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VANESSA MCCRAY, MCCLATCHY
Dec. 10--Monica Moll had worked only a month as Ohio State University's public safety director when a disturbing call on the police radio interrupted a Monday morning meeting in her new office.
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The 42-year-old went to the Columbus campus Oct. 31, fresh from a six-year stint as police chief and public safety director at Bowling Green State University.
She had planned to spend her first six months at the much larger university observing safety operations and getting to know the people she would lead.
Two big security concerns loomed top of mind: The contentious presidential election and its aftermath, which had resulted in a tumultuous on-campus rally, and big game-day crowds during the Buckeye football season. Then that Nov. 28 radio call shattered all routines.
"Those were already the things on my radar. I knew this was going to be a busy month and this kind of changed the plan," she said.
A seasoned veteran of several campus police forces, Ms. Moll said she could tell right away the incident was serious. She left her office and walked down a couple doors to the communications center, where dispatchers were responding to a quickly unfolding situation.
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