Public Safety

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New North Campus Public Safety Chief Brings Decades Of Policing Experience

Makiem Miller rose up the police ranks in Connecticut during the rise of community-oriented policing, a method geared toward strengthening relationships with residents to deter crime.   During patrol assignments, he got to know families and business owners personally, building trust and breaking down barriers for more than two decades.… Read the rest at our website.
NewsCOVID-19

Hurricanes, Bomb Threats And COVID-19—Meet The Man Behind Crisis Management At MDC

When a five-story parking garage under construction at West Campus collapsed in October of 2012—killing four construction workers and injuring eight others—Yakir Fernandez lept into action. Fernandez, who was the assistant chief of public safety at the time, sealed off entrances and shepherded petrified staff and students off campus. … Read the rest at our website.