CA MPUS SAFETY UTMB POLICE CONTACT INFORMATION The UTMB Police Department provides a safe and secure campus where the pursuit of higher education, research, and health care can be achieved. Please read below to see how to contact the UTMB Police, as well as what information they may need in an emergency response situation. UTMB Police can be contacted in any of the following ways: Emergency phone numbers: • Call boxes are located in parking garages and on emergency poles around campus: Red Button calls 9-1-1 (UTMB PD Dispatch) • To call from a cell phone: Dial 9-1-1. When calling from a cell phone, the call will initially go to Galveston PD. GPD will forward the call to UTMB PD dispatch once the location of the emergency has been verified to be on UTMB property. • To call from a UTMB phone: Dial 9-1-1 Non-emergency: (409) 772-2691 (ext-22691) or (409) 772-1111 (ext-21111) from a UTMB phone Office: Rebecca Sealy 2.712 For more information visit the UTMB Police Department website.
Crime Prevention: https://www.utmb.edu/police/services/crime-prevention
Information Needed in Emergency Response When the UTMB police respond to emergency calls, certain information is needed depending on the situation. Read below for more information. If the emergency is regarding a suspect, the UTMB police need to know the following: • • • • • • • • 14
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Is the suspect still in the area? Gender/Race of suspect Complexion/Facial hair Color of suspect’s eyes Is the suspect wearing glasses? Unusual marks, scars, tattoos Description of clothing/jewelry Any odors (alcohol, drugs, cigarette smoke, cologne, aftershave, etc.)
If the emergency is involving campus safety, the UTMB police need to know the following: • • • • • • •
What happened? When? Were there injuries? Is there a suspect? Where? Was/is there a weapon? If a vehicle is involved, what is the make/model/ color? • Which direction did the suspect go? • Are there any witnesses? Personal Safety For your personal protection, the UTMB police: • Respond to requests for emergency assistance • Respond to requests for motorist assistance ▪ Battery jumps ▪ Vehicle unlocks ▪ Air for low tires • Initiate investigations of criminal activity • Respond to requests for safety escorts during the hours of darkness through the safety watch program ▪ An officer will either walk with the individual or provide a ride in a UTMB Police Department vehicle to any location on campus or to the individual’s vehicle if it is parked in one of the UTMB parking garages or lots ▪ Call (409) 772-2691 or ask any officer • Provide highly visible patrols throughout the UTMB campus 24 hours a day • Provide Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class ▪ 12-hour basic self-defense class designed for women ▪ Endorsed by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement
