Capt. Chuck McMullin to lead MCC-Longview PD

After 25 years with the Kansas City Police Department and 10 year working as a private security consultant, Capt. Chuck McMullin is now leading the Police Deaprtment at MCC-Longview.

MCC Police Chief Bill Hudson announced that MuMullin would be taking over the department on Tuesday saying that he was proud to have McMullin at the helm on campus.

"I have known Captain McMullin for many years," Hudson said. "He is a professional, engaged and extremely competent leader. I believe you will find him approachable and committed."

During his his time at KCPD, McMullin was assigned to several units, including: Patrol, Drug Enforcement Unit, Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Forgery Unit, Fraud Unit and the Property Crimes Division. As a private security consultant, he worked with major clients such as The American Royal, Kemper Arena and IBM to create and implement security plans.

I have been afforded the opportunity to be a part of many challenging projects throughout my career," McMullin said. "I know Chancellor Mark James, Chief Bill Hudson and the college staff and educators have a vision to make MCC a safe, friendly place and the best educational institution in the nation. I am honored to be a part of this organization and look forward to working with each of you."

On Tuesday, Hudson also announce that Lyle Koch, former head of Longview's public safety department will be directly involved with the communications unit downtown as they transition into a full blown dispatch center.

"I have no doubt that his many years of experience will be an asset to that process, Husdon said.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives trains at MCC-Blue River

ATF Agents study restraint maneuvers at the Public
Safety Institute on the MCC-Blue River campus

The Public Safety Institute at MCC-Blue River is even more active than usual as agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms conduct training on premises this May. Special Agent Trista Frederick from ATF was on hand to explain how the bureau benefits from the use of the MCC-Blue River facilities.

“ATF is conducting control arrest techniques training, which includes handcuffing techniques and defensive tactics. The training is intended to teach agents how to safely place individuals under arrest and counteract non-compliant or combative subjects,” said Frederick. Later this month, ATF will return to MCC-Blue River to study explosives, with special attention to home-made or improvised explosive devices.

Asked why MCC-Blue River’s Public Safety Institute was a choice location for training, Fredericks said that “MCC-Blue River is a centrally located, convenient, and a high-quality training facility for ATF’s staff in the Kansas City area.” She went on to site possibilities of future ATF use of MCC-Blue River facilities when planned improvements are in place, saying, “ATF is also excited about MCC-Blue River’s

Guns & Hoses series drawing to a finale

After several consecutive wins at the annual Guns & Hoses challenge by the fire fighters, doubts that the police could beat them in the multi-sport competition began to circulate. This year, however, the police took an early lead in the volleyball competition and have maintained that lead in the series. The police stand above the firefighters at two to one at the end of three events.

Police struggle against firefighters
a previous dodgeball competition

Today’s Guns & Hoses competition will be a soccer match at the MCC-Blue River soccer field. If the police win again, then the series ends and the guys and gals in blue will retrieve the long-time firefighter held Guns & Hoses trophy. If the firefighters win today’s soccer competition, bringing the series even at 2 to 2, then there will be a final flag football competition to break the tie.

Guns & Hoses soccer, Monday, May 2 at noon, MCC-Blue River soccer field, open to the public, no admission charge

MCC Security Announcement

Today, Monday April 18, 2011 at 11:35 AM the MCC Police department at MCC-Penn Valley received information by phone that a young black male wearing a black shirt and yellow shorts and a box cutter approached a MCC student in the parking garage top level at Penn Valley at 11:15 AM. The unknown person asked the student to come with him and she refused. There were no injuries. MCC Police are searching the area.

Your safety is a top priority. If you see something that looks suspicious or a crime in progress, immediately call the police at 911, and then call MCC police a 604-1200. Do not attempt to apprehend the suspect yourself.

MCC PD welcomes four new(ish) officers

Booker Armstrong, David Cooper, Joseph Ham and Zach Goode are not new to MCC but as of last night they all have a new title: police officer.

New MCC police officers (l-r) Zach Goode, Joseph Ham, David Cooper and Booker Armstrong were sworn in after the MCC-Blue River Police Academy graduation Wednesday night.


