The Department of Public Safety Web site has a “Web blotter” available this semester that gives the public up-to-date information on campus crimes.

University Police make brief summaries of their offense reports available to the public at www.finfacil.niu.edu /PublicSafety.

The scrolling blotter gives a general description of offenses reported to the department, which includes any criminal activity reported.

Case information provided will include date and time of the report, location and the case’s status.

UP Sgt. Todd Henert is the officer assigned to maintaining the online blotter. He said in the future, the Web site may include more detailed information, including names and specific addresses.

The blotter has been available on the Web site since March, and it is intended to be updated daily. Records also are retrievable by date back to March 24.

“Our intent is to keep the public informed about what goes on around campus,” Henert said. “We’re not going to write a story about it, but the paper is going to put the information out there anyway, so why can’t we do it firsthand?”

The Public Safety Web site also can be found through www.niu.edu.