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Police Force Q & A with Chief Greg Giltner

Oklahoma Christian’s Chief of Police Greg Giltner has worked at Oklahoma Christian since 2015. He has worked in law enforcement for over 32 years. Before his time at Oklahoma Christian, Giltner had worked for the Oklahoma City Department since 1988.

The Talon invited Giltner to answer questions about the police force and safety at Oklahoma Christian.

What is the most common problem the police force on campus encounters?

“The most common problem is students getting locked out of [their] dorm or apartment. I will take that all day long – I will take lockouts over robberies, cars getting broken into, or burglaries.”

What does a typical day look like for the campus police, or is there a typical day?

“On campus, there is a typical day. My morning shift officer comes in at 5:45 a.m. to brief the officer here all night. They will unlock all the buildings that don’t have a magnet lock, then their job is to patrol campus. The evening shift officer is the one that starts locking buildings up at 10 p.m. or midnight.”

What do you wish students knew about campus safety?

“Make sure your car doors are locked, your dorm or apartment doors are locked, and pull doors shut behind you. Not every door closes all the way behind you. If you’re the last one leaving, just make sure it locks.”

Are there any security measures that the OC police hope to implement in the near future? 

“There’s going to be a metal magnet-looking thing on every building. The officers have a wand and have to walk up to each building and touch the wand to the magnet to prove they’ve checked the building. My intent is that at least every hour, the officers will take that wand and hit the magnets on every building. Students a lot of times will prop a door open hours after we’ve locked it, but that lets bad guys in. We’re working on getting more lighting and cameras – we are also identifying places on campus that are naturally dark.

What have been some of the biggest improvements made on past problems?

“Public relations has been an improvement, and I’ve improved the fleet. We’re making ourselves more accessible to you guys. Two officers use a Segway, we’re on the trail going between buildings a lot, going to chapel in the foyer of Garvey. We’ve addressed spots that have been problems in the past. I want you guys to feel safe on campus.”

Are the people hired to the campus police force assigned, or do they volunteer?

“Yes, if I hire somebody that is not CLEAT (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas) certified, they have to go through four months of training. If I hire someone from another agency, they can work immediately once they do a training program.”

How are the developments with the new QR code system?

“All three of the police cars and the ATVs have the Q code on them, so you can walk up with the phone and make a comment to the OC police. I hired an employee six to eight months ago who came from a larger unit and was used to doing it. It gives us feedback, we look at all those. We’re transparent – I don’t have anything to hide.”

What improvements would you suggest for the next year?  

“I would like to have more employees. I have six full-time officers, including myself, working seven days a week – someone’s going to be putting in some overtime. In a perfect world, I’d like to have double the staff I have; that way everybody can get a day off if they wanted it.”

Students can reach Chief Giltner via his email or phone number listed on Oklahoma Christian’s directory.

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