Campus Safety
Supporting the safety and well-being of the college are the responsibilities of all members of the college community. Campus safety is enhanced through community members identifying behaviors that are concerning or may pose a potential threat and reporting those concerns in a caring and timely manner.
The Moraine Valley Police Department (MVPD) values the safety and well-being of all individuals and protects all college buildings, facilities, and property on the main campus in Palos Hills, the Education Center at Blue Island, and the Southwest Education Center in Tinley Park. MVPD is a professional state-level police department and MVPD officers possess the same powers of arrest and enforcement as those of state, county, and local municipal police officers. MVPD police officers are fully trained and commissioned and have met the requirements as mandated and regulated by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
The officers and staff of the MVPD stand ready and willing to serve the college community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. MVPD officers enforce all rules, regulations, and laws of the state and of the college community including criminal and traffic laws as well as those regulating the use of alcoholic beverages, the use of controlled substances, and weapons violations. They also work closely with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the surrounding communities, assisting with incidents that may affect the college.
All potential criminal activity, medical emergencies, or other emergencies should be reported immediately to MVPD by dialing 708-974-5555 from a cell phone or off-campus telephone or ext. 5555 on any campus telephone, by picking up any of the red emergency telephones located in the hallways throughout campus buildings, or by using any of the blue emergency poles located in each to the college's parking lots and the quad area. Once a call is received, an officer is immediately dispatched.
For more information about campus safety, including the college’s annual security report, violence prevention plan, emergency operation plan, weather and storm responses, and other services, visit https://www.morainevalley.edu/police/.