Reporting of Crimes

General Procedures for Reporting a Crime or Emergency

All members of the University community are encouraged to report any crime committed on campus to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in a timely manner. DPS shares a central dispatch center with the Kirksville Police Department (KPD) and the Adair County Sheriff’s Department. In case of emergency call 911, otherwise call 660-665-5621. Dispatchers are available at these respective telephone numbers 24 hours a day to answer your call. Reported calls are investigated and referred to the appropriate department or office for action. Crimes should be reported to DPS to ensure inclusion in the annual crime statistics and to aid in providing timely warning notices to the community, when appropriate.

 DPS works very closely with KPD and other law enforcement agencies to assist them with incidents, which may occur on or off campus. University police officers and Kirksville police officers enforce laws and University regulations, such as underage drinking, and use of controlled substances and weapons. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in the residence halls or on campus. Illegal drugs, firearms, and dangerous weapons of any type are not allowed on campus. Students who violate these regulations face University disciplinary sanctions through the Office of Citizenship and Community Standards and/or criminal charges.

 The Truman State University Department of Public Safety encourages anyone who is the victim or witness to any crime to promptly report the incident to the campus police. Because campus police reports are public records under state law, DPS cannot hold reports of crime in confidence. All reports will be investigated. Confidential reports for purposes of inclusion in the annual disclosure of crime statistics can generally be made to other campus security authorities, such as Residence Life staff, or other campus officials with significant responsibility for student and campus activities. Incidents may also be reported anonymously via the “Silent Witness” program located on the DPS web site at http://police.truman.edu/forms/witness.stm.

 Off-Campus Crime

 If KPD is contacted about criminal activity occurring off-campus involving Truman State University students, KPD may notify DPS. However, there is no official KPD policy requiring such notification. Students in these cases may be subject to arrest by KPD and subject to university judicial proceedings through the Truman State University Office of Citizenship and Community Standards.