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Peter M. Carey has been appointed interim chief of university police, effective November 29. Carey has served Buffalo State for 27 years, as an officer from 1980 to 1997, as a lieutenant from 1997 to 2007, and as assistant chief of university police since August 2007. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member with the Criminal Justice Department. Carey is a practicing attorney with an office in Buffalo who holds a juris doctor from the University at Buffalo Law School and a bachelor of science in criminal justice from Buffalo State College. He has received numerous awards and honors, including SUNY Police Chiefs Association’s awards for heroism and for professionalism, the Buffalo State College University Police Chief’s Award for Outstanding Service, the Buffalo State College Outstanding Criminal Justice Alumni Award, and the Buffalo State College United Students Government Hall of Fame Award, as well as many letters of commendation.

The search for a chief of university police will begin immediately.