East Carolina University Police Department

The very first sponsored ECUPD American Red Cross Blood Drive was a success!! Pictured is the Local Red Cross Coordinator Stephanie Griffin. Manning the table was American Red Cross Intern Amily Qreitem! Special thanks to Capt. Davis and Officer Houston for coming by and showing such awesome support!! Our new Community Affairs Officer Dan Langley gave the gift of life.

Our Red Cross Blood Drive completed with a total 57 lives that will be impacted. A total of 19 successful Donors. Thanks also to the Donors who came out that could not give blood. Your efforts are very deserving! This blood drive was a success because the Summer months are very hard due because not many people are on our campus.

Stephanie Griffin stated ….“The ECU Police support was greatly appreciated and I am so excited to continue to partner with you all.”….,

ECUPD Community Affairs Division Thanks everyone who worked hard to make our very first ECUPD Red Cross Blood Drive one to remember!!

East Carolina University requires freshman and all new incoming students to attend one of the Orientation Sessions provided during the months of June and July. During these sessions, Sgt. Brian Richardson discusses the safety services that the ECU Police Department provides to the campus community and allows for parents and students to ask any safety related questions they may have. Be sure to check them out!

Please come out and join us for the FIRST ECU sponsored Red Cross Blood Drive!! 🩸🩸🩸

Captain Amy Davis, Sgt. Brian Richardson and PO Tim Langley participated in the Pitt County Early College Career Fair held at the Goess Center at Pitt Community College. Students had a chance to learn about various professions that they may wish to pursue in the future. What an awesome event to give students an opportunity to interact with various professionals from our local community and to help prepare themselves for the future job market!

Recently the ECU Police Department was awarded the Centennial Award for Excellence in recognition of exceptional service to the institution over a sustained period of time, with attention to a devotion to duty and awareness of the importance of public service. The Centennial Award for Excellence represents the highest award given for excellence in the following areas: service, leadership, and spirit. The life saving and changing efforts by our officers and telecommunicatitors have made a lasting impact in the lives of students and their families.

“Service is the rent we pay for the privilege to live on this earth.”

Congratulations to our most recent RAD class participants on the completion of their training. If you are interested in attending one of our classes please contact us. Our amazing RAD instructors would love to help you improve your safety, skills, and awareness.
Stay safe, Pirate Nation.

Thank you to all of our East Carolina University Police Department Dispatchers!! We appreciate you so very much!!! 💙🚔

Last week at South Greenville Elementary School, the ECU Police, Greenville Police, ECU Health Police and members of the Pitt County Sheriff's Department took part in a bicycle helmet fitting. Over one hundred students were educated on bicycle safety and then properly fitted with a new bicycle helmet! The program was coordinated by the Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program at ECU Health. It was a wonderful safety event enjoyed by all!!

The annual "Spring Fling" diversity fair was held on west campus yesterday from 1130a-130p. It was a wonderful opportunity to engage and education so many of our students, faculty and staff on various safety related topics!

It may have been rainy outside but lots of fun was had inside! ECU hosted Pirates Aboard Admitted Student Day on Saturday. ECU Police MPO Mike Fecteau and PO Tim Langley spoke with hundreds of future students and their families regarding various safety topics and answered any questions or concerns they had. What a great event to help educate and get to know our future students!

We're hiring telecommunicators! Please go to
https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/69583 to apply.

St. Paul’s Preschool Community Mystery Readers are the best!!!!

Spring break is here. Enjoy and be safe.

Keep theft down. It takes 3 elements for a crime to occur; intent, knowledge, & opportunity. You can’t control a criminal’s intentions or their knowledge of how to commit a theft but you can control opportunities. Don’t give them a chance to take your belongings.

The East Carolina University Police Department would like to recognize and give a special Thank You to our two School Resource Officers. ECU MPO Tamesha Woolard is assigned to the South Greenville Elementary School and the ECU Lab School and ECU MPO Raymond Cabacar is assigned to the ECU Early Innovation College. Thank you for going above and beyond to help our young folks stay safe in the community!

