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NITE RIDE Offers Extended Hours for Finals Week
University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will extend Nite Ride service hours during finals week. Nite Ride will operate on a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. schedule, starting at 10 p.m. Sunday, May 12 and ending at 6 a.m. Friday, May 17. Nite Ride will resume its normal hours—10 p.m. to 3 a.m.—on Friday May 17.
Nite Ride, operated by full-time UI security officers, provides safe transportation for women. For more information, visit police.uiowa.edu/services/nite-ride/.
Posted by police | 6 May 2013 | Tags: NITE RIDE, finals, hours
Majority of UI Students Feel Safe on Campus
University of Iowa students generally feel safe on campus, support the current weapons ban on campus and approve of the job UI campus police to do protect them, a new survey by a UI journalism class found. See the survey.
Posted by police | 19 March 2013 | Tags: police, campus safety, guns
Crime Prevention News - Spring Break "Thinking Outside the Box"
The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety is proud to promote the 360 Stay Safe at College video series along with this month’s Crime Prevention Newsletter. The Crime Prevention Newsletter will challenge you to “think outside the box” this spring break and inform you why abstract thinking and training are so important to your personal safety and self-protection.
The video series is an attempt to identify and describe safety issues, and the videos include recommendations for addressing them. These recommendations are presented for your consideration in an effort to assist you in the improvement of personal safety and general security. We do believe the implementation of the recommendations contained in the videos will enhance the safety and security awareness of those areas addressed in the videos. You can simply log in with your Hawk ID at http://cts-lamp.its.uiowa.edu/publicsafety to access the videos for FREE at ANYTIME.
Posted by Poole | 11 March 2013 | Tags: Spring Break, Spring Break CPN, Spring Break Crime Prevention Newsletter, Crime Prevention Newsletter Spring Break, University of Iowa Police Crime Prevention Newsletter
Nite Ride adds West Benton Street to route
Nite Ride, the free shuttle service offered to women on and near the University of Iowa campus by the UI Department of Public Safety, has expanded its west-side route. The route now includes West Benton Street, from Riverside Drive to Sunset Street. Nite Ride will continue its service to Studio Arts and Hawks Ridge (formerly The Lodge) on Highway 1. Nite Ride, staffed by full-time UI security officers, operates from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. seven days a week, year-round. Women can call 319-384-1111 for a free ride home. The shuttle can also be boarded Friday and Saturday nights at Clinton and Washington streets, just south of the Pentacrest, when it’s not transporting passengers. View a route map here (note that the map does not include Benton Street yet) visit police.uiowa.edu/services/nite-ride/ or contact Bill Searls, Associate Director of UI Public Safety, at 319-335-5022 for more information.
Posted by police | 7 March 2013 | Tags: nite ride, benton st, route
UI Police Welcome 3 New Officers
The University of Iowa Police Department recently welcomed three new police officers. They are:
Edward Cardenas, 28, of West Liberty. Officer Cardenas started on December 1, 2012 and was previously employed by the Mt. Pleasant and New London Police Departments. He is assigned badge 106.
Brett Cooper, 24, of Cedar Rapids. He attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids here he received an AS degree in Law Enforcement. He is assigned badge 107.
Gabriella Blanchard-Manning, 28, badge 108 of Coralville. She attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY where she received a BS in Russian and a commission in the US Army. She is assigned badge 108.
Officer Cardenas is currently in the department’s field training program. Officers Cooper and Blanchard-Manning will be attending the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in Johnston before beginning their field training.
All three officers were hired to fill vacancies within the department.
UI Police Present President Sally Mason with Award
The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety presented President Sally Mason an award in appreciation for her support of the department during her tenure. The award was presented to her by Assistant Vice President and Director of Public Safety, Chuck Green, and his command staff.
Posted by police | 1 February 2013 | Tags: President, Award, Sally Mason
Safety Guidelines for Armed Subjects, Active Shooter Situations
An active shooter is a person who appears to be actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area; in most cases active shooters use firearm(s) and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims. These situations are dynamic and evolve rapidly, demanding immediate deployment of law enforcement resources to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to innocent victims. This document provides guidance to faculty, staff, and students who may be caught in an active shooter situation, and describes what to expect from responding police officers.
Guidance to faculty, staff, and students
In general, how you respond to an active shooter will be dictated by the specific circumstances of the encounter, bearing in mind there could be more than one shooter involved in the same situation. If you find yourself involved in an active shooter situation, try to remain calm and use these guidelines to help you plan a strategy for survival.
- If an active shooter is outside your building, proceed to a room that can be locked, close and lock all the windows and doors, and turn off all the lights; if possible, get everyone down on the floor and ensure that no one is visible from outside the room. One person in the room should call 911, advise the dispatcher of what is taking place, and inform him/her of your location; remain in place until the police, or a campus administrator known to you, gives the “all clear.” Unfamiliar voices may be the shooter attempting to lure victims from their safe space; do not respond to any voice commands until you can verify with certainty that they are being issued by a police officer.
- If an active shooter is in the same building you are, determine if the room you are in can be locked and if so, follow the same procedure described in the previous paragraph. If your room can’t be locked, determine if there is a nearby location that can be reached safely and secured, or if you can safely exit the building. If you decide to move from your current location, be sure to follow the instructions outlined below.
- If an active shooter enters your office or classroom, try to remain calm. Dial 911, if possible, and alert police to the shooter’s location; if you can’t speak, leave the line open so the dispatcher can listen to what’s taking place. Normally the location of a 911 call can be determined without speaking. If there is absolutely no opportunity for escape or hiding, it might be possible to negotiate with the shooter; attempting to overpower the shooter with force should be considered a very last resort, after all other options have been exhausted. If the shooter leaves the area, proceed immediately to a safer place and do not touch anything that was in the vicinity of the shooter.
No matter what the circumstances, if you decide to flee during an active shooting situation, make sure you have an escape route and plan in mind. Do not attempt to carry anything while fleeing; move quickly, keep your hands visible, and follow the instructions of any police officers you may encounter. Do not attempt to remove injured people; instead, leave wounded victims where they are and notify authorities of their location as soon as possible. Do not try to drive off campus until advised it is safe to do so by police or campus administrators.
What to expect from responding police officers
Police officers responding to an active shooter are trained to proceed immediately to the area in which shots were last heard; their purpose is to stop the shooting as quickly as possible. The first responding officers will normally be in teams of four (4); they may be dressed in regular patrol uniforms, or they may be wearing external bulletproof vests, Kevlar helmets, and other tactical equipment. The officers may be armed with rifles, shotguns, or handguns, and might be using pepper spray or tear gas to control the situation. Regardless of how they appear, remain calm, do as the officers tell you, and do not be afraid of them. Put down any bags or packages you may be carrying and keep your hands visible at all times; if you know where the shooter is, tell the officers. The first officers to arrive will not stop to aid injured people; rescue teams composed of other officers and emergency medical personnel will follow the first officers into secured areas to treat and remove injured persons. Keep in mind that even once you have escaped to a safer location, the entire area is still a crime scene; police will usually not let anyone leave until the situation is fully under control and all witnesses have been identified and questioned. Until you are released, remain at whatever assembly point authorities designate.
Posted by UI Police | 17 December 2012
UI Police Offer Violent Incident Training
Classes for Violent Incident Survival Training for Spring 2013 have been posted. Click here for more information.
Posted by police | 17 December 2012 | Tags: violence training
UI Police Release Annual Clery Campus Crime and Fire Safety Report
Posted by police | 27 September 2012 | Tags: Clery, Crime, report, annual
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