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University Police attempt to quell fears of ICE on campus

Dan QuaglianaApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor One of President Donald Trump’s central campaign promises was that he would immediately start “preparing to round up undocumented people already in the United States on a vast scale and detain them in sprawling camps while they wait to be expelled.” Now that Trump has taken......

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Amanda Drummond seeks to provide safety and security, one step at a time

Abigail JacobsonDecember 17, 2024December 31, 2024

December 17, 2024December 31, 2024

ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor Certain events or circumstances can have an effect on someone’s daily life, sometimes bad and sometimes good. Winning the SUNY Police Chief’s Life Saving Award is one of the good ones. Amanda Drummond, a SUNY Fredonia University Police Officer, was awarded the SUNY Police Chief’s Life......

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Gordon Carpenter: SUNY Fredonia’s new police chief

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2023September 18, 2023

September 20, 2023September 18, 2023

ABIGAIL JACOBSON Staff Writer The empty office for the chief of police in Gregory Hall has welcomed Gordon Carpenter Jr. His office is adorned with a blue gift basket with Fredonia merch and a picture of him and his wife on his desk. Carpenter is 52-years-old. He grew up outside......

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University Police Chief Brent Isaacson set to retire

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2023May 2, 2023

May 3, 2023May 2, 2023

DAN QUAGLIANA Staff Writer Brent Isaacson has served as the University Police Chief on campus for the last four years. However, that time is coming to an end as Isaacson will be retiring from his position at the end of June. “I’ve greatly enjoyed my time at Fredonia,” Isaacson said.......

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Surveying students opinions about University Police

Contributor to The LeaderApril 5, 2023April 5, 2023

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

MICHAEL WILLIAMS Special to The Leader Over the past month, more than 400 Fredonia students participated in a campus-wide survey. The survey collected information about the students, their interactions with University Police and their opinion of UP. Police relationships with communities in America have been rocky throughout history. Whether you......

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Chief Isaacson talks being proactive over reactive in safety seminar

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2023March 7, 2023

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

WILL KARR Editor in Chief University Police Chief Brent Isaacson is working to show that being an officer is about more than just responding to crimes — it’s about working to actively prevent them from happening in the first place. On Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Kelly......

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Shedding light on campus safety

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2022November 10, 2022

November 8, 2022November 10, 2022

ALANA WINGATEStaff Writer During the daylight, SUNY Fredonia’s campus is filled with students. But when the lights go down, the familiar terrain can feel unsafe and isolating in the midst of darkness. For many students, walking around campus in the dark can be highly unsettling due to a lack of......

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SUNY Fredonia University Police set to activate body-worn cameras

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2022October 3, 2022

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

CHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief Starting this week, University Police will protect and serve SUNY Fredonia’s campus under surveillance. The department will now be equipped with body-worn cameras, and police officers will wear them while on duty. Last Tuesday, Sept. 27, the campus community received an......

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What’s the scoop? Students indulge in ice cream with University Police

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2022

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022

ALANA WINGATE Special to The Leader While donuts are often stereotypically associated with cops, SUNY Fredonia students recently spotted University Police with a different sweet treat: ice cream. A “Cones with a Cop” event was held outside University Commons on Wednesday, Sept. 21. “I mean, I always love free ice......

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Another spotting of a suspicious person in Eisenhower Hall: What happened and what we know now

Chloe KowalykMay 24, 2022May 23, 2022

May 24, 2022May 23, 2022

CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor It was a morning that sent pangs of fear and anxiety across Eisenhower Hall — and SUNY Fredonia. On April 30, an unfamiliar man entered an unsuspecting female student’s dorm room as she slept on a Saturday morning. At approximately 6:40 a.m., the female student woke......

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University Police attempt to quell fears of ICE on campus

University Police attempt to quell fears of ICE on campus

Amanda Drummond seeks to provide safety and security, one step at a time

Gordon Carpenter: SUNY Fredonia’s new police chief

University Police Chief Brent Isaacson set to retire

Surveying students opinions about University Police

Chief Isaacson talks being proactive over reactive in safety seminar

Shedding light on campus safety

SUNY Fredonia University Police set to activate body-worn cameras

What’s the scoop? Students indulge in ice cream with University Police

Another spotting of a suspicious person in Eisenhower Hall: What happened and what we know now