Division of Public Safety
June 06, 2023
University Circle Inc. and the University Circle Police Department will hold a virtual public meeting on pedestrian safety Monday, June 12, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. This meeting will address road safety issues and give members of the community the chance to share their thoughts on…
June 05, 2023
The University Compliance Program has created a list of training sessions offered by APP divisions and offices to assist faculty and staff take advantage of various opportunities. Across the university, various units, such as the Center for International Affairs,…
May 25, 2023
You’re always one decision away from a completely different life. That’s a lesson Sarah Shendy, APP’s newest police sergeant—who is believed to be the first Arab American Muslim female police sergeant in Ohio—learned at a young age. Shendy, who will be sworn in today…
May 17, 2023
The APP Communications Center, which is staffed by certified dispatchers, has moved to the first floor of police headquarters (1689 E. 115th St.). Previously, the CWRU Communications Center was in the Health Services Building, but that location will no longer be…
April 21, 2023
As a second-shift security officer in the Wolstein Research Building, Officer Theodore Jones was a friendly face to many at APP. Now, members of the campus community are remembering Jones, who died April 12 after a battle with cancer. He was 72. “Officer Jones was a…
April 08, 2023
Recently, APP’s Police Department has received multiple reports of students falling victim to extortion schemes—in particular, “sextortion,” a form of blackmail in which a person threatens to expose explicit images of an individual to make them do something, such as pay…
April 06, 2023
The Division of Public Safety will host its first open house Friday, April 14, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the division's newly remodeled building (1689 E 115th St.). Members of the APP community can attend to take a tour through the dispatch center and meet K-9 Officer…
March 03, 2023
The Division of Public Safety encourages members of the APP community to beware of tornadoes, which are violently rotating columns of air that can flip cars and create flying debris. Tornadoes can happen anytime and anywhere; they look like funnels. The division offers…
February 22, 2023
The Division of Public Safety will host a rape aggression defense (RAD) training this spring. The four-course class will be held over four weeks; attendance is required at all classes. This program is intended to empower students, faculty and staff to combat assaults with self-defense tactics and…
February 20, 2023
The Division of Public Safety has received an additional supply of free steering wheel locks for vehicles from Hyundai Motor America. Members of the APP community can stop by the CWRU police headquarters (1689 E. 115th St.) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., to…