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  • Halloween Safety Tips

    Dan Hedman | October 15, 2025
    This Halloween weekend, keep the costumes spooky but take your personal safety serious. If you celebrate, please do so responsibly and be respectful neighbors. Police recommend sticking with your friends. If you go out together, come home together. On campus, make everyone use their Buck ID to swipe into residence halls and do not allow tailgaters. If you see something suspicious, report it to...
    Graphic with text "Lock Your Doors & Windows" and an image of an orange door with pumpkins

  • In the News: License Plate Readers Monitor Vehicles on Campus

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | August 26, 2025
    Satoru Persons, director of Communications and Security Technology at The Ohio State University Department of Public Safety, was featured in EdTech discussing the importance of license plate readers on campus. "The LPR technology is integrated and connected with the National Crime Information Center. If we get a confirmation of a license place that is registered or on notice with NCIC, we get...
    Satoru Persons

  • Avoiding Scams

    August 15, 2025
    Scams can happen at any time and to anyone. Take extra precautions and be leery of phone calls, emails or other communications that seem strange. Be sure to follow these tips to avoid common scams. If it sounds too good to be true, it is. NEVER give your SSN, passwords or pin numbers to an incoming call. Beware of threats meant to scare you into giving money/information. Not sure about an email...
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  • Behind the Badge: Officer Thomas Schneider

    Brooke MckIvergan | May 28, 2025
    How long have you been with OSUPD? How long have you been part of the Joint Patrol Program? I started with OSUPD in 2000 as a dispatcher, then transitioned to being a police officer in 2004. After many years and fulfilling several roles at OSUPD, I transitioned to the Joint Patrol program in 2022. It’s been a rewarding 3 years. For those that do not know, our joint patrol program has 4 OSUPD...
    Behind the Badge

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