General Information

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="05196b30.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> General Information</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm#location" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>Location</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm#contacting_uapd" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>Contacting UAPD</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm#campus_patrol" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>Escort Service</B></I></A><A HREF="id4_m.htm#campus_patrol" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>s</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm#finger_printing" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>Finger Printing</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm#records" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>Records</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm#employment" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>Employment</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm#key_pickup" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>Key Pickup</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm#vehicle_service_calls_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>Vehicle Service Calls</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="General Information"><I><B>Back to Top</B></I></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The University of Akron Police</B></FONT>     |  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The University of Akron Police">Home</A>  |  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The University of Akron Police">Up One Level</A>  |</div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New at UAPD!">What's New at UAPD!</A>   |   <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recent Crime Report">Recent Crime Report</A>   |   <B>General Information</B>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="UAPD Surveys">UAPD Surveys</A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Campus Safety Report">Campus Safety Report</A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Divisions">Divisions</A>   |   <A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQ">FAQ</A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Index">Site Index</A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links">Links</A><BR><HR></div> <div> General Information</div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="location"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Location</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Station 1</B></I></div> <div> Station 1 is located at 146 Hill St.  (At the corner of South Forge and Hill St.) in the Physical Facilities Operation Center, just north of E.J. Thomas.  Station 1 is the home of Dispatch and UAPD Administrative Offices.  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Station 2</B></I></div> <div> Station 2 is located at 122 S. College Street.   Station 2 is the home of the patrol division and the detective bureau.   It is located just north of Simmons Hall at the corner of College and South Forge Streets.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Station 3</B></I></div> <div> Station 3 is located on the third floor of the Polskys Building  at 225 S. Main St. Station 3 is an administrative office that is also a meeting place for persons to file reports or drop off lost and found items.  Station 3 is not manned on a regular basis. </div> <div> <I><B> <hr>  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="contacting_uapd"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Contacting UAPD</B></I></div> <div> <B>Emergency Number  -  911</B></div> <div> In the event of an emergency, dialing 911 from any campus phone will immediately route your call to the UAPD dispatch center.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Non-Emergency Number</B></div> <div> Our non emergency number is 330-972-7123.   </div> <bR> <div> <B>Cell Phones</B></div> <div> Due to the mobile nature of cell phones, dialing 911 will not immediately transfer your call to our dispatch center.  UAPD recommends that you enter our number into your cell phones contact list or even better yet, enter 330-972-7123 into your speed dial so that in the case of an emergency you can get in touch with us as quickly as possible. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>TTY</B></I></div> <div> UAPD is equipped to communicate with deaf callers through our TTY device.  Our TTY number is <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >330.972.6238.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Emergency Phones </B></I></div> <div> The University of Akron Police Department in conjunction with the University of Akron department of telecommunications monitors and maintains over 235 emergency phones loctated throughout the campus.  Each phone rings directly to our dispatch center either when the handset is picked up or by the push of a single dial button.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <hr>  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="campus_patrol"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Campus Escort Service</B></I></div> <div> UAPD Campus Patrol teams escort students from car to class to residences on and just off campus.  Escort service is available from 5 p.m. to midnight during every evening that class is in session and on weekends as well.   For more information about Campus Patrol services, please see the <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Campus Patrol">Campus Patrol page</A>.</div> <div> <I><B> <hr>  </B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="0aa4e6d0.jpg" border=0 width="78" height="109" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></FONT><I><B> <A NAME="finger_printing"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Finger Printing</B></I></div> <bR> <div> As a service to our community The University of Akron police department is proud to provide fingerprinting services for nominal fees as shown in the table below.  Certain Webcheck records must be mailed directly to an outside agency.  Please check with the department or agency that your background check is being conducted for to determine if this requirement is necessary.  If a "mailto" webcheck is necessary, please bring the correct address information with you at the time of the fingerprinting.  This information is submitted along with your fingerprints and cannot be changed at a later date.  Webcheck results are usually returned within a few days but your Webcheck results could take up to 2-3 weeks fromb the submitted date as long as you do not have any previous arrest history.  If you have been arrested, results could take up to 3 months.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="333" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="261"><div> <B>Type of Fingerprinting</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="53"><div> <B>Cost</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="261"><div> Fingerprint Cards </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="53"><div> $5.00</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="261"><div> Ohio BCI Webchecks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="53"><div> $20.00</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="261"><div> National FBI Webchecks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="53"><div> $25.00</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="261"><div> Both BCI and FBI Webchecks  (Necessary for teabcher licensure or for persons who have not been a resident of Ohio for the last five years.)