Services

The Criminal Investigations Unit is tasked with following leads developed during the initial reporting of criminal activity to the University Police Department. The Criminal Investigations Division is ready to respond anytime, day or night, to the needs of crime victims, or to the scene of any criminal activity including, but not limited to, Homicide, Burglary, Arson, Aggravated Battery, etc.

Part of the Investigations Division is forensic examination of crime scenes along with the evaluation, collection, and maintenance of evidence.  At the Florida Gulf Coast University, Detectives may also utilize the services of the Office of Student Judicial Affairs in lieu of proceeding with criminal charges.

Investigative personnel receive specialized education and training in Homicide Investigation, Sexual Assault and Battery, Narcotics investigation and identification, Interview and Interrogation Techniques, Crime Scene Processing, and many other investigative disciplines. The FGCU Detective works in cooperation with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

The FGCU Detective also manages property and evidence that is submitted as part of investigations on campus.  If you wish to contact the Investigations Unit, please feel free to call 239-590-1956 Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (except on university or national holidays).

An escort by UPD staff is available during the evening hours or night-time hours on campus. By calling 239-590-1900 an officer will be sent to your car, housing building, or academic building.

Operation Identification

• “Operation Identification” is a program based on the concept that marked items are more difficult for a thief to dispose of as they can be traced back to the owner. Property is engraved with the owner’s driver’s license number, or student ID number for identification purposes.  The Department offers this service at no cost. Call 239-590-1900.

• If you have any valuable property that has a serial number, we encourage you to record that number and keep it in a safe place. Data to be recorded should include make, model, a brief description, approximate value, and any identifying information about the item.
  Download/Print Operation Identification form

• The FGCU Police also recommend that you register your bicycle. Simply bring your bicycle to the University Police Department, located on the north side of the Campus Support Complex. The process is quick and easy.

Individuals who find property that has been abandoned may turn the items in to the LOST and FOUND at any one of three locations at FGCU:

The University Police Department: 239-590-1900
The main Circulation Desk at the Library: 239-590-7610
Information Desk at the Student Union: 239-590-1090

If you have misplaced an item, you are encouraged to check at these locations and you may reclaim your property, with proof of identity. Items are collected on a regular basis and brought to the University Police Department. Property will be held for 30 days for owner pickup. Any item not reclaimed by the owner after 30 days will be donated to a non-profit charity.

UPD is NO LONGER conducting fingerprinting at the University Police Department.

Questions:

For questions concerning the policy or persons needing to be fingerprinted: Please contact Human Resources for information at 239-590-1400.

On September 18, 2012, the FGCU Board of Trustees approved Regulation FGCU-PR5.006 requiring background checks for all employees. On January 22, 2013 the President approved FGCU Policy 3.037 regarding background checks for employees. Current employees who have received a verified level 2 criminal background checks by FGCU University Police Department (UPD) or another agency, with the results reported to FGCU Human Resources, on or after July 1, 2012 are considered in compliance with the current policy.