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our retired K-9, Marko. Marko began his service at East Carolina University in July of 2013. He retired from active duty in 2018. His service was cut short due to long-term injuries that he sustained when the patrol car, that he traveled in, was involved in a serious wreck. Marko specialized in explosives detection and tracking. Marko worked countless events over his career, at ECU, to include ECU Performing Arts, Pirate Athletics, WWE Live, Harlem Globetrotters, Eric Church, Kid Rock, Parmalee, Big & Rich, Ludicrous, J.Cole, Lee Brice, the Avett Brothers and a visit from former President Bill Clinton. Before retiring, Marko was the star when we were invited to attend career days at local elementary schools. When Marko retired, he spent the remainder of his years under the care of K-9 Officer Heath. Our thoughts are with the Heath family, and we will all miss Marko.

Officer Tim Langley & Sgt. Brian Richardson conducted an alcohol and drug presentation to over 100 Kappa Delta Sorority members. They educated the sorority members on ways to help stay safe during spring break and also spoke about various other campus safety topics . Feel free to reach out anytime if you would like the Community Affairs Division to speak at your next event!!

A portal has been posted to the ECU Police Department main webpage as a method to provide input. The purpose of this portal is to receive public comments regarding our compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status. These comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide the participating agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence. To access the portal you can either go to our Department website https://police.ecu.edu/ or you can access the portal directly at https://cimrs2.calea.org/153. Additional information on the CALEA accreditation process can be accessed at https://www.calea.org/.
If you have any questions or concerns related to the public comment portal the accreditation process, please contact Gregory Cox at 252-744-2427 or by email at [email protected].

The East Carolina University Police Department would like to extend its heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of Retired GPD Captain Carlton Williams.

Retired Captain Carlton Williams died on the evening of January 29, 2024 after suffering a stroke. He was 54 years old.

Carlton was instrumental in training many members of the ECU Police Department in Crisis Intervention Training over the years and was well liked and respected by all who were lucky enough to know him. He had a very kind heart and was a gentle soul. He had a strong passion for helping others and it shined through in both his professional and personal life in so many ways. He will be sorely missed by the entire Community. Fly high Brother!!

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During the holidays, PetSmart customers purchased stuffed animals that were donated to local charities and worthy affiliations making a difference in our local community. This year PetSmart recognized the ECU Community Affairs Division with a donation of stuffed animals to be given out to kids in the South Greenville Elementary School, by ECU School Resource Officer Tamesha Woolard. Thanks to the amazing customers of PetSmart of Greenville for helping the community and bringing smiles to the children's faces! Pictured below are ECU PO Tim Langley, ECU MPO Tamesha Woolard, PetSmart Associate Lead Richard and PetSmart Associate Lead Hannah.

What a success! ECU Police Department and Nostalgia Newsstand delivered toys to the Ronald McDonald House this week. We want to thank everyone who donated to this Santa’s Wish Charity Drive.Nostalgia Newsstand

SRO Woolard participated in the shop with a cop with South Greenville Elementary School. What an amazing shopping experience!

Sgt. Richardson and PO Tim Langley visited the Nancy Darden Child Development Lab on campus. The officers had a great time showing off their patrol vehicles, educating the students on safety and explaining how police officers help keep the campus community safe! What a fun way to interact and educate our young folks on campus!

Sgt. Brian Richardson and PO Tim Langley, along with Santa Claus himself, met with the students at South Greenville Elementary School. The students were so excited to meet with Santa and their faces lit up with pure joy!! Much fun was had by all ⛄️😎🎄

The ECU Police Department is partnering with Nostalgia Newsstand for our first Toy & Book Drive. All donations will go towards the Ronald McDonald House of Greenville, NC. Santa’s Wish will be accepting donations from now until December 17th. Please stop by with your toys or books.

The East Carolina University Police Department wishes to share it’s deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of Perry Harris. Perry was a former member of the ECU Police Department and worked as our training coordinator. Perry thank you for your service.

Congratulations to Interim Chief Beth Watkins on her retirement from the East Carolina University Police Department with 30 years of credible service!! A retirement ceremony was held yesterday to honor her many years of dedication and leadership to our Police Department. She made an incredible impact on so many people here on campus and she will be greatly missed!!

Congratulations to Chief Jason Sugg and Captain Amy Davis of the East Carolina University Police Department on their well deserved promotions!! Combined they have over 50 years of service to ECU. We are grateful for their leadership and dedication to our police department.