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Statewide Tornado Drill to Be Conducted Wednesday, March 19

Ohio is conducting a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 19, at 9:50 a.m. All ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø campuses will be participating in this test.

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(From left to right) ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Sgt. Anne Spahr and Salem, a black Labrador retriever, walk with ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Officer Miguel Witt and Fredy, a Czechoslovakian shepherd, along the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus.

Paw Patrol: Meet the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø K-9s

Learn more about the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø K-9s, past and present, and how they help keep the university safe.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Department Maintains National Law Enforcement Accreditation

The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Department was recently awarded national accreditation for the ninth time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. in the Law Enforcement program. The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Department was first accredited in 1991.

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Kent Campus

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Public Hearing for ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Department’s Reaccreditation to Be Held July 27

The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Department is scheduled for a virtual assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services.

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Kent Campus

Patrick Tomaswick meets with one of his heroes, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Officer Joe Knotek

All for Patrick! ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Surprise Toddler Crime Fighter

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø police officer.

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Kent Campus

Dean Tondiglia (right), ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while Kent Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.

City of Kent Partners With ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and UH to Launch New Lifesaving Tool

Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

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