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Campus police have students' backs 24/7
Issue date: 10/19/06 Section: Opinion
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According to Police Chief Mike Duval of the Amarillo College Police Department, the car and driver were not on the scene when they arrived. The case remains open.
That's not the first weird incident like this that has been reported. Duval said the prior case involved a husband slam-dunking his wife into the trunk of their vehicle.
Fortunately, such bizarre occurrences are rare. Not many "horrible things" have been reported at AC, at least not in recent years.
Certainly none like the Charles Whitman killing rampage at the University of Texas in 1966. Things are pretty quiet around here compared to that, and that's a good thing.
Yet at every college campus, the need for police security and safety is real. Don't believe that? See what happens when something bad occurs over which you have no control. One of the first calls made will be to the police.
The two highest incidences of crimes on the combined campuses are burglaries and liquor law violations. More information can be found at www.actx.edu under AC Police Department.
The ACPD's motto is "Dedicated to Service." There are 13 full-time officers on call 24/7. Students, faculty, staff and visitors can benefit from knowing what services the campus police department provides.
A palatable number of new safety lights have been installed on several of the east parking lots of the Washington Street Campus.
Digital camera systems, several with 16-camera systems, are located inside and outside various buildings on different campuses. Ed Wynn, occupational safety and environmental officer, said there are plans to install more cameras.
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