Originally Posted by fuzz

The department has one full time dispatcher. Last I heard the department was putting in for two more full time dispatcher positions. The rest of the time the officers are self dispatched. The department has two main radio frequencies, one frequency for each campus. There is also a couple of additional radio frequencies that are utilized when multiple officers are on duty for big events. Officers can talk to each other from one campus to the other but the quality of the communication is poor; there is an issue with the repeater system. On the Leicester campus officers are in direct contact with Leicester PD via radio that they issued to the campus police department. On the Worcester Campus officers contact WPI Police directly by radio and then there dispatcher relays to Worcester PD.

Originally Posted by Kilvinsky

Not a perfect system, but not a bad one either, all things considered. At least the Officers are not completely out on a limb and can contact someone should the proverbial fecal matter hit the oscillating air circulator. Good to know, thank you oh Wise One-Fuzz. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Foxy85

Hows the OT, shift differential, detail if any? Just wondering....

They still accepting apps?

Originally Posted by Kilvinsky

I had fun driving around visiting the various colleges and snapping pictures of the cruisers. Sorry, it's a bizzare fetish of mine.

Originally Posted by NEPS

???

Can anyone say, Chapter 265 section 43?

Originally Posted by Kilvinsky

Gotta ask another question (really, I love this stuff!) how big is the department and what are the opportunities for advancement?

I was in Worcester a couple of years ago while my wife and daughter attended an AMERICAN IDOLS concert. I had fun driving around visiting the various colleges and snapping pictures of the cruisers. Sorry, it's a bizzare fetish of mine. Anyway, I grabbed a picture of a sign at Becker that said the parking space was for Campus Police Vehicles Only. I recall talking to a Becker cop years ago who told me it was a foot beat campus. Has that changed?

I cannot stress enough, I love collecting this type of info. It's just so damn fun to know what my brothers and sisters on other campuses have and have to deal with. Regardless of manpower (generic sense), number of calls, vehicles, and general workload, we're all in the same boat and I just enjoy sharing.

We ARE family!

Originally Posted by rg1283

Alot of Worcester Colleges are self-dispatched.

Quinsigamond is self dispatched
Worcester State is also self dispatched
WPI has full-time 24/7 dispatch
UMass Medical School/University Hospital Campus has 24/7 Dispatch

I think Clark has full-time dispatch 24/7
Assumption has full-time Dispatch 24/7 Dispatch
Holy Cross, I'm not sure if they have full-time dispatch

Becker College was disarmed, but seems due to college administrative errors with insurance coverage. I am almost positive they are armed again now.

http://www.masscops.com/forums/showt...ht=Becker+guns

Originally Posted by NEPS

???

Can anyone say, Chapter 265 section 43?

Originally Posted by Kilvinsky

Check it out, there are a number of sites with police car photos.

Originally Posted by Kilvinsky

STALKING? I don't think so. Trespassing maybe. Besides, I don't take pictures of unmarked cars, only ones with markings, so I can't be accused of taking nude photos of vehicles.

That was bad, but since I don't give a rat's ass....

Check it out, there are a number of sites with police car photos. You can access one right from this site, but I don't recall where the link is. It's a way of tracing a little history of each department. I've got pictures of Emerson cruisers going back to a Blazer in the mid 80's and a Chevy Malibu that Wentworth used in the early 80s. Many of the pictures were lost when my computer crashed a couple of years ago, but I've still got actual photographs of the older ones.

Thanks for all this info fuzz. I hope the department can expand soon so that there's plenty of coverage and back-up. As I had said in a previous post, the officer I spoke with was there several years ago and at the time, Worcester was a walking assignment according to him, unless my memory is all screwed up.