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> University Police
University Police Services
The
Montana State University Police Department is comprised of 15 full-time
police officers, four part-time police officers, four parking enforcement
specialists, two visitor information assistants, an administrative officer, and
nine dispatchers. The Department
provides police and emergency services on a continual 24-hour basis throughout
the year. The police department is located in the Roy Huffman Building
and is open at all times to the public. The Department maintains the Police
Blotter at the front desk, which is accessible to the public and provides
the most recent reports of police activity.
The Montana State University Police Department is a full service
police department with emphasis on “Community Policing”
and partnerships within the university community. Montana Code
Annotated guides the Department; the jurisdiction of the Department
is the campus of MSU and an area within one mile of the campus
for university related matters. All university police officers
are sworn officers with arrest powers and are trained in compliance
with the Montana Board of Crime Control.
Members of the department are truly dedicated to the concept
of providing both a timely and effective service to the university
community and its visitors. The Department utilizes police cars,
bicycles, and foot patrols to ensure accessibility to the community
on a 24-hour basis. Department staff routinely provides a myriad
of public safety services such as jump starts and unlocking
cars, first responder for medical assistance, personal safety
escorts and money escorts, motorists assistance, security checks
in the family housing areas, and assistance with campus directions
and information. Police officers conduct traffic accident investigation,
criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, law enforcement,
security patrols of campus buildings and common areas, response
to fire alarms, security at athletic and concert events, and
crime prevention activities such as presentations to student
organizations and registration of student bicycles.
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