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  • Central Campus Security Services Recognizes Exemplary Service

    August 2, 2018
    The Central Campus Security Services division of Ohio State's Department of Public Safety has announced exemplary service for 2017-2018. Our congratulations to all who serve to help keep our campus safer. Chad Smith, Security Officer of the Year – Chad Smith joined the Department of Public Safety’s Central Campus Security Services in March 2004 as a Security Officer, assigned to the Wexner Center...
    side-by-side headshot images of Chad Smith and Kyle Beck

  • OSUPD Welcomes Five New Officers with Pinning Ceremony

    July 31, 2018
    The Ohio State University Division of Police officially announced the addition of five new officers with its pinning ceremony on Friday, July 27, at Blankenship Hall. The new officers are Sherwin Granger, Adam Featherling, Carlos Velez, Anthony Hamilton and Katie Ray. Each officer received their OSUPD badge in front of members of the division, family and the public. The pinning ceremony marks the...
    Interim Chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt standing with other officers at the recognition event

  • 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 mass...
    three fire extinguishers on pavers, in front of a emergency response vehicle

  • 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...
    emergency blue light phone

  • 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...
    headshot of david canter

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