
Welcome and congratulations to Officers Devin King and Karl Zuber who graduated from the 82nd UT System Police Academy on December 15, 2006. Officers King and Zuber will now begin full duty with the UTDPD. Ofc. King is a graduate of Midwestern State University and Ofc. Zuber is a graduate of The University of Texas at Dallas.
Guard Matt Sartor received the Business Affairs 'Star Award' presented by the UTD Division of Business Affairs at the quarterly Dr. Larry Terry Business Affairs Award Meeting. Matt received the award and was recognized for his hard work, and dedicated, loyal service to Police Department.
Sergeant Roger Stearns has been offered a promotion to the rank of Captain with the Vanderbilt University Police Department in Nashville, Tennessee. Captain Stearns will be tasked with establishing a new patrol divison for Vanderbilt's residential learning campus. He will be over patrol operations and community orientated policing programs for the new campus. He leaves the UTD Police Department after 9 1/2 years of service and begins his new position effective January 2nd, 2007. We will miss him and wish him all the best with his new opportunity.
This month we welcomed Officer Earl Johnson to the Police Department. Officer Johnson is a 22 year veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he served as a Quality Assurance/Safety Manager and Superintendent for Conventional Weapons Systems. He also was a member of the U.S. Base Escort Team for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) Inspection Team.
Officer Johnson completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration. He graduated from the Dallas County Sheriff's Academy in 1999 and worked for the Dallas County Community College District prior to joining the UTD Police Department.
Officer Johnson has 7 years of law enforcement experience, is a certified Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Instructor, and Crime Prevention Officer. He is currently working towards a master's degree in Human Resource Management. His favorite motto is: "Stay ready to keep from getting ready."
This semsester UTD expanded its presence near the UT Southwestern Medical campus with the addition of the UTD Center for Brain Health. Guard Jesse DeGuzman, of the Callier Center South campus substation has been promoted to Senior Guard to assist the Field Operations Lieutenant with supervision of the increased Guard staff and Police Department services to our Dallas campuses.
The UT-Dallas Police Department maintains the Lost & Found for the University. If you find and item on campus, please bring it to the Police Department lobby. The lobby telephone rings directly to our Communicatons Center. Use the lobby phone to have a member of the Police Department meet with you to log in the lost item(s).
If you have lost an item you can check the Lost & Found by completing the Inquiry Form, which has been added to this website's navigation menu in the "Online Forms" section.
UTD Police launched its new website, (Version 6.0 - 2007) . The new site does away with the frame sets used in the previous version and expands its features and services to the community. New features include a user friendly navigation menu tree and easier access to all online forms from the Police Department. The About UTDPD section of the site has been expanded to include detailed information about Divisions, units, personnel, services, programs, and Department history. Other new sections include Public Information, Officer Bernard Parson Memorial Scholarship, Online Forms, and employment information.