Edison State establishes new police department
PIQUA — The Edison State Community College Department of Public Safety has changed dramatically over the past 18-months. After a successful history creating a safe campus environment, and based on changing campus safety and security standards, the Department of Administration and Finance determined the need for an armed presence on campus. Safety had been maintained through some very well-designed physical security measures and competent security guards contracted to serve the college.
According to a press release, in mid-2019, a search was conducted for a Director of Campus Safety and Security. Bruce Jamison, retired chief of police from the city of Piqua Police Department, was brought on board and found support from administration and trustees to form a police department to meet the needs of a growing college with multiple campus locations through professional law enforcement. A police department was established by meeting the requirements of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office–the first new police department in the state in about five years.