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Department of Public Safety


Anne Arundel Community College works to ensure a safe environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors. The college's Department of Public Safety has primary responsibility for campus security and safety. Public Safety officers patrol the campus by motor vehicle, bicycle and on foot. The Department of Public Safety works closely with all members of the college community to ensure a safe environment. The Department of Public Safety works closely with the Anne Arundel County Police and Fire Departments to promote personal safety.  

The Department of Public Safety prepares the Annual Security Report and distributes the report in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.  Paper copies are available at the Public Safety Office at the Arnold campus. The report is also available online at: https://www.aacc.edu/publicsafety/file/AnnualSecurityReport.pdf

Anne Arundel Community College
Department of Public Safety
Central Services Building
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012
Office: 410-777-2440 
FAX: 410-777-2544
Emergencies & Service: 410-777-1818

Public Safety office hours are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. Assistance is available 24 hours a day by calling 410-777-1818 from off campus or ext. 1818 from a campus courtesy phone or pushing the button on one of the emergency phones located throughout campus.

Director
Gary Lyle
jglyle@aacc.edu 		 Deputy Director
Cleveland Smith
cesmith12@aacc.edu
Dayshift Supervisor
Lt. Darrell Wallace
dwallace@aacc.edu

Evening Shift Supervisor
Lt. Gary Vernon
glvernon@aacc.edu

Midnight Shift Supervisor
Cpl. Stephen Shepet
sashepet@aacc.edu

Crime Prevention Specialist
Sgt. Nancy Kutz
njkutz@aacc.edu

Members of the College Community can send an electronic submission to commend or complain of a Public Safety service. Submit your information here.

The Anne Arundel Community College Public Safety Department is a member of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA).

NEWS AND NOTES

  • View the new AACC Public Safety Department Video created by Chief Lyle.

  • The Public Safety Department is participating in the Click or Ticket Program again this year.  View the Public Service Announcement. Another Public Service Announcement to view. 
     
  • Public Safety has made available Internal Affairs Statistics to the campus community.  View PDF's of 2009,  2010 and 2011 statistics by clicking on each year.

  • AACC Public Safety Bike Patrol Officers (in yellow) participated in the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run alongside Annapolis City Police Officers (in blue) on June 8, 2011. Bike Officers provided safety to the runners while they ran along the roadway in Anne Arundel County. 
      
  • Members of AACC participated in the Polar Bear Plunge event to benefit the Maryland Special Olympics on January 29, 2011.

  • New law is scheduled to go into effect in October, 2010. Maryland Senate Bill 321 has been signed into law by Governor O'Malley. The new law will prohibit all Maryland drivers from using a Cell Phone without a Hands Free Device while operating a motor vehicle. The fine for a first offense would be $40 and subsequent offenses would be $100.

The new law will be a secondary offense, meaning that a driver must first be committing a primary offense such as speeding or running a red light before they could be ticketed for a Cell Phone offense. View the WBAL news video

  • Crime Alert Update: The suspect who has been assaulting female students on the Arnold campus was identified and arrested Friday March 12, 2010. He was charged with two counts of second degree assault and two counts of sex offense fourth degree. He was not a student at the College and lived in Howard County. Information was received from the University of Maryland College Park Police Department and forwarded to the Anne Arundel County Police who conducted a photographic line up.  The suspect’s photo was selected by two of the victims as the suspect.   

 Watch a news video from ABC NEWS 7 about the arrest of the suspect.

Watch a news video from FOX NEWS about the arrest of the suspect.

  • The AACC Public Safety Department received an "Innovations of the Year" award from the League for Innovation in the Community College for the achievement of earning Accredited Status from IACLEA. (2009)
      
  • AACC Department of Public Safety has been Awarded Accredited status by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). The AACC Department of Public Safety is the first community college public safety agency in the United States to be awarded accredited status by IACLEA. Accreditation recognizes the department's excellence and its use of "best practices" in campus law enforcement and found in compliance with 205 applicable standards. The Public Safety Department was recognized by AACC and the Maryland General Assembly for earning this notable achievement. 

  • Review the Community Response Check list for suggestions on what to do should you find yourself in the area of a HOSTILE INTRUDER.

  • The AACC Public Safety Web site was awarded the Law Enforcement Site of Excellence Badge award by the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network. This award is presented to Web sites that provide useful law enforcement related resources to the Internet community. (2005)

College Employees Parking Permit Request Instructions:
1. Go to MyAACC.
2. Once you have logged in, select the tab for "Self Services."
3. Click on "Employees"
4. Click on "Parking Permit Request"
5. Select the authorization checkbox and submit.

If you have any comments, questions or suggestions about the Public Safety Web site, please e-mail the Public Safety Webmaster or Chief Lyle.

Last Updated: Jan 18 2012 4:43PM