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Welcome
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The primary purpose of the Moraine
Valley Police Department (MVPD) is to ensure the safety and well-being of all
individuals on the campus and to provide protection for all college buildings,
facilities and property. It is only possible to maintain safety and security on
the campus when every student and staff member takes an active role in being a
part of this effort. It is the goal of the MVPD to keep students and faculty
safe and informed about how to protect themselves.
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Chief
Patrick O'Connor, B.A., M.S. |
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Hours:
24 hours a day/7days a week |
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Office
Location: Building P |
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Telephone: (708)
974-5555 |
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Fax: (708)
974-5499 |
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o'connorp@morainevalley.edu |
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 Campus safety and security is
coordinated by the MVPD, which is a professional state-level police department.
Illinois state law grants that members of the MVPD are conservators of the peace
and possess the same powers of arrest and enforcement as those given to other
state, county and local municipal police officers.
MVPD police
officers are fully trained and commissioned men and women who have met the
requirements as mandated and regulated by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
On campus,
the officers of the MVPD enforce all rules, regulations and laws, both of the
state and of the college community including criminal and traffic laws as well
as those regulating the use of alcoholic beverages, the use of controlled
substances and weapons violations. They also work closely with federal, state
and local law enforcement agencies in the surrounding communities, assisting
with incidents that may affect the college.
All
potential criminal activity, medical emergencies or similar situations should be
reported immediately directly to the MVPD Communications Center by dialing ext.
5555 on any campus telephone, by picking up any of the red emergency telephones
located throughout the campus buildings, or by using any of the blue emergency
telephones located in each to the college's parking lots. Once a call is
received an officer will be immediately dispatched to the site.
 No matter
how effective the college's law enforcement procedures may be, the primary
responsibility for safety and security falls upon each and every one of us. No
police force or set of rules & regulations can be effective unless
the individual exercises reasonable caution and awareness. Safety and security
is everyone's responsibility. The officers and staff of the MVPD stand ready and
willing to serve the college community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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