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Campus Patrol
Campus Patrol was founded in the early 1980's and for the last 25 years has performed duties that the department is called upon to do that do not require a sworn officer. Some of these duties include: service calls to vehicles that are out of gas or need a battery jump or lock out, escorting of parties who do not feel safe walking alone, delivery of important papers to other departments on and off campus, pickup of lost and found items from other departments, opening and securing buildings, and a host of other miscellaneous duties. By utilizing student assistants to perform these duties, the department can focus the police manpower that it has for emergency or criminal calls. As our campus has grown, the need for more eyes in the campus community has grown as well. Campus patrol has the ability to alert dispatch by radio of any suspicious activity occuring on campus so that officers may respond to check out the situation.Battery Jumps and Vehicle LockoutsOriginally battery jumps and lockouts were done free of charge but the service was being abused by persons who would not maintain their cars correctly. It was not unusual for service calls to the same vehicle two and three times a day. Additionally, the cost for providing a vehicle and jump kit was becoming more and more a drain upon the departments budget. Eventually there was petition to the board of trustees and a service fee for battery jumps and lockouts was initiated. UAPD charges a ten dollar fee for battery jumps and lockouts and the funds generated by this fee are used to maintain and furbish the vehicle and equipment used by the Campus Patrol Roadside Assistance Vehicle. Campus Patrol can offer students who do not have the funds on them the opportunity to be billed at a later date so that even if they do not have the funds on them, they can still get their vehicle in working order as soon as possible. For safety purposes, the owner of the car must be present to have a vehicle opened and the driver must be a valid operator. Persons with suspended driving priviledges or not the owner of the vehicle, may not be provided the requested service.
Student Escort ServiceFrom 5:00PM till Midnight Campus Patrol is available during school semesters. Patrol members are able to be identified by their maroon Campus Patrol shirts or blue Campus Patrol jackets. They also will be carrying a UAPD radio and are able to be contacted by calling 330.972.7263. Patrol members will escort a person from and to their car or dorm or one of the regular campus buildings but will not escort a person to or from a bar. In the more than 25 years of escorting students, Campus Patrol has a 100% rating of successfully escorting students to their destination without an incident.