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Welcome to the website for the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Police Department. Here you will find information about our department and educational resources. It is our goal to use this website to promote safety and crime prevention for all that frequent our campus.

Recent News

UW-Eau Claire Police Unveil New Squad Car Design July 2008 – The University Police are proud to unveil the new designs on its patrol fleet. This was done as a way to make the squad vehicles more visible during the day and at night. The design was enhanced by adding more reflective material and larger print so that it can be seen from greater distances.

Northern Wisconsin State Fair Law Enforcement Booth, 2008 – From July 9-12, 2008, several officers with the UW-Eau Claire Police Department participated in law enforcement activities at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. For several years now, this department has provided officers for duties at the Fair’s Law Enforcement Booth. The officers enjoy working at the fair, which gives them an opportunity to interact with the public and provide crime prevention suggestions to children. The officers were involved with the free daily raffle of bicycles for children. This year, the department and Chippewa Valley Safe Kids donated several bike helmets so the raffle winners would have a helmet. In the attached photos, Detective Doug Hubbard and Officers Joel Field and Roger Sir presented two lucky winners with their bikes.

The officers gave away hundreds of UW-Eau Claire Police, Junior Officer badges, coloring books, state maps and traffic safety materials. The officers also assisted in re-uniting lost children with their parents.

UW-Eau Claire Police Department to Participate in Drunk Driving Crackdown Aug. 15-Sept. 1 – Because drunken drivers are prevalent and deadly threats not just to themselves but also to everyone else on the road, the University Police at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will patrol to detect impaired motorists as part of a nationwide law enforcement crackdown Aug. 15 through Sept. 1.

The "Drunk Driving — Over the Limit, Under Arrest" crackdown will combine high-visibility law enforcement with a federally funded media campaign to ....READ MORE

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