The four former MCC public safety officers graduated from MCC-Blue River's Police Academy alongside 24 other cadets Wednesday night. As required by the State of Missouri, the cadets completed eight months of intense training and passed a rigorous examination in order to become commissioned police officers.

Cooper, who had been lead public safety officer at MCC-Longview, is

Guns & Hoses on Mondays at MCC-Blue River

Police vs. Fire volleyball competition at Guns & Hoses 2011

Anyone at MCC-Blue River looking for a little athletic entertainment is welcome to come to the gymnasium or the soccer field on Mondays during April and the first week of May to see police versus firefighters sporting events. The friendly competition series is called Guns & Hoses.

This year the public safety teams will vie to win the best three out of five games in volleyball, soccer, softball, flag football, and dodgeball.

The firefighters have held the championship cup for the past couple of years, but the police won the first contest, a volleyball competition, last Monday. Root for a favorite, an underdog or just root for a good time.

Guns & Hoses, 12 noon on Mondays in April and early May at MCC-Blue River (A&S 100 and soccer field)

Classroom doors to get new locks

Classrooms across MCC will soon become a little more secure, thanks to a measure just approved by the board of trustees that calls for installation of more than 500 new door locks.

The locks, which will be installed beginning in May, are intended to protect students, faculty and staff in the event of a public safety emergency involving an intruder or other threat to personal safety. Once installed, the doors will be lockable from both inside and outside of the room. Currently, most classroom and conference room doors can only be locked and unlocked from outside of the room and require the use of a key.

“We want to give students, employees and guests peace of mind,” said Bill Hudson, chief of campus police. “If there is a safety threat in the building or anywhere on campus, people will be able to close and lock the door to protect themselves from danger.”

MCC’s construction and maintenance crews will be manually installing the new knobs and handles on a schedule that will not interfere will classes or other college business. Installation will begin in May and is expected to be complete by the middle of the fall 2011 semester, according to MCC’s construction superintendent Richard Hill.

See something suspicious? Report it!

The MCC Police Department has taken yet another step to empower students and employees to look out for one another.

The new MCC Tips Hotline allows any student, employee or guest at MCC to report suspicious activity anonymously by phone or online.

The purpose of these new tip-reporting tools, said Domenick Brouillette, associate director of public safety, is to engage the whole MCC community in campus safety by simplifying the process for reporting suspicious behavior or activity.

“Community involvement is the key to a good community oriented policing program,” said Brouillette. “And because we know some people hesitate

Making it easier to call for help

MCC students, employees and visitors will soon have a way to call MCC police/public safety with the push of a single button.

As part of ongoing district-wide efforts to ensure student and employee safety, the emergency preparedness task force is implementing a reprogramming of one of the quick-dial buttons on every phone in the network (including employees' desk phones) to dial the MCC police/public safety control center.

In the event of an emergency, anyone who is near a phone will now be able to simply press that button, without even picking up the handset, to reach MCC police/public safety. The button will be labeled EMERGENCY. This change is being made to all MCC phones so that anyone with access to a phone will be able to quickly call for help.

The reprogramming will take place between Dec. 9 and Dec. 13. Employees who currently have a phone number programmed into the bottom-most quick-dial button on their phone should make other arrangements for future dialing of that number.

Introducing Bill Hudson

To say there’s a new sheriff in town might be an overstatement, but Bill Hudson, MCC’s new chief of campus police, fits the description.

Hudson, with more than 35 years of military and law enforcement experience, started at MCC in January and oversees MCC’s public safety department.

He previously served as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer for Parkville, Mo. and has taught at Park University, Missouri Western State College and the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department Training Academy. Previously an MCC student, Hudson earned his associate’s
degree at MCC-Longview, his bachelor’s degree from Avila and a master’s of public affairs from
Park University.

“In the short time that I’ve been here, I have found that community is more than just a word in the college’s title,” said Hudson. “This is an exciting opportunity to work with a great group of people enhancing safety and contributing to the academic process.”

The chief of campus police is a new position, created as MCC plans to gradually switch from a public safety team to an MCC Police Department. This transition will occur over time, while current public safety officers receive officer training and certification. No current public safety officers will lose their job.