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  • Buckeye Alerts Now Available Through ALERT Franklin County for non-OSU affiliates

    July 19, 2018
    The Ohio State University and Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security have partnered to make Buckeye Alerts more commonly available to the general public. Previously, signing up for Buckeye Alerts was limited mostly to students, faculty and staff of the university. Now community members can elect to receive the alerts via the ALERT Franklin County system, a county-wide mas...
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  • Neighborhood Safety Notice: July 14, 2018

    July 14, 2018
    We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police for a crime that occurred in the off-campus area. On 7/14/18 at approximately 5:25 a.m., an armed robbery occurred off-campus at the corner of E. 14th Ave. and N. Pearl St. The victim, who is an Ohio State affiliate, reported, while walking in the area of E. 14th Ave. and N. Pearl St., he was struck from behind by t...
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  • Police Make Arrest in Kidnapping and Rape Investigation

    June 28, 2018
    The Ohio State University Police Division has a suspect in custody in relation to the June 23 incident that led to a Public Safety Notice.David W. Canter was arrested and charged with kidnapping and rape. The Ohio State University Police Division would like to thank the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Columbus Division of Police for assisting in the timely identification and apprehe...
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  • In the News: University Police come together to remember Michael Blankenship

    May 23, 2018
    As it does each year, The Ohio State University Police Division held its annual Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony during National Police Week to honor Officer Michael Blankenship and all other officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Blankenship is the only OSUPD officer to be killed in the line of duty.  The most recent event was held Friday, May 18.  Read more from The Lantern....
    officers saluting at the memorial service in front of Blankenship Hall

  • Spears-McNatt to Serve as Interim Chief of Police

    May 9, 2018
    The Ohio State University Police Chief Craig Stone has accepted a new position as Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His last day with Ohio State will be June 12.Since joining OSUPD in May 2015, Stone led a strong group of sworn police officers and civilian staff and oversaw many important initiatives with a focus on proactiv...
    formal headshot of Kimberly Spears-McNatt, seated in front of an American flag

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