HAMILTON ‘ A new arrangement between the Village of Hamilton and Colgate University will authorize the college’s campus safety officers to enforce village regulations on campus.
Under terms of the arrangement, which the village and college have been discussing for more than a year, Colgate campus safety officers will be sworn in as part-time officers of the Hamilton Police Department. Campus safety officers will receive the same combination of in-service and Police Academy training that is required of village police officers.
Two members of Colgate’s campus safety staff ‘ Lana Paul and Robert Kane ‘ have successfully completed training already. Campus Safety Director Gary Bean estimated that it will take three to four years to cycle his entire staff through the training process, which amounts to upwards of 600 hours training for each officer.
Campus safety officers will use the new authority primarily to enforce vehicle and traffic laws on campus. Beginning the first week in October, campus safety will launch a two-week public education program. By issuing warning tickets and using traffic control monitors, the officers will raise awareness of the new enforcement procedures. At the end of the education phase, campus safety will begin ticketing traffic violators.
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