Services Offered by SIUE Police
Crime Alerts
Security Alerts and Timely Warnings
Notification about serious incidents, which may involve imminent danger, such as a threat to life or property, or any other type of incident which poses a serious degree of concern, is put out to the campus community in the form of a bulletin. Security alert bulletins are issued under the authority of the Vice Chancellor for Administration, and are usually distributed campus wide. They may be stylized as individual (hard copy) flyers and/or email.
Crisis Intervention Officers
Safety Escorts
SIUE police will provide a personal escort service to those individuals who feel apprehensive about walking alone on campus. An officer will escort you from one building to another on campus or to your vehicle in a campus parking lot. However, this escort service is not meant to be a primary means of transportation or a taxi service.
To obtain an escort, contact the University police department at 618-650-3324. The telecommunicator will ask for your destination and a call-back number. This ensures that if an emergency arises, the telecommunicator can call you back to advise you how long it may take for the escort to reach you. This service is provided 24 hours a day, every day.
Students are encouraged to walk in pairs and take advantage of the Madison County Transit Bi-State bus service. A bus schedule is available in the Cougar Village Commons Building. This bus service is free to students for on-campus transportation.
Emergency Management
Emergency Management at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is managed by the University Police Department and has a vital mission integral to protecting the continuity of University operations as well as the safety and security of students, faculty, staff and visitors. The emergency management function uses an all hazards approach that ensures the University is prepared for a wide range of disasters including earthquakes, severe weather, hazardous material incidents, Homeland Security incidents, pandemic flu, and other serious threats to the University and its community. Emergency management activities include hazard mitigation, emergency preparedness, and emergency response and recovery activities.
SIUE has adopted the National Incident Management System (NIMS) which was instituted by a Presidential Directive to ensure all institutions and emergency response agencies have a framework to work effectively and efficiently during emergency response and recovery efforts.
Emergency Management is responsible for developing and revising emergency operations plans, recruiting and training an emergency response team and operating and maintaining an emergency operations center.
Emergency Information Links:
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Centers for Disease Control
- American Red Cross
- Homeland Security National Terror Alert
- Madison County Health Department
- IRIS- Seismic Monitor
- US Public Health Emergency Preparedness
- Homeland Security Live Alert
Emergency Plans & Guides:
Pharmaceutical Disposal
Pharmaceutical Disposal Drop Box
The SIUE Police Department has received a pharmaceutical disposal receptacle from Illinois American Water and the Drug Free Coalition of Madison County. It provides a safe alternative to disposing approved medications, thereby keeping the medications out of children’s hands, landfills and water supplies.
The pharmaceutical disposal drop box is located in the SIUE Police Department lobby at 99 Supporting Services Road and is open to the public 24 hours a day, every day. Medications accepted in the disposal unit are prescription medications, over the counter (OTC) medications, vitamins and veterinary medications.
Items that will not be accepted are needles/sharps, mercury thermometers, biomedical waste, compressed gas containers, aerosol cans or medications from businesses, physicians’ offices or clinics.
If you have any questions regarding the use of the pharmaceutical disposal drop box, please contact the SIUE Police Department at 618-650‑3324.
Presentations & Programs
The SIUE Police Department offers a wide variety of presentations and programs to the University community. University departments, faculty, resident assistants, sororities, fraternities, and various other student organizations are just some of the individuals and groups who have request presentations. Available presentations and programs include:
- Alcohol and Drug Awareness
- Armed Intruder Response
- Campus Violence Prevention Plan
- Conflict Resolution
- Crime Prevention
- Dating and Domestic Violence Awareness
- General Campus and Personal Safety
- Internet and Social Media Safety
- Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention
- Personal Safety Awareness
- Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Training
- Residential and Office Security
- Sexual Assault Awareness
For more information about these programs, or if you have a crime prevention/safety topic you would like SIUE Police to address, please contact us at 618-650‑3324.
Safe Exchange Zone
It is never a good idea to meet alone with someone you have communicated with over the Internet but do not know well. When exchanging property via an online transactions (i.e. Craig’s List, E-bay) with an unknown person, the SIUE Police Department strongly encourages students, staff and faculty to help protect themselves from criminal activity by meeting to transfer property in the SIUE Police Department lobby or parking lot.
An SIUE police officer need not be present in order to use the SIUE Police Department as a safe exchange zone. The SIUE Police Department is located at 99 Supporting Services Road on the Edwardsville Campus and is open 24 hours a day. The SIUE Police Department can be contacted at 911 in emergencies or at 618-650‑3324 for non-emergencies.
Motorist Assistance
Vehicle Jump-Starts
Jump-starts to inoperable vehicles are available through both the SIUE Police Department and Parking Services, whose vehicles have battery boosters to assist with dead batteries. Before a jump-start is attempted, the person requesting the jump-start must sign a Vehicle Assistance Release of Liability form. This service is provided at no charge. Call the SIUE Police Department to request a jump-start.
Vehicle Lockouts
If you lock your keys in your car, you can call the SIUE Police Department, and an officer will be dispatched to your location to help retrieve them as soon as an officer is available. To receive this service, you must sign a Vehicle Assistance Release of Liability form. This service is provided at no charge. If the officer is unable to open your vehicle, the officer will offer to call a locksmith at your expense.
Emergency Campus Telephones
In a continuing effort to provide a safe campus environment to work, study and play, emergency telephones allow for easy communications to the SIUE Police Department.
The telephones are equipped with one button for emergency situations and another button for non-emergencies. The emergency button will automatically dial an emergency telephone line at the SIUE Police Department and simultaneously notify the police telecommunicator the caller's location. The non-emergency button may be used to request help for car trouble, to obtain an escort, or any other non-emergency situations. Each phone is equipped with a strobe light that is automatically activated when the phone is used. The strobe light will stay lit until a police officer de-activates the light.
Emergency outdoor telephones are located on the fan lots east of the academic area, north of University Park, and along the bike path to Cougar Village Apartments.
If you need to report a malfunctioning machine, please contact the police department at 618-650‑3324.
View a map of Emergency Telephones Map
