An untraceable unit of plain-clothed officers walking the Foggy Bottom streets to protect and serve may sound too dramatic to be true. But after receiving reports of undercover officers intervening in acts of crime across camps, WRGW Radio decided to uncover the real story behind this secret patrol unit. To get the details, we spoke with the woman who controls it all – University Police Chief Delores Stafford.
Chief Stafford revealed that the very presence of plain-clothed officers on campus is…well, not really a secret at all. In fact, they’ve been in existence since the department’s inception. Like other law enforcement agencies, UPD utilizes this resource to get officers into situations and scenarios where a uniform would be problematic. Anywhere for patrolling crowds at university events to bicycle theft sting operations, the very presence of an officer in normal street clothes has been effective in making Foggy Bottom a safer place to work and live.
So where can we find this secretive squad? Well, first and foremost, a plain-clothed officer could theoretically be any paid employee on the force. Even Chief Stafford herself has patrolled in such a capacity at times throughout her tenure.
WRGW Radio has also learned that the officers are not concentrated in any particular area on campus and there is no quantifiable number. So partygoers beware! After all, the mere notion that they are anywhere and everywhere is just the way Delores Stafford and the UPD expect to be one step ahead of crime here at GW.
- Jared Pliner
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