Updates and news

Changes on Main Street: Short- and long-term enhancements to Main Street will bring increased safety to one of Newark’s primary thoroughfares (Aug. 2025)

UDPD’s top dog: The UD Police Department has added a facility dog to build community trust and enhance support services for officers, victims and witnesses alike (July 2025)

Building trust through policing: UD Police completed a two-year trust-building campaign aimed at better supporting the University and Newark communities (Jan. 2025)

UD Police earns re-accreditation: The University’s police department and its 911 call center receive re-accreditation from the nation’s leading law enforcement credentialing agency (Nov. 2024)

A sense of community: UD Police’s Community Resource Unit builds relationships and trust through safety education — on and off campus (Oct. 2024)

What to know about UD Alert: Answering frequently asked questions about the University’s safety notification system (Sept. 2024)

Safety 101 on UD’s campus: Resources and services are available to keep University of Delaware students, faculty and staff informed and safe (Aug. 2024)

Get to know UD’s top cop: Safety and service to the University remain UD Police Chief Pat Ogden’s top priorities (July 2024)

Where campus safety meets hands-on experience: UDPD honors students from Emergency Care Unit and Cadet programs for their service and commitments to the community (June 2024)

Answering the call of duty: UDPD’s Communication Center is on the receiving end when someone dials 911 (April 2024)

Badge of honor: UD Police is one of only two departments in the state of Delaware to partner with the 30x30 Initiative, aimed at increasing gender diversity in policing (March 2024)

“A prepared campus is a safe campus”: Three summer training opportunities focused on University’s preparedness, response and recovery following a simulated active assailant (Sept. 2023)

In exclusive company: UD Police lieutenant graduates from the FBI National Academy (Sept. 2023)