Massachusetts official chosen as new UI police chief

URBANA – The director of public safety at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst will be the new police chief at the University of Illinois, pending approval by UI trustees.

Barbara O'Connor, police chief at the Amherst campus since 2001, will begin her UI duties on Jan. 1, according to a UI release. She succeeds Oliver J. Clark, who retired in 2005. Kris Fitzpatrick and Jeff Christensen had filled the interim position since then.

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