Public Safety

Temple Public Safety unveils major upgrades to dispatch call center
TUDPS recognizes its team of dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
April 15, 2025
Temple Public Safety, students recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month
TUDPS, Cheerleading, Women’s Track and other students make 200 lunches for shelter to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
April 8, 2025
Temple police captain reflects on changes after successful 40-year career
Temple Police Captain Ed Woltemate retires after four decades in policing. He spent about half of his career with the university.
March 31, 2025
Temple Public Safety hires 5 police officers
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety is growing and just hired five new officers.
Temple Department of Public Safety presents bravery bag to young North Philadelphia boy
A North Philadelphia boy receives a “bravery bag” from Temples’s Department of Public Safety for encouraging friends to respect police.
TUDPS works to bridge the gap between police and North Philadelphia youth
Temple Police Officer Leroy Wimberly teaches a Gang Resistance Education And Training program each week to students enrolled at nearby Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School in North Philadelphia.
Hero Temple police officers recognized at awards ceremony
 Temple Police recognized for using tourniquets to save man’s life following construction accident.
Student-athletes partner with TUDPS to donate books to North Philadelphia elementary school students
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety teamed up with Temple football, women’s track and other students to donate 3,000 books to the Paul L. Dunbar School ahead of Read Across America Week.
TUDPS’ vice president named Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist
Jennifer Griffin, named VP for public safety in 2022, in running to become Campus Safety Director of the Year
TUDPS donates 2,000 books to flood-damaged bookstore
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety stepped up to make the donation to Tree House Books, located in North Philadelphia, after a pipe burst and caused extensive damage.
Why several TUDPS employees are also Temple students
Meet the security officers, dispatchers and other employees enrolled at Temple for free, thanks to the university’s tuition remission program.
New Temple police officers now train at TU’s own police academy
Previously, new Temple police officers trained at the Philadelphia Police Training Center. Now, they become enrolled at the university’s own police academy on Ambler’s campus.
TUPD helps student get home after flat tire
A Temple University student thanks the Temple police officers for quickly changing a flat tire on her car as she was headed home from finals.
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