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THREAT: 70 SHOOTINGS IN CITY SINCE JANUARY
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saw the suspect pull a gun from a pouch
in his sweater, though police and campus safety would not confirm if he was
armed.
“Police did not recommend or suggest that we lock down the campus at
all and the whole thing was over in 15
minutes from the time we were notified,”
Colver said.
On the same day, one man was shot
while another two were pistol-whipped
in a gang-related incident at Centennial
Park, SAPD said.
The Centennial Education Center, a
satellite campus, is located nearby. Last
year, authorities found a body floating
in a pond near the Centennial Bookstore. There were two officers on duty
Saturday, but when Holder called campus safety headquarters, only one officer
was at SAC, while the other patrolled
the districts’ satellite campuses. Typically, two officers are on duty. At scheduled
times, one patrols the CEC and the Dig-
meet the costs of the new positions, as
ital Media Center at Bristol Street and
Edinger Avenue. On normal traffic days, will budget and salary cuts in other areas, RSCCD Chancellor Raul Rodriguez
CEC is about a 10-minute drive from
said last year.
SAC, while the DMC is about seven to
Holder and some students stayed to
eight minutes away.
speak with police.
Safety officers who work weekends
After the incident, the campus safety
are not full-time employees, and are not
supervised, Colver said. One of the offi- officer who was out on patrol took
Holder’s statement.
cers carries a college-owned cellphone
The other officer, who stayed on
where all calls are forwarded.
campus and failed to take a call, Holder
Last year, the board of trustees
unanimously approved re-arming some said, was dismissive. One student, Erin
Dobson, expressed her frustration with
campus safety officers, reversing a
the safety officer’s line of questioning.
25-year-policy.
The officer asked Dobson if Holder had
An increase in high profile mass
“overreacted.”
shootings across the nation, specifiThe officer who was not responsive
cally the one at Santa Monica College
where seven died including the gunman, was having difficulties that day, Colver
said. Citing employee privacy laws, he
prompted trustees to allocate $500,000
would not elaborate.
to hire, train and arm safety personnel.
Winter said they’re investigating why
None of the officers on duty Saturday
the officer failed to answer the call.
were armed. Only Colver can carry
Meanwhile, college safety officials ena firearm here, and he is not on duty
couraged the campus community to call
during the weekend.
Cuts in other district services will help them if they see something suspicious.
SAFETY UPDATES
District officials are taking steps to
increase protection and security
standards on campus.
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District officials voted to hire armed
security guards in 2015, reversing a
25-year policy.
Security officials exchanged old
bike locks for safer, U-shaped locks
as a free service to students
SafeTrek, an emergency fail-safe
app, was made available to students
and staff for free in 2015.
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