Department of Public Safety

Strem, who recently joined Public Safety from the Rochester Police Department, received the Hometown Heroes award for her efforts to bring greater awareness to the issue of domestic violence and greater support to victims and families.

On the evening of April 13, at the intersection of McLean Street and Wilson Boulevard on River Campus, Ocieka Bakou, a local Xerox employee, selflessly intervened to prevent a violent crime from progressing into a possible tragedy.

Since 2001, Gerald L. Pickering has served as Webster police chief, overseeing a force of 32 sworn officers and 10 civilian professionals. Pickering will start in the new position at the University on Jan. 5.

As part of the program, assigned officers will introduce themselves to the residents and provide them with their work e-mail address. They will attend hall meetings at least two times per semester, and hall staff will be able to request safety and prevention presentations through them.

Warmer weather brings more bicyclists out on River Campus, but it also brings out more bicycle thieves. “In just the month of June there have been more than 20 bike…

This second graduating class now completes the group of Public Safety staff members planned to serve in this role.

The drill will simulate an emergency situation on campus, so members of the University community may see police and safety officers actively responding.