By Jessica Lewis, News Editor

Armed U.S. Federal Marshals in an unmarked car followed another car onto campus on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at around 8 a.m. When the car stopped and parked, the Marshals surrounded the car pointing guns into the windows.

Chronicle copy-chief Darleen Denno was on-scene for the incident. “I saw a few undercover police cars and they [The U.S. Marshals] were in regular clothes, but they had bulletproof vests on and a few of them had guns with them,” Denno said.

“There was a lot of commotion, and I saw a busted window. I couldn’t tell if it was a guy or girl on the ground being handcuffed, there was a lot of stuff on the hood of the car,” Denno said.

“They ripped the car apart and put it on the hood, everyone was standing around gawking at what was happening, I don’t remember seeing any public safety there,” Denno finished.

The Hofstra community did not receive any notification of this incident.

“As far as I’m concerned, the CANN network has always been Hofstra’s way of clearing its name after real issues. After last year’s Estabrook ‘rape’ fiasco, we got plenty of CANN notifications on petty issues. Today [Nov. 10], CANN sent me an email, text, and a phone call. Curiously enough, didn’t hear a thing from them about any armed Marshals on campus. It’s the same M.O.,” said sophomore Jory Heckman.

“On November 9, U.S. Federal Marshals were present in the Breslin Hall parking lot looking for someone who had a warrant, they apprehended this person without incident and there was no danger to anyone in the Hofstra Community and it does not fall into the criteria for putting out a CANN alert and we were unaware of this until after the fact,” said Charles Forrest on behalf of Public Safety.

(Jessica Lewis/The Chronicle)