UNC System, App State Police honor officers with valor, lifesaving awards
Jan 29, 2025
Four App State Police officers — Lt. Kevin Wilson, Sgt.
Johnny Brown named director of public safety and chief of police at App State
Jan 28, 2025
Watauga County native and veteran police officer Johnny Brown has been named director of public safety and chief of police...
20 recruits graduate from App State Police Academy...
Jan 22, 2025
The recruits are the 7th class to complete the academy as part of App State’s Police Officer Development Program.
Appalachian Police Department named among top 25 in the nation for student safety
Feb 10, 2020
Safe Campus: The National Campus Safety Summit has recognized the Appalachian State University Police Department as one of the top 25 university...
Appalachian Police Academy celebrates second graduating class
Oct 1, 2019
Appalachian Police Academy celebrates its second graduating class and the graduates’ 100% pass rate on the North Carolina police officer cer
App State Police Department honored as NCPEA Law Enforcement Agency of the Year
Jul 25, 2019
Appalachian State University’s Police Department was recognized as the Law Enforcement Agency of the Year by the North Carolina Police Execu
APDP cadet Bayley Plummer gives her all in the classroom, on the court and in the community
Jul 11, 2019
Plummer, who works as a part-time APDP cadet on campus, balances her academic and athletic career as a graduate student in Appalachian’s MPA
Bryce Helms — from Appalachian police cadet to full-time APD officer
Feb 19, 2019
Bryce Helms, a senior criminal justice major, is the first cadet from the APDP to be hired by the Appalachian Police Department.
With App State Police, Madison Cook follows in family footsteps of service
Dec 12, 2018
The junior criminal justice-international studies major is a member of the first class of Appalachian’s two-year Police Officer Development
New Police Officer Development Program to train the ‘policing leaders of tomorrow’ at Appalachian
Jul 19, 2018
The Appalachian Police Officer Development Program — the second of its kind in the nation — begins training student police cadets in s
Say ‘hello’ to Appalachian’s chief of police
Jul 19, 2018
Building trust and changing minds are key to Appalachian State University Police Chief Andy Stephenson’s goal to become the model for polici