The Office of Independent Review group completed its independent review of the University Police Department and allegations against then Chief of Police Donn Peterson and Lt. Melissa Hansen and found “there were broader problems within the department that need to be addressed,” including communication and leadership at all levels, internal division, and organizational dysfunction.” Last October, […]
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‘Jolting and Surprising’
Humboldt State University Chief of Police Donn Peterson was with Vice President of Administration and Finance Douglas Dawes on Sept. 30 when he first learned of his officer’s no-confidence vote in his leadership through a press release from their union. Speaking to the Journal, Peterson said he was so shocked at the news that he […]
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UPD Chief Responds to No-Confidence Vote
Humboldt State University Chief of Police Donn Peterson was with university Vice President of Administration and Finance Douglas Dawes when he first learned of the no-confidence vote from his officers through a press release from their union Monday. Speaking to the Journal, Peterson said he was so shocked at the news that he asked Dawes […]
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Officers Cleared in Fatal Plaza Shooting (With Video)
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office has determined the Sept. 9, 2017, fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man on the Arcata Plaza by a university police officer was legally justified. Responding to a report of a fight and a suspect brandishing a firearm in front of Arcata’s bar row, University Police Department officer Louis Altic […]