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  • DPS Crews Rescue Kitten in Distress

    August 4, 2021
    On a daily basis, Ohio State University police, security and dispatchers help the campus community, but last week, they were called to help an abandoned four-legged friend. On Monday evening, a woman called dispatchers concerned about a crying kitten she said needed help by the 12th Avenue Garage. Alex Bolt was the dispatch supervisor on duty. “We had an officer in here and she ran out,” said Bolt...
    close-up of black and white kitten

  • Neighborhood Safety Notice – July 23, 2021

    July 23, 2021
    We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police regarding a crime that occurred in the off-campus area. On 7/23/2021, at approximately 3 a.m., Columbus Police responded to an off-campus robbery in the alley just west of Summit Street and 13th Avenue. Two Ohio State students reported that they were walking through the alley when four male suspects got out of a...
    emergency blue light phone

  • Neighborhood Safety Notice – July 20, 2021

    July 20, 2021
    We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police regarding a crime that occurred in the off-campus area. On 7/20/2021, just before 9 p.m., officers responded to a shooting that occurred on High Street, just north of Lane Avenue. Officers are actively investigating the incident and initial details are limited. Early reports indicate that one victim was shot and...
    emergency blue light phone

  • Neighborhood Safety Notice – July 11, 2021

    July 11, 2021
    We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police regarding multiple crimes that occurred in the off-campus area. On 7/11/2021, between 12:19 a.m. and 3:25 a.m., four robberies similar in nature occurred in the off-campus area. The incidents occurred at: Between 11th Avenue and E. Chittenden Avenue, along an alley west of Summit Street 66 E. Patterson Avenue E. Lane...
    emergency blue light phone

  • Neighborhood Safety Notice – July 8, 2021

    July 8, 2021
    We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police regarding a crime that occurred in the off-campus area. On 7/8/2021, just after midnight, a male Ohio State student was walking in the area of 82 E. Woodruff Avenue when he was approached by a gold sedan with three unknown male suspects. Reports indicate that one of the suspects exited the vehicle and punched the...
    emergency blue light phone

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