<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Campus Community,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I am writing to address the incident involving
a traffic stop that took place last Thursday night when a UP officer stopped a
vehicle with its headlights off on a Plattsburgh city street. The driver, a
SUNY Plattsburgh student who identifies as a Black female, was arrested based
on several additional violations, and her car was impounded according to
protocol. During this process, the student resisted arrest and the officers
resorted to the use of physical force (gripped her arms while walking her to
the UP vehicle).</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">While the above summary presents the
straightforward facts of this incident, they also presented an opportunity,
that night, for the kind of trauma-informed, student-centered response that our
officers always strive to provide. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">However, last Thursday night we fell short of
this goal.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I understand that the driver and her passenger
felt fearful, threatened, and traumatized by the events of that evening. I also
understand that the campus community is feeling hurt, angry, and additionally
traumatized by the knowledge that some of our police response was neither
trauma-informed nor student-centered, as the focus remained solely on proper
process and procedure, without accounting for the students’ very real fear and
confusion around the events that were rapidly unfolding.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">As the chief of police, I have always led the SUNY
Plattsburgh University Police department with the belief that we best serve our
campus community by not only addressing the issue at hand, but by helping to
resolve the overall situation. We aim to do this daily while recognizing the
diverse population we serve with the understanding no two people share the same
experiences or life situations. This is what makes campus policing unique. Our
officers are trained and supervised to approach their work with compassion,
active listening, and a focus on developing solutions to problems rather than
delivering hardline ultimatums. And we strive to operate in a trauma-informed,
student-centered manner.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">There is a path forward from this. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">I am in ongoing
conversations with the President about next steps. Today we discussed the
possibility of forming a </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">student/police campus relations Advisory Group, among other
ideas, and will share more as we move forward. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It is </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">my expectation that in the coming days and weeks, as we work to
address and further respond to this issue, UP will become better and stronger,
and together we will move forward and begin to heal as a community.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;display:inline-block;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:14px">PATRICK W. RASCOE</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">Chief of Police</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">University Police Department</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">Health Center Building</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">45 Rugar Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><span style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">(o) </span><a href="tel:+1-518-564-2022" title="Office Phone Number" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(200,16,46);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px;display:inline" target="_blank">518-564-2022</a></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><span style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">(f) </span><a href="tel:+1-518-564-4025" title="Fax Phone Number" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(200,16,46);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px;display:inline" target="_blank">518-564-4025</a></div><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/" title="State University of New York at Plattsburgh Link" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(200,16,46)" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></div><br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:AvenirLT-Medium,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/suny-plattsburgh-email-logo.jpg" alt="State University of New York at Plattsburgh Logo" width="196" height="42" style="border-style:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;max-width:100%;height:auto;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;padding:0px;margin:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:AvenirLT-Medium,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><br><div><br></div><div>…”This message including any attachments is intended for the use of the individual or entity to
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