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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï students walk to and from class while others hang out on Risman Plaza.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Proactive Efforts Provide Support, Resources to Maintain Safe Campus

Each year on Oct. 1, universities nationwide are required to disseminate a summary of reported crimes on or near campus. The Annual Security Reports for all ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï campuses outline three-year statistics on several different crimes from motor vehicle theft and weapons violations to dru…

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Officers with the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center. ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State ranks 11th on the list. Among Oh…

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Police Officer Featured in Video for New Statewide Program

Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy has started a course called Blue Courage to help make officers more well-rounded, both on the job and off.

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Public Hearing for ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Police Department’s Reaccreditation to be Held Aug. 1

The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art sta…

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Members of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Division of Student Affairs and Department of Public Safety pose for a photo with ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State student Josh Paulin and his mother (fourth and fifth from left) during the presentation of the Public Safety Citizen’s Award.

Eagle Scout Training Helps ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student Save a Life

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï freshman Josh Paulin is not only a good student, but an exemplary citizen. On March 13, 2016, Paulin saved a man’s life, and now ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Department of Public Safety is honoring Paulin for his heroic acts.     It all started while he was waiting at…

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Scheduled Emergency Exercise to Take Place Today at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State

As part of ongoing training, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Department of Public Safety will hold an emergency exercise today (May 18, 2016) on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus involving various members of the university, first responder agencies, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Fire Department, University Health Services and University Hospitals Po…

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Arson Investigation of ROTC Vans at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Leads to Indictments

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Police announce the indictments of two suspects for setting fire to two ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State ROTC vans parked near Terrace Hall on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus on Feb. 23, 2015.  Emilio O. Vidal, 23, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Evan M.K. Ecklund, 20, of Lakewood, Ohio, have been indict…

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Dean Tondiglia Becomes University’s New Police Chief

Dean Tondiglia of Stow, Ohio, has been named ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s new chief of police. Prior to leading ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Police Services, Tondiglia most recently served as the university’s assistant chief of police and associate director of public safety. He will retain the associate director of public…

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Ohio Homeland Security Presents Explosive-Detection Canine to the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Police Department

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has enhanced safety on campus and in the surrounding area with the introduction of Dexter, the university’s newest officer and explosive-detection canine. Funding for the canine and its ongoing care is provided by Ohio Homeland Security, a division of the Ohio Department of Pub…

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