The Westfield State College Department of Public Safety, an agency certified by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, is responsible for the enforcement of the Massachusetts General Laws and for protecting life and property on the Westfield State College Campus. College police officers have the power of arrest in the Commonwealth and are Special State Police with full police powers.

The Department is charged with the responsibility of protecting the rights of all members of the academic community to learn, to teach, and to conduct normal and necessary business of the institution. The Department of Public Safety is a division of the Student Affairs at Westfield State College and is headed by Director Michael Nockunas.

The Department of Public Safety (D.P.S.) works to educate, inform, prevent crime, enforce laws and protect the rights of all members of the College community. The Department oversees law and College policy enforcement, security and emergency response at the College.

In compliance with the CLERY Act, the deparment compiles and publishes annually campus crime statistics. These can be found within the Campus Safety Chronicle.

The Department is comprised of a Director, Captain, 2 Lieutenants, Campus Police Officers, Dispatcher, Institutional Security Officers (I.S.O.'s), Student Security Officers and Administrative Support Staff.

From any On-Campus Phone

How to get help and other important information

To report suspected terrorism, call the Massachusetts Terrorism Tip Line at 1-888-USA-5458

CURRENT POLICE LOG

CAMPUS SAFETY CHRONICLE 

Investigation of Missing Persons ("Suzanne's Law")