Patrol Unit

• Patrol campus grounds and buildings to protect lives and property
• Regulate traffic and enforce motor vehicle laws
• Respond to accidents or stranded motorists
• Answer distress calls or calls for assistance
• Take initial police reports
• Investigate suspicious activity
• Interview witnesses and suspects
• Identify, pursue and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts

All UMPD officers are highly trained. They are required to complete a Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) certified police academy followed by a rigorous four-month, on-campus field training officer program.

UMPD officers also must successfully complete a 12-month probationary period. Once officers successfully have completed training, they are assigned to a road patrol shift, reporting to a sergeant.

These officers may be assigned to numerous specialty units and responsibilities such as the Special Victims Unit, the K-9 Unit, the Community Outreach Unit, accident investigations, evidence tech, motorcycle, bicycle or Washtenaw County Metro SWAT.