Bomb threat at University of Toledo cleared, being investigated
Jessica Harker, News Editor
March 6, 2016
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A bomb threat was called into Nitschke Hall on Friday, March 4 around 11 a.m. A UT Alert was sent out to have all students evacuate the building after a 911 call to the Toledo Police Department warned of the possible attack. Twenty minutes after the first alert, UTPD sent another alert that expanded the eva... Read more »
University of Toledo Police Department Assess Crime on Campus
Ashley Diel, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2015
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The University of Toledo’s annual security report for 2014 was released on Tuesday, Sept. 29 and details the amount and types of crimes committed on and near campus. The report lists all the offenses committed for the designated time period and the number of each type committed. The offenses themselves... Read more »
University of Toledo Hosts Open ALICE Training Sessions
Jessica Harker, Associate News Editor
October 14, 2015
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The University of Toledo Police Department is hosting open sessions of alert, lockdown, inform, counter, evacuate — or ALICE — training this October to help prepare people for active shooter situations on campus. UTPD officers have given ALICE trainings at the University of Toledo since 2011,... Read more »
University of Toledo Police Officer Joins DART
Meghan Gore, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2015
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In an attempt to help drug addicts, the Lucas County Sherriff’s Office has initiated the Drug Addiction Response Team (DART) and recruited the University of Toledo Police Department’s own Tressa Johnson. The DART program sends officers into hospitals to work with addicts to get them into appropriate,... Read more »
Cams for cops: University of Toledo Police Department officers receive body cams in order to improve their evidence system
Riley Sproul, Staff Reporter
September 16, 2015
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After seven months of discussion, the University of Toledo Police Department began their department-wide use of wearable body cameras throughout all of campus. The program was implemented on Aug. 30, and the cameras are worn by all on-duty officers. According to Rodney Theis, UTPD’s Deputy Chief... Read more »