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  • 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

  • You're Going Places Get There Safely

    hedman.11@osu.edu | April 6, 2023
    As the weather warms up, we’re asking everyone to look out for their fellow Buckeyes. Your safety is our top priority, and we all play a part in promoting a safe campus environment when traveling to class and work. Areas like High Street, and even some campus streets, can be congested. Motorists should not text and drive and should be on alert for pedestrians crossing the roadway. Pedestrians ...
    close-up of orange barrel on High Street

  • In the News: Distracted Driving Law

    hedman.11@osu.edu | April 5, 2023
    The Lantern recently published an article about Ohio's new distracted driving law. Beginning April 4, distracted driving was promoted to a primary offense in the State of Ohio. If police see you texting and driving on, or after, April 4 they will have the discretion to pull drivers over for violations. This law, a part of Senate Bill 288, aims to crack down on the amount of crashes and death...
    A driver looking at his phone behind the wheel

  • In the News: Increased surveillance helps solve campus crimes

    hedman.11@osu.edu | April 4, 2023
    The Lantern recently wrote about how campus surveillance cameras are a helpful tool in deterring and investigating crime. As reported by the outlet, with the help of security cameras in Scott House, the University Police division identified and soon after arrested the man who broke into the residence hall. Matt Wolfzorn, senior systems and operations manager for the Department of Pub...
    DPS Command Center

  • New Distracted Driving Law Aims to Lower Crashes and Deaths

    barr.349@osu.edu | April 3, 2023
    While texting and driving is very dangerous, it currently is a secondary offense meaning that if you’re texting and driving you can’t only get pulled over for that. Beginning April 4, that all changes with distracted driving getting promoted to a primary offense in the State of Ohio. If police see you texting and driving on, or after, April 4 they will have the discretion to pull drivers over for...
    A driver looking at his phone behind the wheel

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