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Chief Ken Rahn pictured during his tenure as Deputy Chief of the university Police Department.
03/25/2026

Campus welcomes Ken Rahn as police chief

“It’s a great place to work,” Rahn said. “Even though there was a transition, I still love coming to work and being part of the community here.”
Former Deputy Chief Ken Rahn, who was sworn in as the chief of police on Thursday, March 5. Photo courtesy News at Southern
03/11/2026

Ken Rahn named university’s new police chief

“His broad experience, strong understanding of campus needs and trusted partnerships across the university and with regional public safety agencies position him exceptionally well for this new responsibility,” Wanjagi said.
The crosswalk on Crescent Street in front of Schwartz Hall on Monday, Oct. 20. Photo by Solé Scott
10/22/2025

University police urges students to look both ways

Chief of Police Makiem Miller issued a campuswide announcement on behalf of the university police urging students to look both ways before crossing at crosswalks. 

North Campus cars invaded by thieves

Haljit Basuljevic—Reporter Director of the IT Department Raymond Kellogg and his team were involved in setting up cameras around the North campus parking lot, which unlocked cars were broken into two years
03/06/2019

SCSU Police assure safety after incident

Alex Palmieri – News Writer Deputy Chief Philip J. Pessina said Southern’s campus is secure and well protected at all times. “Our responsibility is to keep a safe campus,” said Pessina, “but
02/12/2017

Police continues to battle campus crime

Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter  The numbers are in. Chief Dooley said the campus police force and faculty are working hard to decrease the few offenses that have increased since 2013’s
10/18/2014

Campus police cracks down on crime

Photo: Chief Dooley sits down to talk about his force’s approach to crime on campus this semester. (Photo Credit: Aaron Berkowitz) Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter  The campus police chief, Joseph Dooley,
10/01/2014