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="53"><div> $45.00</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div>  In order to efficiently process the large number of fingerprinting requests, the department has scheduled fingerprinting as outlined below.  Exceptions can be scheduled should you not be able to make one of  the times listed below.  Please call UAPD Dispatch at 330.972.7123 to schedule an exception.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="305" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="142"><div> Day shift</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  9:00 a. m. to 11:00 a.m.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 17 WIDTH="142"><div> Afternoon Shift </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Fingerprinting Checklist</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Photo Id - Drivers License Prefered </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Appropriate fee - Cash or Check only please!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Know why you are being printed! (IE admissions to college, licensure, permit etc.)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If your department is paying for the background check, please inform the dispatcher of this.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If you have rough or dry hands, please make sure to use a moisturizer for 2-3 days before being printed.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If you are having a "mailto"  record done, please know the address of the agency you are working for.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Communicate distinctly what type of background check needs to be done to satisfy your needs (i.e. copy to DOE, mailto, etc.) to both the dispatcher and the technician taking your prints.</B></div> <bR> <div> All persons wishing to be fingerprinted must go to the dispatch office located in<A HREF="id4_m.htm" TITLE="General Information"> station 1.  </A></div> <div> For large groups or to schedule a class to be fingerprinted, please contact Mrs. Terri Charlton at 330.972.6181 or email: <A HREF="mailto:tcharlton@uapd.uakron.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:tcharlton@uapd.uakron.edu">Tcharlton@uapd.uakron.edu.</A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <hr>  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="records"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Records</B></I></div> <div> The University of Akron Police Department records division is located at Station 1 and is open between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m.  Reports can be requested for a nominal fee.  Should you wish to request a copy of a report, please contact Records Manager Dena Savage at 330.972.7134 or email to: dsavage@uapd.uakron.edu.  Information supplied may be restricted according to public records guidelines and FERPA restrictions. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <hr>  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="lost_and_found"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Lost and Found</B></I></div> <div> The University of Akron police department is the official repository of lost and found items on campus.  Lost items may initially be held at other locations such as Bierce Library or the New Student Union Building, but eventually will be turned in to station1.  To call and see if your item has be found, call 330.972.7135 or send an email to Mrs. Dena Savage at Dsavage@uapd.uakron.edu.  UAPD makes every effort to return lost items but items not claimed after 90 days may be donated to charity, destroyed or distributed for departmental use.  Lost and found is open between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m.  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <hr>  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="employment"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Employment</B></I></div> <div> The University of Akron police department hires Police Officers, Dispatchers, Part time dispatchers, and student assistants.  Applications for student assistant (campus patrol) are distributed and accepted at dispatch which is located in station 1.  All other positions must be filed through The University of Akron department of Human Resources located at  the Administrative Services Building (ASB) 185 East Mill Street Akron, Ohio </div> <div> Information on available positions, applications, filing deadlines, etc. are available on the <A HREF="http://www.uakron.edu/hr/EmployServs.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.uakron.edu/hr/EmployServs.php">human resources website </A> or by calling 330.972.7090.  </div> <div> <I><B> <hr>  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="key_pickup"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Key Pickup</B></I></div> <div> Pickup of University of Akron keys can be done 24 hours a day at the University Police Dispatch Center.    Master and Submaster keys must be picked up at locking systems located in the basement of the Physical Facilities operations center.   If you are not sure if your keys are ready, call UAPD at 330.972.7123 or  just 7123 on campus.  If you have received a key slip in campus mail, please pick up your keys promptly.  Keys not picked up at dispatch for more than 60 days will be returned to the lockshop and a restocking fee will be assessed. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <hr>  </B></I></div> <div>  <A NAME="vehicle_service_calls_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Vehicle Service Calls</B></I></FONT></div> <div> UAPD stands ready to help if you are locked out of your vehicle or if your battery fails.  Due to economic necessity, a small fee of $15 is charged for these services.  If you do not have the funds on you, we can bill you for this service.    Call police dispatch at 330.972.7123 for a service vehicle to be dispatched to your location.  Please know your lot number or street address, the license plate number, color, make and model of your vehicle.  If you need a battery jump, please raise the hood of your vehicle to make it easier to find you.  If you have locked your keys in your car, please make sure that you are the registered owner of the vehicle and let the dispatcher know not only the make, model and license number but whether the car has power locks or not.  Some vehicles will not be able to serviced due to the complexity of the locking system or when doing a battery jump for other electrical malfunctions.  Should this be the case with your vehicle, we will do our best to get you the assistance you need from a tow truck or other vehicle service organization.   </div> <div> <I><B> <hr>  </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4_m.htm" TITLE="General Information"><B>Back To Top</B></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>