Columbia University mulls arrest power for campus cops after anti-Israel protests disrupted school: report

Columbia University leaders are looking to add police with the authority to make arrests and other powers not currently available to campus security staff, according to a new report.

The school confirmed it was looking to improve training for its public safety department and also expand its authority while relying less on the NYPD after antisemitic agitators spent weeks camping out on a school lawn before breaking into a building nearby and barricading themselves inside while demanding Israel...