Gas Leak Near Jewett Hall Prompts Evacuations at SUNY Fredonia
Reading Time: 2 minutes A gas leak near Jewett Hall prompted evacuations of Mason Hall, the Williams Center and Reed Library Thursday morning....
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Police Blotter
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUniversity Police Department SUNY Fredonia The Police Blotter, run and shared with The Leader by the University Police Department (UPD), aims to provide information to students, faculty and the community in and around SUNY Fredonia. All information is provided on the University Police Department’s website, https://www.fredonia.edu/about/offices/university-police/blotter. The Police Blotter will......
Police Blotter (Issue 1 | Fall 2025)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Police Blotter aims to provide information to students, faculty and the community at and around SUNY Fredonia....
Everything you need to know about driving on campus
Reading Time: 4 minutesNobody wants to begin their college career with a ticket. It's important to know driving rules and regulations before coming to school in the fall. ...
University Police launch new bike patrol initiative
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Prior to last week, there were only two ways you would see University Police (UP) officers around campus: walking or in a patrol car. Now, you’ll see them on bikes, as well. On April 23, SUNY Fredonia’s University Police Department debuted bicycle patrols, meaning students will......
University Police attempt to quell fears of ICE on campus
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN 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......
Amanda Drummond seeks to provide safety and security, one step at a time
Reading Time: 2 minutesABIGAIL 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......
Gordon Carpenter: SUNY Fredonia’s new police chief
Reading Time: 2 minutesABIGAIL 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......
University Police Chief Brent Isaacson set to retire
Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN 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.......
Surveying students opinions about University Police
Reading Time: 2 minutesMICHAEL 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......