Student Handbook 2012-13
Crime Prevention and Suspect Identification
LeTourneau University is a private institution and therefore access to the campus, buildings, and grounds is limited to students, faculty, staff, and invited guests. Presence on the campus is not a right but a privilege, and university personnel--including University Police and local law enforcement agencies--have the right to remove people from campus upon request.
The University Police Department is our first line of protection; however, the University also has a cooperative relationship with the City of Longview Police Department, the Gregg County Sheriff's Department, and Texas Highway Patrol. These law enforcement agencies are authorized to enforce the law in order to add to the safety of our campus. University Police is here to provide service to the students, faculty, and staff of LeTourneau University. It cannot function effectively without the concerned assistance of responsible students and employees; the department depends on students to call and report all suspicious persons or activities.
Call University Police IMMEDIATELY about suspicious persons or activities.
Do not assume that someone else has already called, and do not send an email assuming that someone will retrieve it immediately.
(903) 233-4444 LeTourneau University Police & Emergency (answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
(903) 237-1199 City of Longview Police, Fire, and EMS Communication Center Ð Non-Emergency Line
Things to look for:
Anything that seems out of place could be criminal activity. Some things to watch for and report include:
- Any unknown person loitering in the residence halls, rooms or offices unoccupied by the regular residents, or a vehicle moving slowly through the same parking lot several times.
- A person exhibiting unusual mental or physical symptoms.
- Anyone trying to gain entrance to another persons office or room.
- A stranger leaving an office, classroom, or residence hall with University property or carrying large, expensive items to a car.
- Anyone peering into parked cars or removing accessories, license plates, or gas from a car.
- Anyone cutting a lock or chain from a bicycle and/or loading a bicycle in a vehicle.
- Unknown person screaming or shouting.
Statistics concerning criminal occurrences on campus are maintained by University Police, in their offices and online at www.letu.edu/security.
