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Columbia police plan to patrol East Campus starting Friday

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August 21, 2020 6:39 PM
Published 6:28 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Columbia Police Department will have additional officers on patrol on Friday and Saturday near areas where a large number of students have returned to Columbia.

CPD said in a news release that officers will be patrolling East Campus and other areas off-campus with a high population of students.

"They will be proactively looking for peace disturbances, alcohol-related issues, or other law violations," the press release said.

Officers also will be supporting the Columbia/Boone County health order that restricts the size of gatherings because of COVID-19 and requires masks in Columbia.

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CPD will also be working with the University of Missouri Police Department if students are not following the health order, which could result in a student code of conduct violation, according to the release.

The patrols come ahead of the start of classes on some campuses next week and Boone County reports record levels of new cases. Classes begin Monday at MU.

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