By Jessica Franco (Contributing Writer)
The data also reveals that larceny/theft continues to record the highest number of cases despite the drop. The highest recorded cases of larceny/theft since 2014 were in 2017 (82) and 2018 (89).The most significant increase was by 90% in 2018, when 89 cases were recorded. The increase rate was about 8% from 2017, when 82 cases were recorded. The cases have continued to drop since, with 28 in 2020 and 20 2021.
At the moment, 18 cases representing all the crime categories have been reported to the CSUSB police and several of them are still under investigation.
In this view, the CSUSB police department has continued to expand its services by offering skills and techniques for self-defense to the community in the event of a crime. Before the campus closed in-person operations and learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UPD had already made several strides forward. This includes holding its first K9 Demonstration on campus to deploy its first drone program. University Police also introduced the first Coyote Beware self-defense class, in addition to its existing community workshops, including “How to Survive an Act of Violence” and “Pepper Spray” training. UPD officers had hosted their usual “Pizza with the Police” outreach social event similar to “Coffee With a Cop” and implemented campus safety procedures at the Palm Desert Campus in addition to several 911 upgrades.
Meanwhile, veteran law enforcement official, Jeffrey Godown, has been named interim Chief of the CSUSB Police Department. He replaces Chief Nina Jamsen, who left office earlier this academic year.
Chief Godown joins Cal State San Bernardino with 30 years of experience while working with various police departments and school districts. His background includes several years as the Police Chief of the Oakland Unified School District and as a consultant to the Los Angeles Fire Department. In addition, he served in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Police Departments as interim police chief, assistant chief of the field operations bureau, assistant chief of the administrative bureau and commander of the Comstat Bureau. Chief Godown attributes the diligence of his work to the motto highlighted in most of his statements: “Policing is about respect, community, and compassion. I will lead this department while utilizing this philosophy in everything we do.”
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