Two years after the November 2016 attack, when an Ohio State student ran a car into a crowd of pedestrians and proceeded to attack those nearby with a kitchen knife before being shot and killed by University Police, Ohio State continues to make improvements to ...
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Off-campus students encouraged to use Public Safety services
As Ohio State second-years prepare to move out of the dorms and into off-campus housing, the Department of Public Safety and Office of Student Life advises students to continue utilizing safety programs around campus. Dan Hedman, a spokesman for The Ohio State University Police Division, ...
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 »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 »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 ...
Read More »Public Safety Notice: Man poses as undercover police officer
Early Friday morning, a man who said he was an undercover police officer walked with a female student to her campus residence hall. The student felt uncomfortable during the 1 a.m. walk, and the man left when she checked in at the front desk of ...
Read More »Campus area crime map Feb. 26 – March 4
Two men not affiliated with Ohio State were arrested by University Police at 12:43 a.m. Saturday for disorderly conduct at the Wexner Center for the Arts. An incident of kidnapping was reported to the Columbus Division of Police as having occurred between 1:15 and 2:20 ...
Read More »Campus area crime map Feb. 19 – 25
An assault was reported to the Columbus Division of Police as having occurred at 12:01 a.m. Friday at Big Bar on North High Street near East 12th Avenue. According to the online police log, a woman told police she was approached in the bar by ...
Read More »Cassi Shaffer named Ohio State’s officer of the year
Growing up in a household below the poverty line, Cassi Shaffer developed a passion to help those in need. “As a child, we didn’t have a lot,” Shaffer said. “So, I learned the importance of helping other people when you can. I go out ...
Read More »From the Campus desk: Ohio State’s year in review
It’s been a year of First Amendment issues, unprecedented announcements and political statements from Ohio State. A year that started with an Undergraduate Student Government campaign scandal and ended with an analysis on an ever-present wage gap for university employees made for interesting coverage at ...
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