Tagged - Public Safety
protest policy
SA leadership starts bi-weekly meetings with PubSafe
SA leaders are now meeting with DPS with the goal of setting up roundtables with student groups about public safety and protest policies.
Public Safety
Student arrested at pro-Palestine gathering pleads not guilty
Senior Nadia Tolosa pled not guilty to charges after she struck a Public Safety officer who grabbed her wrist at a pro-Palestine gathering on Dec. 11.
car theft
With increase in car thefts, Public Safety releases new statement
Cars targeted in thefts have recently been Kias and Hyundais, with the reasoning behind this increase for these models being a current TikTok challenge.
DPS
DPS now responds to text messages
Beginning yesterday, members of the UR community may contact the Department of Public Safety (DPS) via text, using the 585-275-3333…
Public Safety
Public Safety reports armed robbery attempt near Hill Court Footbridge
DPS commended the victim for their reaction. “You never know what’s in a person’s mind,” Assistant DPS Director Commander Dana Perrin said. “I think the victim just reacted very quickly and made an almost unconscious [choice] that they wanted to separate from the suspect.”
Abolition
UR community group proposes expanded, empowered Public Safety Review Board
One of those expanded powers would be approval over the Department of Public Safety’s budget. The reformed PSRB would also have around 40 members, while the current PSRB has nine.
Abolition
BLM protestors poster Wilson Commons, Rush Rhees
“We want action. So no committees, no sitting down with student groups, they did that all throughout the summer, sat down with so many student leaders [...] just to pacify us,” junior Demilade Oladele said.
Abolition
Students reimagine Public Safety on campus, address lack of administrative accountability
Many students largely agreed that the funds currently supporting DPS should be reallocated to other departments in need of more resources, such as the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center and University Counseling Center.
Anti-racism
Anti-racist DPS policy to include blindfolds
DPS plans to have all officers wear blindfolds or horse blinders when driving because, “if we can’t see their face, we can’t tell their race.”
Genesee
Genesee Hall residents targeted by jealous classmates, pelted with veggies
Victims were pelted with various rotten fruits and vegetables from a passing vehicle, and also reported hearing someone shout, ‘Sue B. in the house!’"