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Campus Life

Police and Campus Safety

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Available Services

The following are services that the police are equipped to provide to students, faculty, and staff:

  • Safety Escorts
  • Vehicle Unlocks
  • Vehicle Battery Jump-Starts
  • Tire Inflations

Please do not hesitate to call Mercer County Dispatch at 419-586-7724 or contact the Student Services front desk at ext. 0 or 419-586-0300 if you need assistance.

Essentials for Safety on Campus

  • Program the number for Mercer County Dispatch 419-586-7724 in your cell phone.
  • Know where emergency telephones are located on the campus.
  • Cellular phone, landline, emergency telephone, emergency call box, pull station and AED! All are emergency tools and can be used if needed.
  • Know where your cell phone works so it will be an emergency tool for you.
  • Record serial, model numbers, and descriptions of personal property.
  • Lock it when you leave it for apartments and vehicles.
  • Do not leave valuables in your vehicle.
  • Travel in pairs and use the best lit and most traveled paths.
  • Use a safety escort as necessary.
  • Do not bring or consume alcohol on campus.
  • Do not bring guns on campus (Including airsoft and paintball guns).
  • If you are find yourself in an active shooter situation, get out, hideout, spread out, and take out the shooter if there are no other options. Call out to notify law enforcement as soon as possible.
  • Report suspicious activity on campus at 419-586-7724.
  • If you feel that it is suspicious, then it is suspicious.

Crime Prevention Programs

  • Sexual Assault Awareness
  • Active Shooter Response
  • Women’s Self-Defense Programs
  • Alcohol and Drug Awareness
  • Theft Prevention
  • Others upon request

We are available to provide crime prevention and suppression programming at student organization meetings, in the residence halls, and to off-campus residents. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Contact Information

Officer Tyler Pottkotter
170D Dwyer Hall
7600 Lake Campus Drive
Celina, Ohio 45822

tyler.pottkotter@wright.edu
Dispatch: 419-586-7724
Office Phone: 419-586-0249
Fax: 419-586-0358
Wright State University Police Records: 937-775-4167

For additional information, visit the Wright State University Police Department website.

 


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