Police Department Content

A Decade of Listening and Action

Dave Jones — November 16, 2021 - 1:54pm

Lessons from Nov. 18, 2011, continue to shape 51�ԹϺ�� Davis' progressive campus safety reform and focus on student basic needs to this day.

New Vehicles for Safe Rides Wheelchair Service

Andy Fell — September 21, 2020 - 1:15pm

The 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Police Department has acquired two new vehicles for the Safe Rides VIP wheelchair transportation service, expanding the 24-hour service for wheelchair users on campus.

Police Website Features ‘51�ԹϺ�� Davis Difference’

Dave Jones — July 28, 2020 - 1:05pm

As 51�ԹϺ�� Davis’ Next Generation Reforms to Advance Campus Safety Task Force begins considering what the campus Police Department could look like in the future, the department itself is showing the improvements it has made the last several years.

Police Checking Doors, Patrolling More

Dave Jones — April 07, 2020 - 10:14am

With campus operations suspended, police have stepped up their patrols and asked for employees’ help to keep buildings secure.

Most buildings are locked, accessible by authorized personnel only — those who are using labs and classrooms for research and remote teaching, for example. A few key buildings remain unlocked during the day.

To prevent thefts, the Police Department has doubled its routine security patrols and assigned Aggie Hosts to check exterior doors. In addition, police are working with Facilities Management on changes to locking and unlocking schedules.

AggieAccess: Key-Card Systems Will Be Retrofitted

Dave Jones — August 27, 2019 - 12:06pm

A retrofit project will bring the new AggieAccess system to more than 160 buildings and other locations on the Davis campus.

All of the project locations already have electronic access controls — but there are different systems in use. In the retrofit, all of the systems will be standardized and connected to the campus Police Department’s communications center, where dispatchers will:

Police, in Their Grief, Rally for Special Olympics

Dave Jones — June 25, 2019 - 10:39am

A rough week for law enforcement concluded with police from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis and elsewhere rallying in a big way for Special Olympics, by raising nearly $173,000 in the Torch Run that led to the Northern California Summer Games held at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis.

Police, Fire Departments Present Awards

Dave Jones — May 28, 2019 - 2:16pm

The campus Police Department recently presented 51�ԹϺ�� Lifesaving Medals to four officers for a rescue at the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Medical Center in April 2018.

Chief Joe Farrow and Capt. Mark Brunet, the department’s new second-in-command, presented the medals during the department’s annual Employee Recognition and Swearing-In Ceremony and Cadet Graduation.

Dispatcher: Focused Amid Tragedy

Dave Jones — May 28, 2019 - 1:26pm

Around 6:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, his shift having just ended, James Bronson was about to leave the campus Police Department’s dispatch center when communications started coming in about a shooting in Davis.

“I literally had my hand on the doorknob when Amelia (Vaughan) and I overheard the word ‘shooting’ — or something similar — on the Davis police channel,” Bronson said. Vaughan and Nate Dilworth, the campus Police Department’s newest dispatchers, had just relieved Bronson and his day-shift partner, Stephen McBride.

Police Chief Matt Carmichael to Step Down

Andy Fell — August 31, 2016 - 4:04pm

University of California, Davis, Police Chief Matt Carmichael is taking up a new position, leading the Police Department of the University of Oregon in Eugene. Carmichael officially retires from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis on Thursday (Sept. 1), and his first day at the University of Oregon will be Sept. 12.

Campus Lights Up Against Hate

Dave Jones — March 15, 2016 - 4:10pm

Report Your Concerns

All members of the campus community are encouraged to immediately report any lights that are malfunctioning, and any areas that might need better lighting. Call the Facilities Management Customer Support Center, 530-752-1655.

Last week’s safety walk wasn’t just about ensuring the Davis campus is well lit at night. It was also about shining a light on the university as a hate-free zone.