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News: Safety

  • OSUPD Welcomes Two New Officers with Pinning Ceremony

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | June 1, 2023
    The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD) celebrated two new officers joining its force on May 26, 2023. Officers Kristen Kovach and James Welch both received their OSUPD badge. Officer Kovach will serve the Columbus campus while officer Welch will serve the Wooster campus. Officer Kovach is a Columbus native who attended the Eastland Career Center and Columbus State Community College....
    Officer Kovach being receiving her pin.

  • A Day in the Life of an OSUPD Officer

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | May 18, 2023
    After serving one tour in Japan and one in Africa as a United States Marine, Bobby Fair was ready to come home. He enrolled at The Ohio State University as a business major with the goal of becoming an accountant. On Nov. 28, 2016, Fair was a student when an attacker on Ohio State's campus drove his car into a crowd and began cutting bystanders with a knife. "I was at McPherson ...
    Police cruiser on the top level of a parking deck looking out over a sunset

  • Classroom Locks

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | May 8, 2023
    Finding yourself in an active aggressor situation can cause extreme panic and disorientation. But if you know what to do ahead of time, your chances of surviving this type of emergency situation are greatly increased. This video describes the three different types of classroom door locks around campus and how to use them. Watch the Surviving an Active Aggressor video. ...
    a closed door indicating that it is locked

  • In the News: Spoofing Scam

    hedman.11@osu.edu | April 17, 2023
    Specturm News recently told the story of an Ohio State student-athlete's parents who were targeted by scammers. Police nationwide have seen an uptick in "spoofing" where scammers spoof a local police phone number on the victim's caller ID, like OSUPD's 614-292-2121, and demand money. "We would never call or cold call someone asking for cash or a gift card," said OSUPD Lieutenant Bruce Allen. "...
    close-up of OSU Police cruiser door showing the word police

  • National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | April 10, 2023
    Every year during the second week of April during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we honor telecommunications personnel working in the public safety community. “These women and men of the emergency communication center work in a very stressful environment, often handling calls and aiding our community who are possibly having their worst day.” said Satoru Persons, director of Co...
    Public safety communications room

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