ECU Police Announce Leadership Change | Eastern NC Now

On Monday, July 18 the East Carolina University Police Department said farewell to Chief Gerald Lewis during a reception in his honor

ENCNow
    Publisher's note: The author of this post, Kelly Setzer, is a contributor to ECU News Services.

Chief Gerald Lewis (photos by Cliff Hollis)
    On Monday, July 18 the East Carolina University Police Department said farewell to Chief Gerald Lewis during a reception in his honor.

    Lewis announced his resignation in early July after accepting the position of associate vice president/chief of police at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His last day at ECU is July 20.

    "I have worked with wonderful people...the administration and other officers," said Lewis. "Leaving ECU was a difficult decision but was the best decision for my family."

    ECU Police officers and members of the community recognized Lewis with gifts and words of appreciation for his leadership and community involvement while in Greenville. "We were privileged to have his experience, work ethic and commitment," said ECU Police Lt. Amy Davis.

    While ECU conducts a nationwide search for a new leader, Deputy Chief Jason Sugg has been appointed interim chief.

    Sugg has 17 years of law enforcement experience with the ECU Police Department and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He has undergraduate degrees from the University of Oklahoma and East Carolina University and is completing a master's degree in public administration at Penn State University.



    Bill Koch, associate vice chancellor for the office of environmental health and campus safety, said the search for a new police chief will take several months to complete.
Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published )
Enter Your Comment ( text only please )




North Carolina Literary Review Celebrates 25th Anniversary East Carolina University, School News, The Region, Neighboring Counties Brody School Of Medicine Receives Award For Social Accountability


HbAD0

Latest Neighboring Counties

A North Carolina State Senate race is heading for a recount after the two pro-Trump Republicans come down to a two vote margin.
This is simply a failure of will, and we are here to help impose that will today, so that to me is the simple punchline," said State Treasurer Brad Briner. "I appreciate the leaders of Rocky Mount being here, but we need to get to a place where there is the will to fix a very, very serious problem.”
A federal judge will not issue an injunction blocking local Watauga County election districts created by the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly.
The FBI has captured Alejandro “Alex” Rosales Castillo, who is on the 10 Most Wanted Fugitive list and wanted in connection with a 2016 murder in Charlotte.
A major redevelopment project planned in Morehead City has been scrapped following strong public opposition over the use of eminent domain.
In the coming months, the North Carolina Supreme Court will decide whether a class-action lawsuit can move forward against Raleigh over water and sewer impact fees.
Former congressman Wiley Nickel made his candidacy for the office of Wake County district attorney official this week, with his Tuesday announcement.
Groups representing North Carolina's travel and tourism industry support a lawsuit against Currituck County at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Plaintiffs in a $16 million class-action lawsuit against Raleigh challenged the city's legal tactics in a new state Supreme Court filing.

HbAD1

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to overturn a lower court order that would force the school system to pay into a retirement fund for campus police.
Members of the North Carolina Rural Health Association (NCRHA) visited Washington, D.C., on Feb. 14, 2024, to meet with elected officials and advocate for policies to improve access to care in rural areas.
The US Supreme Court will not take the case of Virginia-based owners of a Dare County beach home who challenged the county's COVID-related shutdown in 2020.
The North Carolina State Fair is set for the Raleigh state fairgrounds from October 12-22, 2023
A $2.5-billion-dollar bond referendum is slated to be placed on the November ballot this year, as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) looks for support to fund 30 different projects in the school district.
Five Asheville-area residents are suing the city in federal court for refusing to appoint them to the local Human Relations Commission. The residents claim they were rejected because they are white.
Federal grant expands midwifery care for North Carolina
Pirates achieve historic sponsored activities funding

HbAD2

 
 
Back to Top