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| Contact: | University Police (438-8631) |
| Reviewed - no change: | 11/2000 |
Dial 9-1-1 to notify the police immediately of crimes that are in progress (that is, crimes which are occurring at the same time you are notifying the police,) or when there is fire, smoke, or a medical emergency.
Your call will be answered by a 9-1-1 dispatcher at the Illinois State University Police Department. Be prepared to provide the following information to the 9-1-1 dispatcher:
Your name, a phone number where you can be reached for call back purposes, the nature of the emergency, crime in progress, fire, or medical emergency, and the location of emergency.
Stay on the phone with the 9-1-1 dispatcher until you are told that you may hang up. The dispatcher will gain enough information initially to dispatch the appropriate agencies and will then come back and ask you for additional information.
The University campus has 18 emergency telephones (a blue light prominently displayed on top). These phones, located in strategic locations throughout the University community, are for reporting emergencies to University Police.
