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  • Traffic Safety Top-of-Mind

    The following message was sent to Ohio State students, faculty and staff by Monica Moll, associate vice president, Department of Public Safety: 

  • Behind the Badge: Lieutenant Tom Shankle

    Name? Rank?

    Tom Shankle, 239 Lieutenant assigned to Night Watch.

    How long have you been with OSUPD?

    16 years.

    Where are you from and how does that help shape who you are today?

  • In the News: OSUPD Seeking New Leadership as Chief Moves On

    As recently highlighted by NBC4, The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD) Chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt is retiring after 30 years of service. Spears-McNatt graduated from Ohio State in 1993 and started working for OSUPD in 1994. 

  • Joint Patrol Program Expands, Increasing Off-Campus Police Presence

    Five nights a week at 7 p.m., The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD) Officer Thomas Schneider and Columbus Division of Police (CPD) Officer Shawn Dye hop into a new cruiser and head toward High Street to begin their shift.

  • OSUPD Empowerment and Self-Defense Training

    Register for OSUPD’s free Empowerment and Self-Defense Training. Taught by certified instructors, this comprehensive, one-day course begins with awareness education, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, and progresses to the basics of hands-on defense training. Classes are available on August 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or August 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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