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OUR MISSION
The Appalachian State University Police Department is committed to providing
a safe working, living and learning environment through a community oriented
policing philosophy that emphasizes crime prevention and solving crime
through partnerships, education and awareness programs, pro-active patrolling
and quality officer training.
We provide general and emergency services, and enforce state laws
and university policies on campus twenty-four hours a day, seven-days
a week.
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Message From the Chief
Appalachian State University care deeply about the safety and well being of everyone
on its campus. Our Police Department is working hard to create a safe learning,
living and working environment at Appalachian. To help us achieve this goal,
we have implemented a Community Oriented policing philosophy. We believe that
public safety is a joint responsibility of both the police and community they
serve. Our Community Oriented Policing philosophy emphasizes crime prevention
and solving crime through partnerships, education and awareness programs, pro-active
patrolling and quality officer training and education. However, a truly safe
campus can only be achieved through the cooperation of the entire university
community. Therefore, I ask each of you to join your University Police Department
in a partnership to make Appalachian State University a community where safety
and security are top priorities. By working together we can make a difference.
Thank you,
Chief Gunther E. Doerr
