US EditionColumbia University adds 36 new campus patrol officers with powers of arrest
- Columbia University has appointed 36 new special patrol officers with powers of arrest, confirmed by spokesperson Samantha Slater.
- These officers were appointed by the New York Police Department and will report to the police commissioner, as per Columbia's application process last year.
- The new officers will possess the same powers as police officers, including making arrests and conducting searches under New York's Peace Officer law.
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Columbia University Deploys Patrol Officers With Arrest Powers Amid Protests
The 36 new special patrol officers announced last month by Columbia University were appointed by the New York Police Department and will be subject to the orders of the police commissioner, a Columbia spokesperson confirmed this week. Columbia's leaders applied to the city's police commissioner for peace officers last year after they had twice called in NYPD to arrest pro-Palestinian student protesters who had set up an unauthorized tent encamp…
Columbia University adds 36 new campus patrol officers with powers of arrest
The 36 new special patrol officers announced last month by Columbia University were appointed by the New York Police Department and will be subject to the orders of the police commissioner, a Columbia spokesperson confirmed this week.
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