Campus Safety Services
      
    
          Men’s tennis gives back by teaching young students    
            
              
  
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  Temple University’s Department of Public Safety made the connection between Men’s Tennis and Dunbar Elementary School for a weekly tennis clinic. 
  October 6, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Police throw ‘First Fetch’ at Phillies game    
            
              
  
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  Temple University’s Department of Public Safety proudly threw ‘First Fetch’ at Phillies’ First Responders night.
  September 15, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Public Safety’s VP wins Campus Safety Director of the Year    
            
              
  
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  Jennifer Griffin, named VP for public safety in 2022, earns Campus Safety Director of the Year.
  August 25, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Public Safety begins training new therapy dog    
            
              
  
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  Meet Barkley, the 3-month-old Chocolate Labrador who’s here to comfort and serve.  
  August 25, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Public Safety launches social media toolkit     
            
              
  
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  Temple University’s Department of Public Safety developed a social media toolkit to provide weekly tips and reminders to students organizations ahead of the fall semester.
  August 18, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Police praised for rescuing eight animals from hot car     
            
              
  
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  Temple University’s Department of Public Safety was praised for quickly saving the lives of eight animals in a hot car. 
  August 5, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple police officers undergo bike patrol training    
            
              
  
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  Bicycles offer police officers several advantages when patrolling streets and interacting with community members.
  July 16, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple's ‘Cops vs. Campers’ basketball game shows community policing on the court     
            
              
  
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  Temple University’s Department of Public Safety continued its mission of building bridges with North Philadelphia neighbors through friendly basketball game.
  July 9, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple police and student-athletes team up to ‘paint a brighter future’ at North Philadelphia elementary school     
            
              
  
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  Temple police and student-athletes came together to paint the playground of a North Philadelphia elementary school. 
  June 11, 2025
  
      
    
          Nearly all recommendations from 2023 public safety audit are complete or in progress    
            
              
  
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  The 21CP Solutions audit, released two years ago, included 75 total recommendations.
  June 2, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple’s new police captain encourages graduating students to continue furthering their education    
            
              
  
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  Temple Public Safety hired new police captain, Terry King, Ed.D., to lead its Professional Standards and Advocacy Unit.
  May 5, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Public Safety’s new K-9 completes scent detection training    
            
              
  
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  Temple University Police Officer Natalie Decoatsworth and K-9 Zaki earned their certification in explosive scent detection after a rigorous 10 weeks of training.
  April 29, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Public Safety unveils major upgrades to dispatch call center    
            
              
  
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  TUDPS recognizes its team of dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
  April 15, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Public Safety, students recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month     
            
              
  
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  TUDPS, Cheerleading, Women’s Track and other students make 200 lunches for shelter to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
  April 8, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple police captain reflects on changes after successful 40-year career     
            
              
  
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  Temple Police Captain Ed Woltemate retires after four decades in policing. He spent about half of his career with the university.
  March 31, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Public Safety hires 5 police officers    
            
              
  
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  Temple University’s Department of Public Safety is growing and just hired five new officers.
  March 28, 2025
  
      
    
          Temple Department of Public Safety presents bravery bag to young North Philadelphia boy    
            
              
  
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  A North Philadelphia boy receives a “bravery bag” from Temples’s Department of Public Safety for encouraging friends to respect police.
  March 20, 2025
  
      
    
          TUDPS works to bridge the gap between police and North Philadelphia youth    
            
              
  
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  Temple Police Officer Leroy Wimberly teaches a Gang Resistance Education And Training program each week to students enrolled at nearby Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School in North Philadelphia.
  March 17, 2025
  
      
    
           Hero Temple police officers recognized at awards ceremony    
            
              
  
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   Temple Police recognized for using tourniquets to save man’s life following construction accident.
  March 10, 2025
  
      
    
          Student-athletes partner with TUDPS to donate books to North Philadelphia elementary school students    
            
              
  
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  Temple University’s Department of Public Safety teamed up with Temple football, women’s track and other students to donate 3,000 books to the Paul L. Dunbar School ahead of Read Across America Week.
  March 3, 2025
  
      
    
          TUDPS’ vice president named Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist    
            
              
  
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  Jennifer Griffin, named VP for public safety in 2022, in running to become Campus Safety Director of the Year
  February 24, 2025
  
      
    
          TUDPS donates 2,000 books to flood-damaged bookstore     
            
              
  
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  Temple University’s Department of Public Safety stepped up to make the donation to Tree House Books, located in North Philadelphia, after a pipe burst and caused extensive damage.
  February 19, 2025
  
      
    
          Why several TUDPS employees are also Temple students       
            
              
  
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  Meet the security officers, dispatchers and other employees enrolled at Temple for free, thanks to the university’s tuition remission program.
  January 27, 2025
  
      
    
          New Temple police officers now train at TU’s own police academy    
            
              
  
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  Previously, new Temple police officers trained at the Philadelphia Police Training Center. Now, they become enrolled at the university’s own police academy on Ambler’s campus.
  January 13, 2025
  
      
    
          TUPD helps student get home after flat tire    
            
              
  
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  A Temple University student thanks the Temple police officers for quickly changing a flat tire on her car as she was headed home from finals. 
  December 17, 2024
  























