Reporting Crimes and Emergencies

The Colorado College Campus Safety Department along with the College always strongly encourages victims of ALL crimes to report them both to the Campus Safety Office and to the Colorado Springs Police Department.

To report a crime, members of the campus community should call the Campus Safety Dispatch Office at extension 6707 or go to the Campus Safety Office in Edith Gaylord House.

If you are a student (living on or off campus), you may report a crime to the police, seek internal college support, and pursue judicial sanctions.  Colorado College Campus Safety is available to all community members, and will arrange a neutral meeting place for your initial meeting with the police and, if you wish, a representative of the College can accompany you.  Once you report a criminal instance to the police, the College has no control over the investigation and the legal process that may result.

To contact the Colorado Springs Police Department, call 444-7000.

Campus Emergencies

The Colorado College campus community is instructed to call the Campus Safety Dispatch Office at extension 6911 in the event of a campus emergency.  This phone call will activate an emergency response protocol.  This protocol provides for notification of Campus Safety personnel, police, fire or medical teams to respond to your location immediately.  Also, other appropriate campus authorities and support services that are available through the College will be notified. 

In case of fire or medical emergencies, the campus community is instructed to dial off-campus 9-911 first, and then to contact Campus Safety Dispatch at extension 6911.  Always give your location, nature of the emergency, and be prepared to respond to the dispatcher’s questions or instructions.  Do not hang up until told to do so.

In case of a medical or psychological crisis, call the Boettcher Health Center, ext. 6384, where medical personnel and counseling staff are equipped to handle such situations, and notify a residential life staff member. For any situation where a student requires assistance in a residential building, please call the RA/HR duty phone for that area. These numbers are posted in each building.

In the unlikely event of a bomb threat, call Campus Safety, immediately. Note the time the threat was received and as much information as possible about the time the bomb is due to detonate, what kind of bomb it is, and any details about the caller’s voice.

Whenever there is a tornado watch or warning (a “watch” indicates that weather conditions are such that a tornado may form, a “warning” indicates that a funnel cloud has been sighted somewhere in the area), an alert will be announced by local radio and/or television stations. Proceed immediately to the basement of the nearest building. If there is no basement, go to the lowest possible floor until the all-clear signal is sounded.  For more information view the CC Emergency Preparedness page.

If an emergency involving CC students occurs off campus, immediately notify either the dean of students at 389-6684 or, on evenings and weekends, Campus Safety at 719-389-6707.