Public Safety Archive

  • Security Escort Changes During Thanksgiving Break

    Security Escort Changes During Thanksgiving Break

    The regular security escort pick up locations will be closed due to the Thanksgiving Break.

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  • IIT Public Safety Welcomes Arturo Martinez

    IIT Public Safety Welcomes Arturo Martinez

    Carl Dobrich, director of IIT Public Safety, has announced the addition of Arturo Martinez as assistant director of public safety for operations.

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  • Stay Safe With These Common Sense Tips

    Stay Safe With These Common Sense Tips

    There have been several incidents this winter in which IIT students, faculty or staff have been the victims of crime while walking in the local community off-campus.

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  • Carl Dobrich Named IIT Director of Public Safety

    Carl Dobrich Named IIT Director of Public Safety

    IIT Vice President of Facilities and Public Safety Bruce Watts announced this week that Carl Dobrich is the new director of Public Safety for the university.

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  • Public Safety Forum Wednesday – Submit Your Questions Early

    Public Safety Forum Wednesday – Submit Your Questions Early

    SGA and Residence and Greek Life will host a forum for students to interact with Public Safety and ask about what Public Safety is doing to keep us safe on campus. During the forum students will have the opportunity to ask representatives questions, but priority will be given to questions submitted prior to the forum.

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  • Public Safety Alert: Smartphone/iPad Thefts

    IIT Public Safety would like to make the IIT community aware of an increase in reported robberies on campus involving smart phones and iPads.

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  • Public Safety Forum (Updated)

    Public Safety Forum (Updated)

    IIT Department of Public Safety will be on the MTCC bridge from 11 am - 3 pm on Tuesday, September 18 to talk with students and staff about safety and security on campus, especially bicycle security. Public Safety will provide demonstrations on the correct methods and devices used to secure bicycles and raffle off five U-Lock bicycle lock devices.

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  • Bruce Watts Named Vice President of Facilities and Public Safety

    Bruce Watts Named Vice President of Facilities and Public Safety

    Bruce Watts has been named by Illinois Institute of Technology President John Anderson as vice president of facilities and public safety for the university. Watts will be responsible for management of the buildings and grounds as well as oversight of public safety efforts and management of security personnel at IIT's five campuses.

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  • Public Safety Alert: Recent Robberies of Student Phones/iPads

    Public Safety Alert: Recent Robberies of Student Phones/iPads

    During the past week, three robberies involving IIT students and their iPhones and iPads have occurred on Main Campus. In two of these cases, the offenders approached the students under the guise of borrowing the student's mobile phone/iPad. The victims gave their devices to the offenders, who then ran away with them.

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  • IIT Public Safety Forum on January 30

    IIT Public Safety Forum on January 30

    IIT will hold a Public Safety forum, open to students, faculty and staff from 12:30 - 2 pm on Monday, January 30. Come to the MTCC (in front of the bookstore) with all your questions regarding public safety on campus. Free pizza and drinks!

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