Successful acts
Officers’ deeds should not be ignored

They take a lot of criticism from the student body, because apparently it’s their fault when the driver of an illegally parked car gets a ticket.

They take the brunt of the concerns regarding pedestrian safety, because apparently it’s their fault if a student doesn’t look both ways before crossing University Drive.

They take a barrage of phone calls offering blame when a crime occurs on campus, because apparently the very rare occurrences are no one else’s fault.

And the TCU Police Department takes it all in stride as the staff goes about its daily business of serving and protecting the students, faculty and staff of TCU. The good things the TCU Police Department does are often overlooked, but last week, its actions could not be ignored.

With a little help from the FBI, TCU Det. Kelly Ham, TCU Chief of Police Steve McGee and their staff reportedly figured out who stole the 112 Peruvian artifacts from the Mary Couts Burnett Library. Then they took the case one step further (or about 300 miles) as Ham drove to Houston and apprehended the suspect.

The very staff which is regarded as “fake police” by many students actually consists of a number of former Fort Worth Police Department workers, who continue their careers at TCU because they care about the students.

Last week, they got to illustrate their caring and their experience. Unfortunately, the student body will probably have something new to blame on the TCU Police Department again next week.

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