Taking the helm of the Ohio State University Police Department doesn’t allow much time to breathe. The number of events and people on campus week-to-week keeps the department on its toes and busy at all times. New police chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt and deputy Tracy Hahn ...

The first thing a student can expect out of the OSUPD Community Police Academy is nothing like what they’ve seen on their favorite cop shows. “We’re learning the insight into the job and more technicalities that you wouldn’t see on television,” Kilea White, a second-year ...

Faced with multiple reports of druggings at off-campus bars and parties, Ohio State President Michael Drake said Tuesday the university is working with the proper authorities regarding potential off-campus crimes. During an interview with The Lantern, Drake said anything that happens off campus is outside ...

Multiple reports of possible criminal druggings, including at off-campus bars and a party, helped trigger two Ohio State public safety alerts to students in recent weeks, records show. Through a public records request, The Lantern reviewed three separate reports detailing suspected druggings at area bars ...

As Chelsea Mishan walked down her residence hallway in Houston House on Feb. 18, leaving her door unlocked to go chat with a floormate, she noticed a man she’d never seen before emerge from the stairway. Without giving it a second thought, she went back ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...