Reporting Crimes and Emergencies

  • If you are reporting a FIRE
  • the need for an AMBULANCE
  • or EMERGENCY POLICE SERVICES.

Call 911

    • Give your name, location and telephone number.
    • State the nature of the problem
    • If possible, stay on the line until Officers arrive

All other calls for non-emergency police and security services should be directed to Public Safety by dialing 765-658-4261, or by utilizing one of the 51 campus convenience phones located throughout the University. 

Greencastle Police and the Putnam County Sheriff's Department are also resources for reporting criminal activity.  They can be reached through Putnam County Central  Dispatch at 765-653-5115.

  • Be a Good Witness:  Learn what information you can provide when reporting criminal or suspicious activity

Residence Life Situations:

  • Contact the Resident Assistant (RA) on your floor or the RA on duty.  Public Safety can page the RA on duty for you.
  • Housing and Resident Life Staff    658-4500

Greek Life Situations:

Counseling Situations:

  • DePauw Wellness Center       658-4268
  • A counselor is on call 24 hours a day, please call Public Safety at 765-658-4261 and they will page the counselor on call after business hours.

 

Silent Witness

Silent Witness is an anonymous email reporting tool. 

Use this link to send an email to Public Safety to report any suspicious or criminal activity.

All members of the campus community are encouraged to report incidents to the above mentioned campus authorities or local law enforcement for the immediate response of these agencies and departments. 

Reporting criminal activity will also assist the Public Safety Office in providing timely warnings to the campus and provides information for inclusion in the University's statistical information.

Timely Warnings are issued in the format of Public Safety Alerts to the campus community on incidents or crimes considered to be a significant threat to public safety and/or reoccurring crime trends.  Alerts are posted via the Public Safety Timely Warnings and Crime Alert page.  In some instances alerts may also be issued via WGRE Radio, The DePauw Newspaper, email blast, network bulletins, telephone trees, text messages (if registered) and portable public address systems.