Post by Bornthrilla on Nov 27, 2009 8:14:40 GMT -5
A&T officers add off-campus patrols to route
Friday, November 27, 2009
(Updated 7:23 am)
By Jonnelle Davis
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T officials are hoping an increased presence near some off-campus apartment complexes will translate into a safer environment for its students.
The new mutual aid agreement between the university and the city of Greensboro, which was effective Nov. 1, allows A&T officers to patrol the streets surrounding apartment complexes such as Campus Courtyard, Campus View and Collegiate Commons, where A&T students live.
University police Chief Glenn Newell said the effort should deter crime.
“We’re looking for positive results,” he said.
Newell said 65 percent of A&T’s students live off campus and some have expressed concern about their safety. The new agreement includes apartments that are within a half-mile radius of the main campus, he said. It will increase responsibilities for A&T officers.
Newell said the apartments have been incorporated into the university’s patrol plans. Some officers will have to be taken away from their campus duties to handle off-campus patrol. Newell said supervisors will be asked to take over those on-campus duties.
No new officers will be hired initially.
Read more:
www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/26/article/at_officers_add_off_campus_patrols_to_route
Friday, November 27, 2009
(Updated 7:23 am)
By Jonnelle Davis
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T officials are hoping an increased presence near some off-campus apartment complexes will translate into a safer environment for its students.
The new mutual aid agreement between the university and the city of Greensboro, which was effective Nov. 1, allows A&T officers to patrol the streets surrounding apartment complexes such as Campus Courtyard, Campus View and Collegiate Commons, where A&T students live.
University police Chief Glenn Newell said the effort should deter crime.
“We’re looking for positive results,” he said.
Newell said 65 percent of A&T’s students live off campus and some have expressed concern about their safety. The new agreement includes apartments that are within a half-mile radius of the main campus, he said. It will increase responsibilities for A&T officers.
Newell said the apartments have been incorporated into the university’s patrol plans. Some officers will have to be taken away from their campus duties to handle off-campus patrol. Newell said supervisors will be asked to take over those on-campus duties.
No new officers will be hired initially.
Read more:
www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/26/article/at_officers_add_off_campus_patrols_to_route
