With her husband, Vince McNatt, and son, Collin, by her side to pin her police badge on during her swearing-in ceremony, there was one more person by Chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt’s side –– Scott Tipton, retired Ohio State police officer, who recruited Spears-McNatt to Ohio State ...
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Ohio State appoints first female police chief
Ohio State University Police will have its first female police chief, with Kimberly Spears-McNatt being appointed to the position on Tuesday. She becomes the department’s 11th police chief. Tracy Hahn will take over as deputy chief. Spears-McNatt has been interim police chief for the past ...
Read More »Public safety notice issued for string of burglaries
The Ohio State University Police Division issued a public safety notice to the Ohio State community on Thursday warning of a trend of burglaries in residence halls. “The Ohio State University Police Division has identified a crime trend in residence halls defined as burglary by ...
Read More »Former Ohio State Dive Club coach indicted for sexual abuse of minor
Former Ohio State Diving Club coach Will Bohnonyi was indicted Friday regarding allegations of sexual abuse with a former dive club member. Bohonyi was indicted on three counts of sexual battery and one count of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor for a total of ...
Read More »Pedal with the police strengthens Ohio State community
The Ohio State University Police Division’s second-annual Pedal with the Police event took place on Thursday and aimed to educate students about on-campus safety, as well as strengthen the relationship between the Ohio State police department and students. University Police partners, such as the OSU ...
Read More »Fall semester begins with Morrill Tower burglaries
In the weeks following the arrival of Ohio State’s new students, residents of Morrill Tower have been met with a string of burglaries. The Ohio State Police Division has identified a trend of burglaries in the residence hall that took place between Aug. 15 and ...
Read More »Ohio State updates safety video following November 2016 attack
An updated “Surviving an Active Aggressor” video, the first by Ohio State’s Department of Public Safety following the attack on campus on Nov. 28, 2016, was released Aug. 24. This updated tutorial expands on tips covered in the original video designed to keep university students ...
Read More »Public safety notice: Trend of burglary at residence hall
The Ohio State University issued a public safety notice on Friday regarding a string of burglaries in a student residence hall. “The Ohio State University Police Division has identified a crime trend in a residence hall defined as burglary by Clery Act guidelines,” the email ...
Read More »Public safety notice: Sexual assault reported on Neil Avenue
The Ohio State University Police Department issued a public safety notice to the community on Saturday regarding a sexual assault that occurred on Neil Avenue. The incident took place at 12:30 a.m. Saturday when a female student reported that an unknown male approached her near ...
Read More »University Police come together to remember Michael Blankenship
Michael Blankenship is the only University Police officer to die in the line of duty, and on Friday, he was honored at the police station named after him. University Police participated in the annual Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony as part of National Police Week, where ...
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