The physical agility test is pass/fail. The public safety department will administer a standard police examination, and candidates will have interviews with members of public safety and an administrator from across campus.

Our president has been in touch with state police and the Executive Office of Public Safety. They will leave sooner than later, I suspect.

Officers will have a pre-basic training class and a test on the use of force and probable cause on arrests.

I think it clearly adds some strong safety provisions that will improve safety in the mines.

We believe most rescue activity is a public safety function. If I get into a car wreck and the police come to the wreck, I don't get a bill from the police officer for his time. So why should I get a bill from a county sheriff if I need a rescue?

Police officers and firemen have safety training and protective equipment. The most a taxi driver might have is a Plexiglas window.