WBBJ TV
April 19, 2021
MARTIN, Tenn. University of Tennessee at Martin campus police are continuing their education, this time in diversity.
“The things that have reached out to me so far is understanding the diverse cultures we face in law enforcement and how to deal with them appropriately,” said Monte Belew, UT Martin campus police chief.
These training sessions are being held at all University of Tennessee schools, as initiated by UT President Randy Boyd.
Former Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Derek Stewart is teaching the class.
“What we’re trying to do is help them unpack what they know, and what they don’t know,” Stewart said. “Those things they do know, where did they learn it from? Was it based upon a single exposure, a single bad experience, or was it multiple experiences that helped generate their knowledge base?”
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February 9, 2021
MARTIN, Tenn. The University of Tennessee Martin just hired the newest member of its police force. He’s around 50 pounds and full of energy.
His name is Morton, and he belongs to campus police chief Monte Belew. Belew worked with dogs while he was the Henry County Sheriff.
“I have seen K-9s and the benefit they bring a department, whether it’s bloodhounds, whether it’s patrol dogs. I’ve worked a single-purpose dope dog for years,” Belew said.
But Morton’s job may be considered the best of them all: just be himself.
“He’s going to be here strictly as a therapy dog. He just wants to be petted on and loved on,” Belew said.