August 2008 Volume 2, Issue 3 Mott Community College Department of Public Safety Newsletter MCC Officers are Ready to Serve & Protect! Services Provided by MCC Public Safety Department are: • Replenish Tires With Air • Jump Start Batteries • Provides Gas • Lost and Found • Medical Assistance • Vehicle Unlock • Larceny Reports • Accident Reports • Criminal Complaints • Emergency Notifications The Mott Community College (MCC) Department of Public Safety employs sworn-in officers with full arrest powers under the authority of the Michigan Community College Act, (Michigan PA 614 of 1997). Also, the MCC Department of Public Safety is licensed through the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards. In addition, MCC Police Officers are also sworn Deputy Sheriffs for Genesee County; with full law enforcement authority on noncollege property. In addition, MCC Department of Public Safety employs non-certified Public Safety Officers and Student Public Safety Officers. These Officers have many of the same responsibilities and duties as the Police Officers, except they have no arrest powers. Our mission is to protect and serve the students and staff of Mott Community College and to prevent crime through collaboration and cooperation. Our goal is to maintain a safe campus environment. We patrol the main campus and the area encompassing a 1 mile radius around the campus, including the Cultural Center and Kearsley Park. We staff the Southern Lakes Branch Center, the Lapeer Extension Center, the Northern Tier Center and the Workforce Education Center/Wagner Building. hours a day, 7 days a week. Whether you need to report an incident, retrieve information, get directions, or are experiencing an emergency; we are here to service you! • For your convenience emergency call boxes are located in the main campus buildings and in parking ramp G. • There is exterior video surveillance through out the main campus and monitored 7-days a week, 24 hours a day. • The campus has a public address system, a fire alarm system and the MCC TV system for emergency notifications. • The MCC Department of Public Safety can take reports and investigate any crime committed on any property owned or leased by the Mott Community College in the State of Michigan. The MCC Department of Public Safety is open 24 Important Phone Numbers Campus Emergency 810-762-5666 Campus Closing 810-762-8989 Non-Emergency 810-762-0222 The Commander and Chief is Back! Since the middle of May, Chief Theresa Lock, Director of the Mott Community College Public Safety Department has been on a medical leave. She is now back and ready to dive right in and continue leading the Department of Public Safety with integrity, courage and strength. To ensure that the Department of Public Safety continued on the right path, in her absence, Sgt. Lloyd Nicholson served as her interim Chief. Sgt. James Malcolm was a key team player in ensuring that the department ran smoothly as well. Chief Lock would like to thank everyone for their cards, get well wishes and their overall support of her when she needed it the most. From the Department of Public Safety: “WELCOME BACK CHIEF!”