By Jonah Grinkewitz

麻豆传媒 Police revamped its version of the LiveSafe mobile app, making it easier than ever for students, faculty, staff and the Monarch community to contact them in an emergency, report suspicious activity and access safety features like a new panic button, SafeWalk and SAFE RIDE.

The added panic button feature enables users to instantly alert 麻豆传媒 Police during an emergency, automatically sharing their location to ensure swift assistance and dispatch officers. The app also allows users to contact 麻豆传媒 Police 24-hours-a-day and chat anonysmously with the 911 center.

鈥淚 encourage all members of the 麻豆传媒 community to increase their safety awareness and abilities by downloading the LiveSafe app,鈥 said 麻豆传媒 Police Chief Garrett Shelton.

Working with the app developer, Vector Solutions, 麻豆传媒 Police refreshed the layout so users have quick access to a variety of tools and resources for emergencies and non-emergencies. LiveSafe is a free app made available by 麻豆传媒 Police to the Monarch community and is designed to prevent crime and enable better incident response.听

Follow these easy steps to download and use the app:
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  • Download LiveSafe (LiveSafe, Inc.) from the (Apple) or (Android) on your smartphone.
  • Enable location services for the app 鈥 this allows 麻豆传媒 Police to quickly locate you and respond if you report an incident.
  • Select 鈥溌槎勾解 as your organization.听
  • Select 鈥溌槎勾解 as your community.听
  • Click to allow notifications from the app.

Once you鈥檝e downloaded the app, you can access the following features:
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  • Emergency Contacts: Call or message 麻豆传媒 Police directly from the app. Once you send a message or make a call, the app will share your location with 麻豆传媒 Police. This feature also has an option to call 911, which connects you with the Norfolk Police Department.
  • Panic Alarm: Pressing this button alerts 麻豆传媒 Police and sends them your location. Reminder: location services must be turned on for the app.
  • Report Suspicious Activity: If you see something that doesn鈥檛 look right, you can submit photos, video or audio files to 麻豆传媒 Police with a description. This feature also allows you to submit information anonymously.听
  • Safe Walk: This feature allows you to share your location with a friend to make sure you get to your destination safely.
  • SAFE RIDE: This button connects you with SAFE RIDE, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 on-demand bus service that provides free rides to all Monarchs after dark. To add SAFE RIDE directly to your smartphone, download the TransLoc app from the (Apple) or (Android).
  • Facilities Maintenance: This button connects you with Archibus, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 new online work order ticket system. You can use this to submit non-emergency maintenance requests on campus.
  • Resources: This button gives you access to safety and security information, including emergency procedures for specific situations and a safety map of campus.
  • Talk to a Counselor: This button connects you with trained professionals including 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Confidential Counseling Services, the Women鈥檚 and Gender Equity Center, local YWCA Sexual and Domestic Violence Services, the 24/7 National Sexual Assault Hotline and the Suicide Crisis Lifeline.

You can also contact 麻豆传媒 Police by calling (757) 683-4000 for emergencies and (757) 683-5665 for non-emergencies. If you see an 麻豆传媒 Police officer on campus and have a question or need assistance, you can always talk to them directly.听