USU, Logan City and Cache County Strengthen Partnerships to Build on Community Safety Efforts

LOGAN, Utah – Utah State University has executed Interlocal Cooperative Agreements with the Cache County Sheriff’s Office and the Logan City Police Department documenting ongoing efforts to promote effective communication and to establish best practices to reduce crime, effectively respond to reports of sexual violence and/or other crimes, and to comply with federal and state reporting statutes. The agreement builds on a shared commitment to the safety of all members of the USU and Logan’s surrounding communities.

The university is actively engaged in finalizing similar agreements with additional law enforcement agencies throughout the valley.

“Strengthening the relationship with local law enforcement and focusing on collaboration has been a focus of mine since joining USU,” said USU Police Chief Jason Brei. “We share the priority with our fellow law enforcement agencies of creating the safest community possible. We are grateful for these partnerships with Logan City and Cache County. Our departments engage in many collaborative opportunities and this is an essential step in memorializing those efforts.”

Establishing stronger ties with local law enforcement also satisfies one of the few remaining provisions from the university’s partially terminated monitoring agreement with the United States Department of Justice. In February 2025, the DOJ notified USU that it was partially terminating the 2020 Settlement Agreement based on USU’s substantial compliance with the majority of the agreement’s terms. The DOJ also confirmed that USU had satisfactorily addressed the issues raised in the Department’s August 21, 2024, letter regarding the USU Football program. Two provisions of the DOJ agreement remain in effect, including strengthening relationships with local law enforcement.

Moving forward, USU will continue to work with community partners to address issues of sexual misconduct collaboratively. For the last four years, CAPSA and USU have hosted the Northern Utah Conference to End Violence. The ongoing theme for the conference is a “A Call for Collaborative Leadership” and the conference is widely attended by USU employees, local law enforcement, victim advocates, social workers, local school districts, and community members every year.

Additional partnerships between USU and local law enforcement agencies include:

• When responding to reported crimes involving students at USU, Logan City and other local law enforcement provide individuals with a USU victim resource card to help inform them of campus resources.
• USU has hosted joint trainings with local law enforcement focused on sex crimes and dating and domestic violence. This includes multiple trainings with external experts and specialized training provided by USU on Title IX and the Clery Act.
• USUPD, USU’s Title IX Coordinator, and local law enforcement regularly participate in the Cache County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART).
• USUPD partners with regional law enforcement agencies as part of the Northern Utah Critical Incident Investigative Team under the oversight of Cache County Attorney’s Office.
• USU, Logan, and Cache County officials, including the Cache County Attorney’s Office and local law enforcement, meet regularly to discuss and collaborate on shared concerns and initiatives.
• USU transitioned to the same records management system as local law enforcement to facilitate record sharing when appropriate.
• USU moved to a centralized dispatch system with the Cache County Sheriff’s Office, which facilitates shared data and records to identify criminal patterns and trends within the Cache Valley community.