Law enforcement officials from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Police Department, the Colorado Springs Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation will participate in a training exercise Jan. 12 on the UCCS campus.<\/p>\n
Activities will take place throughout the day in the Department of Public Safety offices and in campus housing on the west side of the UCCS campus. Faculty, staff, students and campus visitors should be aware of additional law enforcement presence but that no emergency exists. The Colorado Springs Police Department\u2019s Mobile Command Post will be on campus as will additional marked and unmarked police vehicles.<\/p>\n
Plans call for FBI and Colorado Springs Police Department officers to lead training exercises in hostage negotiation techniques followed by a mock domestic violence barricade scenario, according to event organizers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we hope to never have to have a hostage situation on campus, it\u2019s important that we learn how to deal with such problems and to benefit from the experience of others,\u201d Jim Spice, executive director, Department of Public Safety, and chief of the UCCS Police Department, said. \u201cThe time to learn new skills, and to build working relationships, is prior to needing them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also participating in the exercises will be members of the College of Education Counseling and Human Services Department, Residence Life and Student Housing, and a campus response team of administrators, counselors and student affairs professionals.<\/p>\n
Questions about the exercise should be directed to:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 UCCS Contact: Chief Jim Spice, (719) 255-3288, Jspice@uccs.edu<\/p>\n
\u00b7 CSPD Contact: Lieutenant Sal Fiorillo, (719) 444-7701, Fiorilsa@ci.colospgs.co.us<\/p>\n
\u00b7 FBI Contact: Mark Holstlaw, (303) 630-6650, Mark.Holstlaw@ic.fbi.gov<\/p>\n
UCCS, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The University offers 36 bachelor\u2019s degrees, 19 master\u2019s, and five doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls about 9,000 students annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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