YSU increases police patrols in wake of carjacking

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University police officers will step up the frequency of their patrols in the Courtyard Apartments area in the wake of a carjacking there.

Police Chief John J. Gocala said an officer is already assigned to specifically patrol the outside of the apartment complex overnight but wasn’t on duty at the time of the carjacking around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

Gocala said the university always has extra officers on duty during the afternoon and evening hours as a normal security measure for campus events and activities.

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