Meet Our Staff
The Kutztown University Public Safety Department employs 16 full time commissioned police officers who have received their primary training under the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Act (PA Act 120). This is the same required training that all municipal police officers throughout Pennsylvania receive. Police Officers on campus participate in annual in-service police training pursuant to PA Act 180.
KU Police Officers:
- Receive their police powers from the Governor of Pennsylvania under Pennsylvania Title 71 P.S. 646.1 and PA Act 188 of 1982.
- Have full power of arrest for any violation of law on campus property and on select highways that traverse or abut campus property pursuant to Act 41 of 2015
- Enforce all State and Local laws
- Enforce the rules and regulations of Kutztown University
- Investigate all reports of criminal activity on campus
- Patrol campus with vehicles, bicycles, and on foot
- Investigate all panic, fire, burglar, and mechanical alarms
- Coordinate with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners
- Provide and maintain a safe and orderly learning environment for the Kutztown University campus community
- Participate in multiple crime prevention services and programming for all our campus community
Staff
Interim Chief of Police David Drezek #23
- Graduate of Northwestern University Police Staff & Command #471
- Operations Commander
- FBI LEEDA Trilogy Recipient
- POLEX Executive Development Program
- B.S Roger Williams University
- With the department since June 2018
Deputy Chief of Police/Asst. Director
Vacant
Lieutenant Justin Soumas #5
- Criminal Investigator
- Prosecution Officer
- Police Patrol Officer
- Crime Prevention Practitioner
- Field Training Officer
- Alarm Systems Coordinator
- With the department since September 2003
Police Supervisor (1st shift): Sgt. Barry Althouse #08
- Shift Supervisor
- Crime Prevention Practitioner
- Police Firearms Instructor
- With the department since October 2006
Police Supervisor (2nd shift): Sgt. Tiffany Miller #21
- Shift Supervisor
- MCT Coordinator
- Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
- B.S. Kutztown University
- With the department since January 2009
Police Supervisor (3rd shift): Sgt. Craig Beidler #06
- Shift Supervisor
- Crime Prevention Practitioner
- With the department since July 2013
Police Specialist: Cpl. Paul Long #18
- Police Patrol Officer
- Vehicle Maintenance Coordinator
- Crime Prevention Practitioner
- Evidence Room Technician
- Field Training Officer
- IPMBA Bike Certification
- With the department since August 2004
Police Specialist: Cpl. Amanda George #12
- Police Patrol Officer
- Field Training Coordinator
- Crime Prevention Practitioner
- R.A.D. Instructor
- Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
- B.S. Shippensburg University
- With the department since August 2004
Police Officer: Melanie Howe #11
- Police Patrol Officer
- First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor
- Field Training Officer
- Police Firearms Instructor
- Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
- IPMBA Bike Certification
- R.A.D. Instructor
- B.A. Alvernia University
- With the department since September 2013
Police Officer: Jeffrey Buckley #28
- Police Patrol Officer
- IPMBA Bike Certification
- Defensive Tactics Instructor
- B.S.. DeSales University
- With department since October 2019
Police Officer: David Gross #30
- Police Patrol Officer
- Defensive Tactics Instructor
- Police Firearms Instructor
- With department since November 2019
Police Officer: Samuel Willis #55
- Police Patrol Officer
- With department since April 2022
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Administrative Staff: Danielle Santos
- Day Shift Office Staff
- Academic year 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Summer 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- With the University since 2008
- With the department since January 2022