Helping the Family of Fallen Virginia Tech Police Officer Deriek Crouse

On behalf of Major Gene Deisinger and our colleagues and friends at the Virginia Tech Police Department, we wanted to provide the latest information on funeral services and the memorial fund to help support the family of fallen Virginia Tech Police Department Officer Deriek Crouse:

Expressions of condolences to the Crouse family or to members of the Virginia Tech Police Department may be sent to VTpolice@vt.edu.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, at Cassell Coliseum on the Virginia Tech campus.

A memorial fund has been established to support the needs of the family of Officer Crouse. Those wishing to contribute can mail checks, payable to “Deriek Crouse Memorial Fund,” to the address below:

National Bank of Blacksburg
Attn: Dana Sutphin
P.O. Box 90002
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9002

Those seeking more information about the fund should call 540-552-2011 and ask to speak with Dana Sutphin, branch manager.

Thank you to all who have expressed their support and concern.

Upcoming Training in Campus Threat Assessment Best Practices

Following the very popular COPS Office campus threat assessment training sessions run by Margolis, Healy & Associates -- we are once again offering a day-long training session on Best Practices in Campus Threat Assessment & Threat Management.   This session will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2012 and will be hosted by Goucher College in Baltimore, MD.  For more information - or to register - please CLICK HERE.

This session is open to all higher education personnel and local law enforcement officials.  Topics will include:

• Current best practices in campus threat assessment and threat management and the new national standards. 
• Case studies of targeted attacks. 
• How to operate an effective campus threat assessment team.  
• Steps to take in identifying, investigating, and evaluating threats and other disturbing behavior on campus.  
• Developing and implementing case management plans to reduce risk. 
• Case studies of prevented incidents.
• Understanding legal issues in campus threat assessment and new legal developments.  
• Finding solutions to common problems facing campus threat assessment teams.

Early Registration is $295 for registrations by December 31, 2011.  Registration after December 31, 2011 is $350.  Click here for more information or to register.