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September 2009

A Message from LCC's Police and Public Safety Department

Just a reminder from your law enforcement team that we're here, we're on duty, and we're working to provide a safe environment in which the educational mission of the College can be fully realized.  That team is made up of two command officers, 11 police officers, 2 full-time dispatchers assisted by 10 part-time intermediate officers, and 20 student cadets, all here to help.
 
Often visitors and first-time students are unaware of the services that we provide.

 
We provide crime prevention and control, criminal investigations, traffic and parking enforcement and supervision, physical plant security, disaster coordination, and maintain public order.   We also provide battery jump starts and open locked cars, at minimal cost; furnish parking information; give safety and law enforcement lectures; and maintain a vigorous college-wide safety program.


In addition to patrolling, our officers are responsible for enforcing all state and local laws, as well as investigating all criminal incidents on campus. And in case of an emergency, all of our officers are trained by the Red Cross to deliver first aid.

 
We can help with directions. We can escort you to your car or from building to building.  We make emergency notifications.  And since we make and issue all College door keys, we can open doors in emergency situations and after hours. 
 
We also maintain LCC's Lost & Found service. And we coordinate the dispatching, servicing and use of all College-owned and leased vehicles.
 
But our primary job is to serve as polite, professional problem-solvers and to find answers to questions we're asked.  If we're asked for directions, we don't just verbally answer, we walk the person to their destination.
 
Over the years, we've substantially increased our training to keep pace with changes, and today we are knowledgeable in issues like treatment of the mentally ill, hazardous materials management, emerging legal trends, and, of course, technology.  In fact, our in-car cameras are probably one of the most beneficial improvements in the past several decades.
 
During our existence here on campus we have handled everything from Presidential visits (President Clinton in the late 1990s) to three arsons in one night (which we solved with the perpetrator arrested and convicted) to the week-long Common Ground Festival, which this year attracted some (TBD) visitors to our campus.
 
Our most common reporting is of larcenies, primarily books and purses.  The frustrating aspect of these cases is that most of them are entirely preventable.  That's another part of our job – to inform you of ways to protect your own safety and prevent such losses.
 
To that end, we recently sent three officers to a Crime Prevention School that focused on college campuses. We will be using their new-found knowledge to introduce new crime prevention initiatives at LCC.

So please be aware of your personal possessions, your surroundings, and your personal space.  And be especially aware that the LCC law enforcement team is here to help - whatever your needs.

Submitted by Linda Heard based on a conversation with Lt. Bill French



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