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An Honor for Vice President Rush
October 23rd, 2015
Maureen S. Rush, M.S., CPP, Vice President for Public Safety and Superintendent of Penn Police, was recently honored by Security Magazine as one of the “Most Influential People in Security.” Rush…
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Showing our stripes for the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House!
October 15th, 2015
The Division of Public Safety participated in the October 15th Birthday Celebration for the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House by raising funds to help support families of seriously ill children. Penn Police…
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Zzisa Has a New Vest!
September 30th, 2015
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and Groupon Provide Ultimate Protection for University of Pennsylvania Police K9 Zzisa. The University of Pennsylvania Police Department K9 Zzisa has been awarded a ballistic…
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DPS Welcomes the Class of 2019!
August 28th, 2015
Incoming Penn Freshman shared 90 minutes with the men and women of DPS, along with student representatives from the UA and MERT, for a Safe Living presentation at Irvine Auditorium….
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PAL Pageant Celebrates Positive Images
June 11th, 2015
On Tuesday, June 9, 2015 the 1st Annual PAL “Positive Attitude Ladies” Pageant was held at the Harold Prince Theatre in the Annenberg Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Ten…
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UPPD Officers Receive “Philadelphia Outstanding Police Performance” Award
May 27th, 2015
Two University of Pennsylvania police officers were awarded the Philadelphia Outstanding Police Performance Award at the 34th Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Luncheon, held by the Citizen’s Crime Commission to…
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K9 Officer Zzisa to Receive Ballistic Vest Through Charity Campaign
May 26th, 2015
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and Groupon Provide Ultimate Protection for University of Pennsylvania Police K9 The University of Pennsylvania Police Department K9 Zzisa has been awarded a ballistic vest…
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Contactless PennCard Project- Coming Soon to a Building Near You!
May 19th, 2015
The University is improving security and making building access easy with a campus-wide initiative to upgrade the magnetic stripe PennCard to a Contactless PennCard and the installation of new card reader for…
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May 15th- National Bike to Work Day!
May 15th, 2015
Member of the University of Pennsylvania community, Penn Police, and Philadelphia Police participated in today’s Bike to Work event. Stations are set throughout the city to support commuter bicyclists. Learn more…
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MERT First Aid Festival
April 27th, 2015
Penn’s MERT (Medical Emergency Response Team) held a first-aid festival on Friday, April 24th to cap a fun and successful week of first-aid events. The festival, sponsored by MERT, the Division of…