Wittenberg University Police Division

Please help us identify these individuals.

Winter weather storm is expected to hit our campus Sunday afternoon through Monday. Please park vehicles in parking lots to assist Springfield crews in clearing roadways.

Forecasts for the winter storm continue to evolve with the latest forecast shifting south with the highest totals. Mixed precipitation remains a possibility, adding additional uncertainty. Given the uncertainty, the winter storm watch remains unchanged this afternoon.

Beware of Brushing Scam!

A recent scam has been showing up in many states. A "brushing" scam is when someone receives an unexpected gift or item not ordered in the mail from a place like Amazon or other company. Examples of gifts include, rings, bracelets, necklaces, Bluetooth speaker, etc. The gift will have the recipient’s address, but not include the sender's information or be from a known retailer. When the recipient opens the package to see what it is and possibly who sent it, there is a QR code to scan to find out who sent the gift.

Once the code is scanned, all the information from that phone will be sent to scammers. They receive all access to the phone. All personal and financial information is accessible to the scammers and often the victim's bank accounts are drained.

The gift can be kept or thrown away, but the QR code should NOT be scanned for any reason. QR code scams are nothing new. These scams show up in all places, including parking meters.

Inform your family members about the scam and avoid scanning any unknown QR codes included in the package.

**UPDATE** Thank you to all those who provided information. We will be following up with those individuals.

Please help us identify these individuals

We will have increased patrols.

See something, say something.

Wittenberg University is currently taking precautions following a possible threat to campus tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. All events and activities tomorrow are canceled. See alert website at https://www.wittenberg.edu/alert for more information, safety tips, and resources.