UD police give students tips on safety

3:30 p.m., Sept. 9, 2003--With the arrival of thousands of new and returning students on campus, community police officers from UD’s Police Division of Public Safety are visiting residence halls to make themselves familiar to staff and to answer students questions about personal safety and security.

“It’s a way for people to get to know us,” James Grimes, senior assistant director of Public Safety, said. “We meet with hall directors and RAs regularly and also with residents during weekly residence hall meetings.”

Among the issues discussed by community police officers are general safety tips, such as not walking alone at night, reporting suspicious or criminal activity, as well as registering valuable property.

“It also is about crime awareness,” Grimes said. “We want students to know what to look for as part of being out on their own and in college.”

Grimes said that the University Police are hiring students to serve as student police aides as part of the Residence Hall Security Patrol Program that began at the start of the fall 2002 semester.

“Each fall, community police officers get out and introduce themselves to staff and students,” Grimes said. “Once we meet with the staff, we hope that they will include us as part of the activities throughout the school year.”

Article by Jerry Rhodes

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