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OSUPD chief praises survey results

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

The results are in for the Oklahoma State University Police Department’s 2019 Customer Feedback Survey, the department’s first large-scale feedback. The department will use the results to guide future decision making.

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OSUPD celebrates 50 years

Mon, Oct 28, 2019

Officers with the Oklahoma State University Police Department are sporting a commemorative badge to celebrate the department’s 50th anniversary. The OSUPD began as a safety and security department until Oklahoma statutes made it possible to become a campus police department. Since then, OSUPD has grown to 34 sworn officers, 12 support staff and 21 student employees.

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Student Veteran Success hosts 9/11 remembrance breakfast

Mon, Sep 16, 2019

On Sept. 11, 2001, the lives of many Americans were changed forever. The attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the foiled attempt that ended with a plane crash in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania were ghastly and unfathomable.

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Employees complete OSUPD Citizens Academy

Tue, Aug 20, 2019

Thirteen Oklahoma State University employees have completed the OSU Police Department Citizens Academy. The group went through more than 20 hours of class on everything from training requirements to be an officer to crime scene evidence preservation. The class culminated with time on a training simulator, hosted by the Stillwater Police Department.

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OSUPD offers self-defense course for women

Wed, Aug 14, 2019

The Oklahoma State University Police Department is offering a basic physical self-defense training course for women from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 9-10 and Sept. 16-17. Rape Aggression Defense Systems teaches realistic self-defense tactics and techniques.

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OSU-Tulsa PD combines forces with OSU Stillwater police

Tue, Aug 13, 2019

Oklahoma State University-Tulsa has entered into an agreement with the Oklahoma State University Police Department to integrate the OSU-Tulsa department into a combined agency.

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OSU Police Department aces reaccreditation with no fixes

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

The Oklahoma State University Police Department recently passed its reaccreditation with the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Accreditation Program administered through the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police. OSUPD was the first department to earn the accreditation with OLEAP and earned its recent reaccreditation with no errors noted

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Police chief wins commendation

Mon, Jul 01, 2019

The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police has recognized Oklahoma State University Police Chief Leon Jones for his outstanding performance and “contributions beyond the scope and commitment of normal services and duties.”

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Memorial dedicated for OSUPD officer killed in 1992

Fri, Jun 28, 2019

A crowd of family, friends and 18 uniformed police officers gathered at a turnout along State Highway 51C to dedicate a new memorial to former Oklahoma State University Police Officer Brent Daniel. On May 14, 1992, Daniel and his girlfriend, Shelly Manley (now Whiting), were on his motorcycle on the road when they were struck from behind by a drunk driver. Daniel was killed, and his girlfriend was critically injured.

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Memorial dedication set for OSUPD officer killed in 1992

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

The public is invited to the dedication of a new memorial for former Oklahoma State University Police Officer Brent Daniel at 2 p.m. June 22 at Lake Carl Blackwell. On May 14, 1992, Daniel and his girlfriend, Shelly Manley, were on his motorcycle on State Highway 51C when they were struck from behind by a drunk driver traveling more than 90 mph. Daniel was killed. Manley, who was critically injured, has gone on to dedicate her life to helping individuals as a behavioral health adviser.

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OSUPD swears in two new officers

Wed, May 08, 2019

The Oklahoma State University Police Department officially welcomed two new officers with a swearing-in ceremony Friday. Aaron Spears and Vincent Benincasa joined the department last June and graduated from the police academy in the fall. Both have experience as public service officers.

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OSU police complete pilot inclusion certificate program

Mon, Mar 18, 2019

The Oklahoma State University Police Department partnered with the OSU Division of Institutional Diversity to complete a 10-hour Inclusive Excellence Certificate Program aimed at promoting awareness and education across the campus community. The diversity and inclusion program, certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, consisted of five individual workshops, each lasting two hours. Dr. Jason F. Kirksey, OSU vice president for Institutional Diversity and the university’s chief diversity officer, facilitated the five-part certificate program.

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