East Tennessee State University’s Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety, Cesar Gracia, was recently recognized as a finalist for Campus Safety Director of the Year, a national competition
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its 2022 Crime on Campus Report, which shares details about the volume and nature of crime on college and university campuses across the state. Compared to 2021, East Tennessee State University saw increased thefts, assaults, and drug violations. Sex offenses and vandalism cases […]
East Tennessee State University Police Lt. Jennifer Mayberry recently became the first officer in the university’s history to attend a prestigious training academy with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Gracia was hired in November after a short-termed chief resigned in 2019.
Gracia, 55, earned his bachelorâs and masterâs degrees at ETSU, and while the campus has changed a lot since then, he still feels his career has come full circle.
The new chief said having the campus less active â due to COVID â since he took office has given him the chance to reconfigure some aspects of the department.
âIt gave us an opportunity to restructure our department, identify our deficiencies and work on them,â he said. âIt gave us an opportunity to implement a new working shift.â
Now, instead of rotating nights and days, officers work straight shifts.