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Public Safety Update: Robbery at Huntington Hall

January 27, 2020

On Monday, January 27, 2020, at approximately 7:15 p.m., a student contacted the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to report a robbery. The student says the incident happened at 6:30 p.m., when the suspect – an unknown male – approached the student asking to borrow money because his car ran out of gas. As the…

Public Safety Notice: Robbery

January 27, 2020

On Monday, January 27th, 2020 at approximately 6:30 p.m., DPS received a report of a robbery that occurred at Huntington Hall. The Syracuse Police Department and the Department of Public Safety are on the scene and investigating this incident. We ask that you stay away from the area, at this time and that you call…

Requesting Your Assistance

January 24, 2020

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: I am writing this afternoon to request your assistance in locating a missing member of our campus community. Allan Gonzalez, a senior in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was last seen in the City of Syracuse on January 18, 2020. No one has heard from him since. We…

Public Safety Update: DPS Identifies Individual Responsible for Jan. 21 Bias Incident

January 23, 2020

Department of Public Safety Identifies Individual Responsible for January 21 Bias Incident The individual responsible for the anti-Semitic graffiti in the lower level of Bird Library has been identified and referred to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, the Department of Public Safety announced today. In accordance with federal privacy laws, we will not…

RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) Classes Available this Spring

January 23, 2020

Women-only RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) classes will be available for the spring 2020 semester. To see the details and to learn how to register, visit our RAD page…

Public Safety Informational Notice: Off-Campus Burglaries

January 17, 2020

The Syracuse Police Department (SPD) is investigating a string of burglaries that have occurred in the east campus neighborhood during the semester break. During this time, from Dec. 15 to Jan. 15, 13 incidents were reported to SPD. While it is unclear if these incidents are related, SPD reports that, in each instance, the alleged…

Important Safety Information

January 15, 2020

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As we begin the spring semester, I am writing to provide an overview of our safety resources available to you. I also want to outline the processes and protocols that guide how the Department of Public Safety communicates about safety matters. Safety Initiatives Update: Residential Community Safety Officers are now…

Syracuse University Safety Communications

November 30, 2019

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As we return to campus from the fall break, I want to remind you of how the Department of Public Safety (DPS) provides emergency notification and public safety messages about incidents affecting the Syracuse University community. But first, I also want to be clear about when we communicate broadly and…

Four Questions for Chief Maldonado About the Safety Escort Program

November 11, 2019

Learn about the safety escort program in this Q&A with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Chief Robert Maldonado. Visit news.syr.edu for the story…

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