University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department

We recently recognized officers for their swift and coordinated response to an off‑campus call near our community.
Their ability to quickly locate, stop, and apprehend a suspect helped ensure a safe outcome—an excellent example of their commitment to public safety. 👏

Training Tuesday!
Today members of KUMC were joined by other law enforcement agencies from around the state to participate in Standardized Field Sobriety Training (SFST) jointly provided by the Kansas Highway Patrol and Johnson County Sheriff’s office. This training keeps officers up to date with Identifying and stopping unsafe driving caused by intoxicated individuals behind the wheel.
Kansas Highway Patrol
Johnson County, KS Sheriff's Office
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Officer Spotlight for June is Officer Alyssa Lohse who has been with KUMC-PD for 2 1/2 years!

I wanted to become a Police Officer because I have always been passionate about helping others and serving my community. I admire the role that Officers have with keeping people safe and supporting individuals during emergency situations. The opportunity to make a positive impact, uphold the law fairly, and build trust within the community motivated me to pursue this career.
What is your favorite part about working for KUPD? My favorite part is the people. I enjoy working alongside my highly skilled, dedicated co workers. I also enjoy protecting along with supporting the patients, staff and students of KU Medical Center. What do you want the community to know when they see you? I want them to know that I am approachable, professional, and commited to serving them with respect and fairness. I want them to be comfortable coming to me for help, asking questions, and expressing concerns. My goal is to build trust through positive interactions and treat everyone with dignity while working to keep our community safe.

What is my favorite donut? Apple Fritter

We love dogs! Getting called to check on them in a hot car is not our favorite way to meet them! It gets WAY hotter in a car than most people realize.
Dogs are also social animals and become stressed out when left alone in an unfamiliar place. We ask that if you are coming to the Hospital that you make alternative arrangements for your furry friend to keep them safe and comfortable!

FAQ Friday-The Jeane Clery Act, AKA the Clery act-
This is a federal law that requires colleges and Universities to report campus crime data, support victims of Violence and publicly outline the policies and procedures they have put in place to improve campus safety.

KUMC PD strictly adheres to the reporting procedures put forth in the Clery Act in order to promote campus safety for the Students and Staff Of the University and health System

KUMC-PD is getting ready to provide a presentation on Active threats and response. This presentation covers active threats to campus, thinking exercises on how the public can respond along with what the Public can expect from KUMC PD responding officers.

If you would like to schedule an active response presentation for your staff at KU, you can scan the QR code or email [email protected]

This week KUMC-PD partnered with the National De-Escalation training center to teach Level 3 de-escalation techniques to local agencies.

Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office
De-escalation Training Center

Wyco SO Deputies practice de-escalation with a trainer from KUMC-PD.

On Friday, KUMC-PD held its self defense class for members of the University or Health System. Officers taught participants how to avoid confrontations, and apply techniques to escape and survive physical confrontations/ violence.

The KUMCPD self defense class is just one more way we support and protect our community!

FAQ Friday!
What’s up with cops and donuts?

Long before 24 hr gas stations and convenience stores, Police officers working night shift used to not have anyplace to grab something to eat.
Bakers used to go into their shops early in the morning to begin baking before anyone else got up to get breakfast.
The police officers would buy donuts early in the morning from bakers and donut shops because they were the only place open.

If you have a question you would like answered, leave it in the comment section below!

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