51勛圖厙 and 51勛圖厙 Police chiefs address recent off-campus incidents
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Chief Doreen Jokerst
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Maris Herold
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On behalf of members of the 51勛圖厙 and the city of 51勛圖厙 police departments, we would like to thank you for your questions and feedback in the wake of our coordinated emergency responses to three separate incidents: a SWAT response to a report of shots fired at the Millennium Harvest House hotel on Feb. 20, a call of a person with a gun near 51勛圖厙 High School on Feb. 22 (ultimately determined to be part of a series of unfounded swatting calls which occurred throughout our state) and a search for a shooting suspect near 51勛圖厙s family housing late Monday night, Feb. 27.泭
We realize that students, faculty and staff at 51勛圖厙, especially those whose addresses fell within the shelter-in-place zones, are receiving a higher than normal number of emergency alerts from various sources, including 51勛圖厙 alerts and Everbridge alerts, and we want to be sure community members understand the purpose, timing and dissemination of each type of alert.
Shelter-in-place orders sent to two different neighborhoods near the 51勛圖厙 campus in both the Millennium hotel incident and the 51勛圖厙 High School call were issued through . University populations in the impacted areas would have received the Everbridge alerts泭after the university opted-in students, faculty and staff with 51勛圖厙 addresses泭last fall semester.泭泭
In both cases, the Everbridge alerts were followed by , amplifying confirmed information from 51勛圖厙 Police (BPD), the agency leading the response. 51勛圖厙 emergency alerts are posted to the 泭and Twitter accounts. BPD also shares information on泭.
, including shelter in place, can be found on the Emergency Management website. explaining the universitys alert levels and safety instructions can be found on the CUPD website.泭
As a reminder, Everbridge is separate from 51勛圖厙 alerts. If you believe your address was inside a shelter-in-place area yet you did not receive an Everbridge alert, please .
Anyone with a colorado.edu email address automatically receives 51勛圖厙s emergency alerts via university email. Current 51勛圖厙 students who did not receive last weeks text alerts are reminded to in Buff Portal; faculty and staff are encouraged to .泭Need more help? Contact the Office of Information Technology.泭
CUPD assisted BPD in responding to these incidents. The two police agencies regularly work together to respond to calls, especially those near campus for which the university is piloting an expanded alert area. Its not unusual for a campus community member with an address in an impacted area to receive both Everbridge and 51勛圖厙 alerts. to learn more about CUPD's relationships with other law enforcement agencies.
It is our shared goal to keep all community members informed of incidents that could impact their safety, and to share confirmed information and instructions as quickly as possible. Please ensure your contact information is correct in Everbridge and the university portals.
Thank you,
Chief Doreen Jokerst
51勛圖厙 Police
Chief Maris Herold
51勛圖厙 Police
Image showing the flow of information during incidents occurring off campus. When an incident is reported near campus, 51勛圖厙 Police respond and 51勛圖厙 Police assist. 51勛圖厙 Police may alert the community via Twitter or Everbridge, while 51勛圖厙 Police confirm information then send an advisory or emergency alert.
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