Our Staff

General Personnel

Administration

The Administrative Division of the Wright State University Police Department includes the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and Chief of University Police and two Assistant Chiefs of University Police.

The Assistant Vice President and Chief of University Police reports to the Vice President for Student Affairs and is responsible for the leadership, management and supervision of a number of student service functions including:  Student Support Services, Commuter Student Services, Off Campus Student Services and the University Police Department.  In addition, the Assistant Vice President and Chief of University Police will assist the Vice President in responding to student concerns, developing programs and services for underrepresented students, and scanning the campus environment. 

The Assistant Chief of Operations is responsible for providing supervision to six police sergeants and general supervision for police officers as well as the area of Investigations.  The Assistant Chief of Operations acts as a liaison with other law enforcement agencies and the courts. The Assistant Chief of Operations is also responsible for establishing training requirements for patrol personnel and the Wright State University Police Department.

The Assistant Chief of Administration is responsible for the areas of crime prevention, records and support services.  The Assistant Chief of Administration coordinates events at the Nutter Center.

Patrol Division

The Wright State University Police Department Patrol Division is responsible for the day to day response to calls for service and law enforcement support services at Wright State. The function of the patrol division is to patrol the campus and be a visible deterrent to those who would otherwise attempt to commit a criminal act on university property.

Police officers are sworn personnel who are on duty 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The patrol division consists of 17 full-time police officers. The evening shift also utilizes 23 student patrol officers and S.A.F.E. (Student Association for Escorts) personnel.

The Department utilizes 6 marked patrol vehicles.

The Police Officer responsibilities include:

• Protection of the students, faculty, staff and visitors of Wright State University
• Protection and security of Wright State University properties
• Campus-oriented community policing
• Campus patrol (vehicle, foot and bicycle)
• Alarm response (fire/smoke, burglary and panic)
• Apprehension of law violators
• Report writing (criminal and non-criminal incidents)
• Medical response to ill or injured persons
• Emergency notifications
• Criminal investigations
• Crowd control
• Equipment and vehicle maintenance

The Wright State University Police Department also provides the following services after normal business hours; battery jump starts, lockout assists (automobile and campus buildings), safety escorts in the general campus vicinity.

Records Department

The Records Division for the Wright State University Police Department is located at room 118 Campus Services Building. The Records Department is staffed by two full-time employees. A Police Records Manager and a Police Records Technician.

The Police Records Manager is responsible for administration of the Police Department computer network; serves as a liaison with CaTS personnel; recommends and installs new hardware and software within the department; repair and upgrade existing hardware and software within the department; maintenance of the Automated Records Management System (ARMS), providing governmental agencies with mandatory reports including the Uniform Crime Report provided to the FBI; maintains monthly on-line crime statistics; coordination of the Annual Student Right to Know Brochure; new hire background investigations; develops and implements training and policies to improve personnel performance and proficiency; determines and establishes the criteria for the release of information; development and maintenance of the Police Department web page; supervises the Records Division of the Wright State University Police Department.

The Police Records Technician is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Records Division including: Processing and filing of the police officer daily incident reports; processing and data-entry of all campus and criminal citations issued; and maintenance of all incident reports.

The Records Division of the Wright State University Police Department has the responsibility for maintaining departmental records. These records include but are not limited to, the following reports:

Criminal Incident Reports
Non-criminal Reports
Investigative Reports
Auto Accident Reports
Arrest Reports

The Records Division also completes and maintains the Uniform Crime Reports Crime Statistics, Web Page Crime Statistics and provides weekly listings of crimes for the Wright State University Guardian.

Reports may be obtained in person, by mail, by email, or by fax.

The Records Division hours are from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

The Police Records Technician can be reached at: (937) 775-4167 Fax Number: (937) 775-3045

The Police Records Manager can be reached at: (937) 775-2498 Fax Number: (937) 775-3045

The Mailing address for requests is:

Wright State University Police Department
Attn: Records Division
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435-0001

For more information on the University Public Records Policy, Click here......

Communications/Lost and Found

The Wright State University Police Department maintains a 24 hour 7 day a week Communication Center. The Communication Center is the "communications hub" of the Police Department. The Communication Center monitors the telephone calls and radio traffic received by the department.

The Communication Center also monitors all alarms (Fire - Police - Maintenance). Communication Center Operators use the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) to record police officers calls. Communication Center operators have access to Division of Motor Vehicle information for law enforcement related business through the L.E.A.D.S computer system.

Dispatching is a tough and demanding job. The old saying of "when it rains, it pours" describes the Communication Center operator's job. The Communication Center operator's responsibilities include: Telephone response, radio monitoring and response alarm monitoring, record keeping, key control and response to the walk-up service window. The job requires highly trained and competent personnel.

The Communication Center also maintains the Wright State Police Department Lost & Found. For information on lost items or to contact the Wright State University Communication Center in 060 Allyn Hall.

The Communication Center phone numbers are as follows:
x911 (emergency only)
x2111 (on campus)
x2112 (lost and found)
or 775-2111 (from an off campus location)

Administrative Support Staff

The Administrative Support Division is located in the Campus Services Building. It is comprised of a full-time Administrative Assistant and Office Assistant I,  and a part-time Student Clerical employee.

Support staff members provide the initial contact for visitors to the Wright State University Police Department at the Administration offices. They supply direct administrative assistance to the Chief of Police and Assistant Chiefs. In addition, administrative staff members manage the business functions of the department; coordinate preparation of personnel documents and maintain police and personnel records; and monitor the department's budget.

Please feel free to stop in at 118 Campus Services Building to meet our Administrative Staff. You may also contact our Administrative staff at 775-2056.

Student Employees

The Wright State University Police Department is fortunate to employ a number of Wright State University students in three types of roles: Student patrol officer, S.A.F.E (Student Association for Escorts) and student clerical assistant.  Student patrol officer, S.A.F.E and clerical  positions are filled through the Office of Student Employment.

The department attempts to staff twenty-five student patrol officer positions who operate the S.A.F.E. van, except during summer quarter and two student clerical employee positions.

Student patrol officers patrol the university grounds and buildings, report crime and safety concerns, and provide safety escorts. They work approximately 20 hours each per week. A limited background investigation, reference check and a criminal history inquiry, is conducted on all applicants considered for these positions.

S.A.F.E personnel are responsible for providing safety escorts on the main campus and the residence communities. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to utilize S.A.F.E personnel for safety escorts by dialing x2111. When Student patrol officers and S.A.F.E personnel are not on duty, a Wright State University Police officer can provide a safety escort on campus.

The student clerical assistants work 15-20 hours per week. Our student clerical assistants serve the department as receptionists, and perform clerical tasks. They interact with the community by telephone, by greeting the department visitors and members of the community at 118 Campus Services Building. Other duties include light bookkeeping, filing, and light typing. Our clerical assistants are supervised by the Wright State University Police Department's Administrative Assistant.