Drug Take-Back Day opportunity to safely dispose of medication
Colorado State University Police Department is participating in Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30.
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CSUPD hosts Citizen's Police Academy
The Colorado State University Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy gives you the opportunity to learn about many aspects of a police officer’s role in keeping campus and the community safe.
Police training on campus Aug 4
A police training will take place today on the southeast corner of campus, in the area of Lake and Mason and College streets. This training is a joint training with LCSO. It is scheduled from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. During the training, officers will practice skills including building searches, K9 exercises, team movement and other simulations. The training is primarily contained within buildings, but there will be some outside movement. Staff is on site to ensure public safety and provide information that it's a training. The area will be marked by signs and police tape.
Q&A with CSU Police Chief Scott Harris
CSU Police Department Chief Scott Harris answers questions about his experience and values.
CSUPD releases annual campus crime statistics
The CSU Police Department releases campus crime statistics and important safety to the university community each fall.
These campus crime statistics can be found online. This report contains:
- University Drug and Alcohol Policy
- 2014 Fire and Safety Update
- Crime statistics for the last three years (2011, 2012 and 2013)
- Campus safety information and resources
CSUPD warns of money phone scam targeting students, employees, using main CSUPD number
A phone scam has recently targeted students and employees. The scam callers have found a way to “spoof” caller ID so that it appears that they are calling from a phone number associated with the Colorado State University Police Department, the FBI or the IRS. CSUPD has received reports about this phone scam using the university’s online directory information, and potentially social media, to find phone numbers and personal information about the students and employees they call. Today CSUPD received more than a dozen reports from the CSU community of someone who identified themselves as a CSUPD officer or investigator from a number that appeared to be the non-emergency number for the police department (970-491-6425). The person calling claims to represent CSUPD and demands money from the student or employee they have called, threatening to arrest or suspend them for various reasons. In other reports, the caller has said they represent someone from government agency such as the IRS. On the phone, they assert that the student or employee may be facing an arrest warrant for outstanding fines or that the individual owes back taxes, and discusses liens, court dates and wage garnishments. Important tips from CSUPD Virtually all attempts over the phone to solicit payment via PayPal, Western union or MoneyGram are fraudulent. Do not share sensitive, personal or financial information over the phone, even if the caller sounds legitimate and the information they are sharing is accurate. People who perpetuate phone scams go through extensive steps to make themselves look legitimate, so information from the caller or information on a website that is or appears to be affiliated with a business or agency that they claim to represent may not be truthful. - If you are contacted by someone claiming to be from a law enforcement agency who is demanding money, hang up and contact your local law enforcement agency to verify the information. - If you are contacted by someone claiming to be from the IRS or a government office, hang up and contact that office to verify legitimacy. Report these calls to the Federal Trade Commission (http://consumer.ftc.gov/) or, if the call involves accusations regarding taxes and IRS affiliations, report the call to the US Treasury Inspector General (http://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/ig/Pages/default.aspx). - If you have been a victim of recent fraud by providing financial information to a caller, please call CSUPD at 970-491-6425. For more information about phone scams, visit http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-phone-scams.
Campus Safety and SafeWalk
Colorado State University Police Department provides the SafeWalk service — a student escort trained in safety and security who can walk you to your car or a location within a few blocks of campus. The escorts are Campus Service Officers, or CSOs, who are friendly CSUPD student employees who walk any student or employee to class, their car, or a nearby off-campus location from dusk until dawn, seven days a week, year-round. In extremely cold weather, the CSOs may also have access to a warm vehicle for the escort.
SafeWalk can be reached at (970) 491-1155 and operates from dusk until dawn, 7 days a week year around.