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  • Neighborhood Safety Notice: Feb. 23, 2017

    February 23, 2017
    Neighborhood Safety Notice (Feb. 23, 2017): We are sharing this news on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police for a crime that occurred in the off-campus area: On 2/23/17, in the early morning hours, Columbus Police responded to an attempted sexual assault report in the off-campus area. A college-aged female, not affiliated with Ohio State, reported waking up around 2:30 a.m. after an unknown...
    emergency blue light phone

  • OSUPD Welcomes Two New Officers With Pinning Ceremony

    February 20, 2017
    On Friday, February 17, 2017, The Ohio State University Police Division welcomed in two newly sworn-in officers with a pinning ceremony. Matthew Catron and DeRon McIntyre received their OSUPD badges at Blankenship Hall in front of members of the division, family and the public. The pinning ceremony marks the end of three required weeks of classroom training and is the start of 12 to 14 weeks of...
    Five police officers at pinning ceremony

  • Spears-McNatt Becomes Certified Law Enforcement Executive

    February 20, 2017
    As a new graduate of the 14-month Certified Law Enforcement Executive (CLEE) program, Deputy Chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt of The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD), recently reached a high level of professional accomplishment. Deputy Chief Spears-McNatt was one of 28 CLEE's who was honored at their graduation at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy in Columbus, Ohio on February 8, 2017...
    OSU Police Chief Spears-McNatt displays certificate from Law Enforcement Executive (CLEE) program

  • Officer Blankenship honored on 20-year anniversary of death

    February 15, 2017
    On February 10, 2017, the late Officer Michael Blankenship of The Ohio State University Police Division was honored moments before the puck dropped at the Ohio State men’s hockey game at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. The date marked the 20-year anniversary of Blankenship’s death. Blankenship was killed in 1997 in the line of duty, while responding to a suspicious person call. The Ohio State...
    family of Michael Blankenship stand on ice rink

  • Neighborhood Safety Notice - Arrest Update

    February 11, 2017
    Neighborhood Safety Notice - Arrest Update We are sharing this news on behalf of the Grove City Division of Police , Columbus Division of Police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation for a crime that occurred in the off-campus area: The Grove City Division of Police has made an arrest in the Reagan Tokes murder investigation. We are thankful to our law enforcement partners and relieved...

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