The Yale Police Department and the Office of Public Safety sent well wishes to Captain William Kraszewski during his retirement from the police department with 34 years of service.
Chief Anthony Campbell presented Krazewski with a certificate of achievement and thanked him for his...
The Office of Public Safety was essential in creating a safe environment for the Martin Luther King Day Celebration: “Sanctuary in the Storm,” where Martin Luther King III served as guest speaker.
Associate Vice President Ronnell Higgins, New Haven Police Assistant Chief Bert Ettienne....
The Yale Police Department, along with the City of New Haven’s Youth and Recreation Department (YARD) and other local community partners, are hoping to feed many this Thanksgiving holiday. Last year over 1,000 turkeys and trimmings were...
This spring members of the Yale Police Department have been busy coordinating or participating in several community events . These included two Mother’s Day outreach events, an event at The Nest at Alphabet Academy, and more.
In early June, several members of the Yale Police...
The Yale Police Department is offering hate crime training in late July. It is open to all members of Yale Public Safety and other outside partners, including FBI agents, the New Haven Police Department, and dispatchers.
This training will be run by Meta an American multinational...
On August 2 - 4, Yale Public Safety’s Security Division is hosting a dispatcher/telecommunicator education summit curated and taught by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). NENA serves the greater 9-1-1 community by providing guidelines for emergency response through standards...
Members of the Yale Police Department (YPD) were busy coordinating several community events throughout April and May. These included another bicycle presentation, two grocery giveaways, and several Yale childcare socials—Earth Day drawings and spring flower planting.
In coordination with...
April is Autism Acceptance Month. To bring more education and awareness to its officers and staff, the Yale Police Department (YPD) hosted several Autism talks and a panel discussion. Each week members of the YPD heard from experts in the field, including several Yale physicians and professors...
As part of National Police Week, Chief Higgins gave a presentation entitled “Developing Full-Range Leadership” during the Flight Commander’s Edge Course at the Westover Air Force Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts. He spoke to 25 Company Grade Officers and enlisted members from both the Air...
The Yale Police Department (YPD) recently added three new officers to their force: Gregg Curran, Angelo DeLieto, and Karl Rodriguez-Perez. All three are experienced officers who came to Yale from other area police departments. Please join us in welcoming them to Yale.
We met with...
The Yale Police Department (YPD) recently added three new officers to their force: Gregg Curran, Angelo DeLieto, and Karl Rodriguez-Perez. All three are experienced officers who came to Yale from other police departments in the area. Please join us in welcoming them to Yale.
We talked...
The Yale Police Department (YPD) teamed up with the Yale African American Affinity (YAAA) Group to purchase and present a brand-new bicycle and helmet to a student at East Rock Community Magnet School in New Haven.
Members of the YPD and YAAA attended the school’s monthly assembly and...
Last month, Yale Police Sergeant Martha Cedeno-Ross and Officer Myisha Giddings helped distribute 1,000 meals to people in need. As part of Black History Month, the City of New Haven’s Youth and Recreation Department held its second annual dinner distribution. Families were able to stop by...
The Yale Police Department (YPD) recently added three new officers to their force: Gregg Curran, Angelo DeLieto, and Karl Rodriguez-Perez. All three are experienced officers who come to us from other area police departments. Please join us in welcoming them to Yale.
We caught up with...
On a recent chilly Saturday morning, two Yale Police Officers assisted the Community Baptist Church with their grocery giveaway. Located on Shelton Avenue in New Haven, the church collects non-perishable food items and more from local food banks and monthly provides groceries to families in need...
Lunarfest, organized by Yale-China, took place throughout February and celebrates the Chinese New Year. Local artist Kaitlin Tan Fung created a large mural of 42 colorful squares celebrating the Year of the Tiger. Each square was decorated by members of the Greater New Haven community.
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Over the holidays and into January, Yale Public Safety teamed up with several Yale groups and New Haven churches to help those in need. Efforts included several successful food and coat drives. Here is a snapshot of those local happenings.
Yale Police Department (YPD) members worked with...
If you are the victim of identity theft, follow these steps immediately.
Step 1: Call the companies where you know the fraud occurred: Call the fraud department. Explain that someone stole your identity. Ask them to close or freeze the accounts. Then, no one can add new charges unless you...Last fall, the Yale Police Department (YPD) received a call about a homeless man sleeping under a dormitory room window outside of Jonathan Edwards College (JE). After evaluating the situation, the officers realized the man had mental health issues. They decided not to detain this individual but...
Yale Security started working towards its first CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) accreditation almost two years ago. Attaining this accreditation shows objective evidence of an organization’s commitment...
Dear Yale students, staff, and faculty,
On Monday, December 13, 2021, a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will virtually exam all aspects of the Yale University Security Department. This assessment is part of the...
Just before Thanksgiving, the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen got a visit from the Yale Police Dept. Yale Police Officer Gregory Swiantek stopped by with a police vehicle stuffed to the brim with hundreds of cans and boxes of non-perishable food. All this bounty was the result of the successful...
On behalf of Chief Ronnell Higgins and the entire Yale Public Safety community, we salute and thank department veterans who are currently serving, have served, or are allies of those in the US Armed Forces. We also salute and thank all their family members who are also serving or have served....
Yale Public Safety teamed with many groups throughout the fall on several different community events; here is a wrap-up of those happenings.
Donations benefiting Afghan familiesYale Public safety partnered with Yale’s Affinity Groups, Yale Library Staff Association, and more for a...
Yale Public Safety prides itself on improving communication and outreach with the Yale and New Haven communities. As a result, many programs are in place by design, while some encounters happen organically.
In June, there were reports of adolescents riding bicycles around New Haven,...
Ronnell Higgins, Director of Public Safety and Chief of Yale Police, leads by example, and his values and a deep sense of ethics are seen in everything he does. Recently, he was honored by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as one...
Yale Police Service dog Heidi and her handler Officer Richard Simons were honored at Sunday’s New York Giants (NY Giants) game .
A graduate of Puppies Behind Bars (PBB...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and members of Yale Public Safety are supporting several events. This includes a local race, an awareness giveaway, and donning pink patches.
The...
The Cops and Ballers tournament is an annual afternoon-long series of three-on-three basketball games. These games feature city police officers playing side-by-side with some of New Haven’s most talented young athletes. The tournament began three years ago as a way to bridge the gap...
Each summer, several Yale Police Officers participate in the Police Activities League (PAL) Kids Camp. During July, the day camp provides local children ages 8 to 11 with educational, athletic, and just plain fun programs. Officers Elizabeth “Liz” Vaccino and Michael Claxton were assigned to...
