Police Chief Alexander Casas

A look into FIUPD’s three-year active shooter training 

Diego Diaz | Interim Editor-in-Chief   Bangs would echo throughout Viertes Haus, Friday, July 7. Within seconds, figures clad in black and blue would rush into the building, rifles raised, speeding through the halls, racing to the origins of that distinctive pop.  Just behind the officers wearing “Priority Response Team” vests were the red-shirted instructors, examining […]

Construction crew ruptures gas line near SASC, causing a brief evacuation

Alexander Luzula | Asst. News Director A construction crew accidentally ruptured a gas line on Modesto Maidique Campus Friday, April 15, forcing several buildings to be evacuated as a safety precaution. The crew was undergoing construction on the currently in-development Trish and Dan Bell Chapel, set to open in March of 2024, when they ruptured […]

FIUPD gains new military equipment

The FIU Police Department purchased 50 M16 rifles in the last couple of years and recently acquired a small Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle and a mobile command bus.
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