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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ students walk to and from class while others hang out on Risman Plaza.

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State’s Proactive Efforts Provide Support, Resources to Maintain Safe Campus

Each year on Oct. 1, universities nationwide are required to disseminate a summary of reported crimes on or near campus. The Annual Security Reports for all ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ campuses outline three-year statistics on several different crimes from motor vehicle theft and weapons violations to dru…

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Officers with the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Student Center. ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association.

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State ranks 11th on the list. Among Oh…

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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Police Officer Featured in Video for New Statewide Program

Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy has started a course called Blue Courage to help make officers more well-rounded, both on the job and off.

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Public Hearing for ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Police Department’s Reaccreditation to be Held Aug. 1

The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art sta…

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Members of ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State’s Division of Student Affairs and Department of Public Safety pose for a photo with ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State student Josh Paulin and his mother (fourth and fifth from left) during the presentation of the Public Safety Citizen’s Award.

Eagle Scout Training Helps ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Student Save a Life

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ freshman Josh Paulin is not only a good student, but an exemplary citizen. On March 13, 2016, Paulin saved a man’s life, and now ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State’s Department of Public Safety is honoring Paulin for his heroic acts.     It all started while he was waiting at…

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Scheduled Emergency Exercise to Take Place Today at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State

As part of ongoing training, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s Department of Public Safety will hold an emergency exercise today (May 18, 2016) on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Campus involving various members of the university, first responder agencies, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Fire Department, University Health Services and University Hospitals Po…

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Arson Investigation of ROTC Vans at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Leads to Indictments

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Police announce the indictments of two suspects for setting fire to two ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State ROTC vans parked near Terrace Hall on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Campus on Feb. 23, 2015.  Emilio O. Vidal, 23, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Evan M.K. Ecklund, 20, of Lakewood, Ohio, have been indict…

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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State’s Dean Tondiglia Becomes University’s New Police Chief

Dean Tondiglia of Stow, Ohio, has been named ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s new chief of police. Prior to leading ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Police Services, Tondiglia most recently served as the university’s assistant chief of police and associate director of public safety. He will retain the associate director of public…

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Ohio Homeland Security Presents Explosive-Detection Canine to the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Police Department

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ has enhanced safety on campus and in the surrounding area with the introduction of Dexter, the university’s newest officer and explosive-detection canine. Funding for the canine and its ongoing care is provided by Ohio Homeland Security, a division of the Ohio Department of Pub…

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