Articles tagged:Greg O'Dell

COLUMN: Q&A with Dr. Richard Weinblatt: When police officers commit suicide

Posted: Sat Dec 31 5:59 a.m. by Lucy Ann Lance AnnArbor.com Community Contributor

There is a pervasive sadness in our community over the death of Police Chief Greg O’Dell. Even if you didn’t know him, you came to admire him through the beautiful memories shared by his friends and colleagues at the Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan University, and University of Michigan police departments ...

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with gallery: EMU Police Chief Greg O'Dell remembered as 'a hero cop' during emotional memorial service

Posted: Thu Dec 29 2:59 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter

Several hundred people, including officers from EMU, Ann Arbor and other area police departments, attended the service inside Pease Auditorium on EMU's campus.

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Funeral today for EMU Police Chief Greg O'Dell

Posted: Thu Dec 29 5:57 a.m. by Julie Baker News producer

The memorial service for Eastern Michigan University Police Chief Greg O'Dell is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. today at Pease Auditorium on campus in Ypsilanti.

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Memorial arrangements announced for EMU Police Chief Greg O'Dell

Posted: Mon Dec 26 10:05 a.m. by Julie Baker News producer

Public visitation and a memorial service have been scheduled this week for Eastern Michigan University Police Chief Greg O'Dell.

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EMU Police Chief Greg O'Dell mourned after his death at age 54

Posted: Fri Dec 23 5:09 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

Eastern Michigan University police Chief Greg O’Dell died Friday at the age of 54 after an apparent suicide just west of Ann Arbor, police confirmed late this afternoon. Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Derrick Jackson said Ann Arbor police received a call from a family member at O’Dell’s home Friday ...

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EMU says rehiring O'Dell as police chief was allowed exemption from university guidelines

Posted: Thu Dec 8 5:58 a.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter

Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin sought an exemption from staff search guidelines when rehiring former police chief Greg O'Dell last week, a move that university officials said is both allowed in its protocol and justified due to unique circumstances.

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Greg O'Dell says leaving U-M police to return to EMU strictly a personal decision

Posted: Wed Nov 30 1:35 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

He said he couldn't turn down the unique opportunity to return to the job leading the EMU Department of Public Safety that he originally began in February 2008.

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U-M police take questions from public at first in promised series of meetings

Posted: Tue Nov 22 1:01 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

Members of the public got a look into how the University of Michigan Department of Public Safety conducts its business at a public meeting Tuesday, with the promise of more to come. The meeting attracted about 30 members of the public as well as university and city of Ann Arbor ...

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University of Michigan says new police chief well worth the money paid to lure him

Posted: Mon Aug 8 5:59 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

The University of Michigan's new executive director of public safety will make $18,000 more than his predecessor and enjoy a $30,000 signing bonus. The $200,000 salary and signing bonus being paid to Greg O'Dell represent money university officials decided they needed to pay to get their first choice to lead U-M's police department, spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said Friday.

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