didn't mind “He wanted
so much to he acknowledged
for something other than
pornography" his son Boll
Giiccionc Jr. told Boswm‘ih

Meanwhile. Penthouse was
losing readers The decline he
gan in the '80s. when Attorney
General Ed Mecse's anti porn
crusade caused many news

spin on the
good-cop-
pairs-with-
the-bad-quy
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The film fea-
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Year's Eve
skeleton crew
of police offi-
cers scram-
bling to get a
tense situa-
tion under
control when
all hell unex-
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Cats’ home
inhospitable
to UK foes

This weekend, Jets. Rams, Vikings
and Colts fans discovered why it’s
called “home-ﬁeld advantage."

Their teams all
lost on the road.

So how impor-
tant is the home
court for UK
women‘s basket-
ball? If hopes are
set on the NCAA
tournament. win-
ning at home is
very important.

No. you don't
have to reread that
— I’m talking about
rowdy and vocal
home crowds and
NCAA tournament berths. Whereas
two years ago, when head counts were
easy in Memorial Coliseum and post-
season talk was out of the question,
UK is at a pivotal point in only Coach
Mickie DeMoss’ second year.

In this young season, the Cats (13-5.
2-1 Southeastern Conference) are 10-0
at home. All ﬁve losses were away. To
be fair. UK is 2-3 in true road situa-
tions. with wins at Marshall and
Northwestern. setbacks at Louisville,
Xavier and in overtime at Alabama.

The SEC is demanding and full of
talented teams, which is reﬂected in
the number of NCAA tournament
bids it receives. Last year, the SEC
pushed seven squads in. With UK al-
ready sitting at 13 wins. their ﬁnal ﬁve
home games could be the deciding fac-
tor if they want to get on the bubble.

“It would be great to maintain that
with some of the teams we have com-
ing in here.“ DeMoss said aﬁer beating
Ole Miss 7063 Sunday.

Canitbesustained?

If the Cats did win out at home.
they would have at least 18 wins and at
least 7 wins in the conference. Their
toughest games remaining are deﬁ-
nitely on the road. UK travels to No. 7
Tennessee Sunday and plays at No. 21
Georgia again next month.

Also in February. UK plays ar-
guably their most difﬁcult game of the
season at No. 2 LSU.

At home. No. 17 Vanderbilt is the
only currently ranked team UK must
face. but the others are deﬁnitely not
cupcakes.

So obviously there‘s some room for
error. But if UK sustains its home-
court hot streak. success should con-
tinue — and dreams of the NCAA
tournament wouldn‘t be so farfetched.

“Any time you experience some
success.“ DeMoss said. “you feel like
all this hard work we‘ve been doing.
all these hellacious defensive drills
that I've been putting them through is
ﬁnally paying off."

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