Purdue News
Purdue NewsJanuary 9, 1998
Effective Wednesday (1/14), the police department's Purdue Student Security Patrol will provide staff for the on-call nighttime escort service Wednesday through Saturday for students, staff and campus visitors.
"Purdue Student Government approached us because it had concerns about being able to continue to provide adequate numbers of escort volunteers. By utilizing the paid staff of our Student Security Patrol, we will build on this important campus-safety service that Student Government created and nurtured," said James Roush, deputy police chief.
Roush said use of the 40-member Purdue Student Security Patrol for the service has additional advantages, because patrol members have two-way radio communication with the police department and wear easily identifiable jackets while on duty.
Under the new arrangement, the Security Escort Service initially will be in operation Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 p.m. until midnight, and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. The phone number to request an escort, 494-SAFE, will remain the same, but it now will ring into the Purdue Student Security Patrol headquarters at the Purdue Police Department.
"Monitoring usage and requests early in the semester will help us determine possible additional service hours," said police Capt. Steven Dietrich.
He said the Security Escort Service will be available campuswide, as well as in The Village and the residential area at the south end of West Lafayette.
CONTACT: Roush or Dietrich, (765) 494-8221
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@uns.purdue.edu
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