C.O.P.S. . . . Police on Bicycles!

Since 1998, ETSU has participated in Community Oriented Policing Services -- C.O.P.S. -- a relatively new effort in policing that provides a more direct involvement with the community by having police officers patrolling campus on bicycles.ETSU decided to bring bike patrol officers to campus after other schools reported dramatic drops in crime after implementing the program. The university's C.O.P.S. program began with the assistance of a Department of Justice grant, which assisted in covering the cost of the state-of-the-art mountain bikes, full protective police gear and special training for the participating officers.According to Jack Cotrel, director of Public Safety, the C.O.P.S. program has provided multiple benefits to the campus since its inception.

"It helps the police to become more intimately familiar with the university community, so that the community can feel comfortable talking to police officers," he said. "Our main goal is crime prevention and student awareness, and this effort provides more visibility and accessibility to the officers."

Escort Service

If you wish to be escorted to or from your car or a campus building, phone Public Safety at 439-6900.