NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICE DEPARTMENT New Employee

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICE DEPARTMENT New Employee Orientation Staying Safe at NOVA

NOVA Public Safety Team Ø 52 Virginia Commonwealth sworn Police officers with all police powers Ø Hours of operation: 7: 00 AM – 11: 00 PM Ø 8 Dispatchers (24/7/365) Ø 6 unarmed and certified security officers on campus overnight (M-F) ØSupplemented by outsourced security

Central Dispatching (703) 764 -5000 Please Program This Number Into Your Cell Phones

Panic Dialers on Telephones

Campus Emergency Call Boxes

NOVA ALERT Good communications is the key to crisis awareness. Sign up for NOVA Alert at: http: //alert. nvcc. edu

Jeanne Ann Clery’s Legacy n Raped & murdered April 5, 1986 in her residence hall – Fellow student she didn’t know n n n History of violent crime on campus Led to national awareness of campus crime Federal Clery Act

Clery Act The Department of Education requires annual safety report, timely notifications, and crime statistics. Ø Crimes on all campuses must be reported. Ø Serious crimes (homicide, sexual offenses, robbery, arson, hate crimes etc). Ø Also: (alcohol, drugs, and weapons). Ø

Annual Security Report http: //www. nvcc. edu/current-students/police/college-safetyreport/crime-statistics/index. html

Report Crimes Using Form 105 -174

Additional Police Services Motorist Assists Police Escorts Access Control Security Assessments

Additional Police Services Training in the following areas: • SAFE: Women’s Self Defense • Active Shooter Response • Identity Theft Awareness • Gang Awareness • Personal Safety • Illegal Drugs • Bystander Intervention • Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and stalking

Safety Resources At Your Finger Tips NOVA Police Website

OFC. Tony Ong Community Resource/Crime Prevention Officer 3001 N. Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 Office: (703) 933 -1850 Dispatch: (703) 764 -5000 Cell: (703) 229 -2527 Tong@nvcc. edu