Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Emergency Assistance: Police, Fire or Medical
For life-threatening situations or emergencies: Dial 9-1-1 or press the emergency button on your office phone.
If it is not an emergency situation, please call the Public Safety non-emergency number (567) 661-7575 or extension 7575.
Review Emergency Procedures (PDF)
Emergency Button on College Telephones
A speed-dial Emergency Button is programmed on every College telephone to help staff respond quickly and effectively during an emergency.
About the Owens Department of Public Safety
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is committed to providing a safe environment for the entire College community.
Department of Public Safety personnel control College traffic, patrol all campus parking areas, buildings and grounds, respond to reports of criminal and suspicious activity, emergency medical and fire situations, recover lost and found articles, assist with vehicle jump-starts, lockouts and minor mechanical failures.
The staff includes full-time police officers and full-time dispatchers. Police officers are certified, trained and sworn through the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council with full law enforcement authority.
Each officer receives specialized training (ASP Tactical Baton, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI), defensive tactics, and aerosols) to assist in the completion of their duties and all officers are trained in CPR and First Aid. Additionally, police officers must qualify with their firearm annually.
Toledo-area Campus
Location: Alumni Hall
Google map (PDF)
The Toledo-area Campus Department of Public Safety operates 24 hours, seven days a week.
Findlay-area Campus
Location: Education Center, Room 115
Google map
Building layout map (PDF)
The Findlay-area Campus Department of Public Safety operates during all open campus hours.
Silent Witness FormRequest a Copy of a ReportView Daily Crime Log (PDF)
DPS Services
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) offers the following services:
- Building Security
- Bike Patrol
- Owens Community College Department of Public Safety has been patrolling the campus on mountain bicycles since 1998.
- The Department of Public Safety Bicycle Patrol operates on both campuses.
- The Bike Patrol is composed of personnel who have received training from the International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPIMBA) in order to become members of the bike patrol.
- The Bike Patrol has proven to be highly beneficial to the interaction between the officers and the community.
- The officers ride as weather allows from May until late October.
- Crime Prevention
- Law Enforcement
- Lost/Found
- Call (567) 661-7575 or stop in Alumni Hall.
- The Department of Public Safety serves as a repository of campus-wide lost and found items.
- Items will be held up to a 30-day retention period before being disposed of.
- Motorist Assist Program
- Vehicle unlocks
- Jumpstarts
- Parking Enforcement