This morning, on this National Coffee with a Cop Day, the Fitchburg State University community had the chance to meet with Chief Michael Cloutier and members  of the Fitchburg State University Police as they hosted Coffee with a Cop in the Falcon Hub. Fitchburg State University Police therapy dog Odin was there as well. The mission of Coffee with a Cop is to break down the barriers between police officers and the citizens they serve.

Fitchburg State University Police Program Academy Director Ola Wysocki held orientation for the first year students enrolled in the Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (11th ROC) yesterday in the Falcon Hub. Director Wysocki introduced Assistant Professor Michael S. McCutcheon, Academy Instructor Sgt. Jeffrey Giles of the Townsend Police,  Lt. John Boucher of the Ashburnham Police, and Detective Sergeant Richard Nelson of Fitchburg State University Police Department who gave an overview of the program. Members of the Eighth ROC were on hand to help with the orientation.

The 10 members of the 7th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) at Fitchburg State were sworn in as police officers on Friday September 13, 2024 before an audience of family, friends, elected leaders and public safety professionals. All of the graduates of our groundbreaking program have already been hired by police departments across the state. As the Chief of Training, of the Municipal Police Training Committee told the assembled graduates, they are poised to be future leaders in their profession. Good luck!

Alexandra Wysocki, Director of the Fitchburg State University Police Program, program staff, and the 7th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) held a walk-through for tomorrow morning's Police Program Graduation: 7th ROC. Expected at the ceremony are President Hodge, local dignitaries, members of police departments from across Massachusetts, as well as proud family members.

Earlier this week, the 7th Fitchburg State University Police Program's  Recruit Officer Course (ROC) had their first day of “Interacting with Persons in Crisis” training with (Ret.) Commander David Avery (Randolph PD) and Clinician Lori Myles.

Yesterday, the Fitchburg State University Police Department participated in Active Shooter Training which included a classroom review; practical exercises for various size contact teams; and some force or force scenarios.

Our Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) recruits were out in this afternoon's rain to go through various motor vehicle stop scenarios with Instructors and volunteers from across the law enforcement community - even current seniors in  our  4+1 Police Program.

Sgt. Salis of the Natick Police Department brought our Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) recruits out to the McKay School parking lot for a hands-on lesson in the use of lidar speed tracking. Lidar, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to the Earth.

This afternoon, Sgt. Salis of the Natick Police Department brought our Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) recruits out of the classroom to test their speed measurement skills against radar and lidar tracking.