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News: Safety

  • Behind the Badge: Lieutenant Tom Shankle

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | August 26, 2024
    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?I was born and raised in Canton, Ohio where my uncle worked for the Stark County Sheriff’s Office. He was one of my influences in becoming a police officer.What inspired you to become an OSUPD officer?I grew up watching OSU Foo...
    Behind the Badge Lt. Tom Shankle

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

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | August 22, 2024
    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. "I literally have grown up on this campus," said Spears-McNatt. "My 20's, 30's, 40's, now 50's, it's bittersweet, a lot of memories. I'm a Buckeye, I'll be ...
    Chief Spears-McNatt and Monica Moll

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

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | August 19, 2024
    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. The duo is part of an expanding joint patrol program that now includes four officers from each division, doubling the size of the joint patrol program in the Univers...
    Joint Patrol Program Expands

  • OSUPD Empowerment and Self-Defense Training

    holman.126@osu.edu | August 16, 2024
    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. Spaces are limited. Learn ab...
    self-defense course

  • In the News: Campus Police Working to Keep Students and Staff Safe at Ohio State

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | August 13, 2024
    NBC4 recently highlighted The Ohio State University Police Division's (OSUPD) preparations for the fall semester. "Our students are our bread and butter," said Lt. Joanna Shaul. "We're excited to have them back, the place is not the same without them, so we are constantly focused on being prepared for the students, having the best experience for the students, giving them the most safe enviro...
    A Joint Patrol police vehicle that says 'Police' and 'OSUPD CPD'

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