Tuesday, April 05, 2011

[393] MTSU Police Activate Two New Toll Free Numbers For Text Messages

April 4, 2011
CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919


MTSU POLICE ACTIVATE TWO NEW TOLL FREE NUMBERS FOR TEXT MESSAGES


MURFREESBORO—The MTSU Police Department has activated two new toll free phone numbers that will accept text and picture messages for the convenience of the campus community.
The new numbers are: 855-898-2424 and 855-MTSU911 (687-8911).
In an emergency, a person may call 898-2424 or 911 from any campus phone. The new toll free numbers add a text-messaging and multi-media component that expands the service and increases the means by which people can call for help or report an incident.
“We encourage everyone to use the new numbers for text or picture messages,” said Lt. Jim Fanguy. “If you want to call MTSU police, use the standard 898-2424 number or call 911 from a campus landline phone. Remember, if you call 911 from your cell phone, you’ll reach the city police—not the MTSU police.”
Fanguy said that with the increasing stipulations brought about by the Clery Act, there are federal mandates in place that require university police departments to be as accessible as possible and make sure students know how to contact them.

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