Department of Public Safety
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State ranks 11th on the list. Among Oh…
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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.
Public Hearing for Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Police Department’s Reaccreditation to be Held Aug. 1
The Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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…
Eagle Scout Training Helps Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Student Save a Life
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s Department of Public Safety is honoring Paulin for his heroic acts. It all started while he was waiting at…
Scheduled Emergency Exercise to Take Place Today at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State
As part of ongoing training, Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Department of Public Safety will hold an emergency exercise today (May 18, 2016) on the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Campus involving various members of the university, first responder agencies, Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Fire Department, University Health Services and University Hospitals Po…
Arson Investigation of ROTC Vans at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Leads to Indictments
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Police announce the indictments of two suspects for setting fire to two Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State ROTC vans parked near Terrace Hall on the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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…
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s Dean Tondiglia Becomes University’s New Police Chief
Dean Tondiglia of Stow, Ohio, has been named Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’s new chief of police. Prior to leading Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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…
Ohio Homeland Security Presents Explosive-Detection Canine to the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Police Department
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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…
ADVISORY: Ohio Homeland Security to Present Explosive-Detection Canine to the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Police Department
**MEDIA ADVISORY** Wednesday, Nov. 19 @ 10 a.m. Ohio Homeland Security to Present Explosive-Detection Canine to the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Police Department WHO: John Born, Director, Ohio Department of Public Safety Fred Goldstein, Director of Operations, Ohio Homeland Security Chief John Pea…
