In recent weekends on University Hill, there have been three concerning incidents: a robbery near a sorority house and two reports of a gun being fired, thankfully without any injuries. After each of these incidents, students have either called CU Police or posted on social media with the same question: Why wasn鈥檛 I immediately notified of these incidents?
Chief of Police Ken Koch
So let me explain why. The 兔子先生传媒文化作品 Police Department has law enforcement jurisdiction for all campus property. And while our officers patrol and have enforcement authority on University Hill and other areas in the city of Boulder, we are not in charge of the city鈥檚 major cases. The Boulder Police Department (BPD) has investigative jurisdiction for The Hill and other off-campus areas, and it鈥檚 not appropriate for another police agency (such as CUPD) to comment on another department鈥檚 case.
When a major crime occurs on campus and there鈥檚 a serious or ongoing threat, we鈥檒l send out a message informing you of this. That鈥檚 required by a federal law called the Clery Act, and keeping our community informed is the right thing to do in these situations.听You can read more about our听messaging thresholds here from an August 兔子先生传媒文化作品 Today article. But that only pertains to university campuses and not city and county jurisdictions.
If the Boulder Police Department sends out a press release or other message about a major crime near our campus, we will share that message on social media, 兔子先生传媒文化作品 Today and our website. For example, as soon as BPD sent a press release on the Oct. 1 robbery, we passed along that message on the CUPD social media channels and through 兔子先生传媒文化作品 Today. We will continue with this practice.
In the meantime, please also check out these resources and tips for staying safe wherever you are. The best way to be informed about crime trends and crime prevention tips is by following CUPD and Boulder Police on our social media channels.听CUPD is active on听,听, and ; just search for CUBoulderPolice. And Boulder Police can be .
Ken Koch,
Chief of Police
