How to report a crime
If you see a crime in progress or see that a crime has occurred:
- Immediately call Campus Safety at 262-243-4344 or ext. 4344 from an on campus phone
- In an emergency call 911 (on or off campus). 911 calls originating from the 91做厙 Mequon campus will be answered by the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office
Here is a helpful list of information authorities may need in an investigation
Description of a person:
- What color hair did they have?
- How tall were they?
- Did they have a beard or mustache?
- Did you notice any other facial features?
- What was the person last seen wearing?
- Did the person have any distinguishing features like a tattoo or a birthmark?
Description of an object:
- Note basics like size, color and shape
- Note identifying features such as a full or partial license plate number, an odor, etc
Description of an incident:
- Stay as objective as possible
- Try and answer as many of the following as you can: who, what, when, where, why, and how
- Keep events in chronological order as much as possible
- State where you were standing or sitting at the time of the incident
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