University Police sees improvement in handling crime on campus
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University Police sees improvement in handling crime on campus
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By: Andy Boyle
Posted: 4/30/07
Bomb threats, drunken drivers, pot smokers and thieves.
Those are just of the few problems university police dealt with during the past year.
Capt. Carl Oestmann of University Police said he thinks major criminal offenses decreased over the past year, and the minor ones have either decreased or stayed relatively the same.
"I think (the decrease) shows that an improvement in the constant awareness that our department has - staying alert for any criminal activity and patrolling the way we do in certain areas on campus," Oestmann said.
He said the Virginia Tech shootings have caused an increase in calls from people concerned about cases of depression in students.
"It might not be criminal," he said of students' depression, "but the safety of our students and faculty and staff is important, and that's part of ensuring that people are OK here."
Oestmann said he doesn't mind receiving those calls because "we want people to feel comfortable if they have concern for another student."
The Interfraternity Council also amended its bylaws and will require all greek housing to have installed a fire monitoring system by Aug. 27, 2007.
The monitoring system will hardwire all of the smoke detectors into a central unit, so if a smoke alarm goes off, a signal will be sent to the Lincoln Fire and Rescue Department immediately.
During this summer, University Police will be beta testing laptops for their cruisers, said Officer Gary Etherton of University Police in early April.
With these new systems, officers won't have to radio everything in to dispatch, which could help save time, he said.
Other than that, Oestmann said, University Police will continue to investigate cases it already has on file and get ready for next semester.
Oestmann said the officers have been working to communicate with different university departments about problems they've had, and they're still addressing concerns the campus community might have.
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Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2007/04/30/News/University.Police.Sees.Improvement.In.Handling.Crime.On.Campus-2887217.shtml> Daily Nebraskan - April 30, 2007</a>
Posted: 4/30/07
Bomb threats, drunken drivers, pot smokers and thieves.
Those are just of the few problems university police dealt with during the past year.
Capt. Carl Oestmann of University Police said he thinks major criminal offenses decreased over the past year, and the minor ones have either decreased or stayed relatively the same.
"I think (the decrease) shows that an improvement in the constant awareness that our department has - staying alert for any criminal activity and patrolling the way we do in certain areas on campus," Oestmann said.
He said the Virginia Tech shootings have caused an increase in calls from people concerned about cases of depression in students.
"It might not be criminal," he said of students' depression, "but the safety of our students and faculty and staff is important, and that's part of ensuring that people are OK here."
Oestmann said he doesn't mind receiving those calls because "we want people to feel comfortable if they have concern for another student."
The Interfraternity Council also amended its bylaws and will require all greek housing to have installed a fire monitoring system by Aug. 27, 2007.
The monitoring system will hardwire all of the smoke detectors into a central unit, so if a smoke alarm goes off, a signal will be sent to the Lincoln Fire and Rescue Department immediately.
During this summer, University Police will be beta testing laptops for their cruisers, said Officer Gary Etherton of University Police in early April.
With these new systems, officers won't have to radio everything in to dispatch, which could help save time, he said.
Other than that, Oestmann said, University Police will continue to investigate cases it already has on file and get ready for next semester.
Oestmann said the officers have been working to communicate with different university departments about problems they've had, and they're still addressing concerns the campus community might have.
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Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2007/04/30/News/University.Police.Sees.Improvement.In.Handling.Crime.On.Campus-2887217.shtml> Daily Nebraskan - April 30, 2007</a>
Creator
Andy Boyle
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Daily Nebraskan
Date
2007-09-03
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Sara AA Hood
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eng
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Andy Boyle, “University Police sees improvement in handling crime on campus,” The April 16 Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://www.april16archive.org/items/show/1268.