Preventing email, online employment, and social media scams
Email and social media scams have targeted the Colorado State University community in recent weeks. These scams aim to be as sophisticated as possible to trick unsuspecting recipients.
Email and social media scams have targeted the Colorado State University community in recent weeks. These scams aim to be as sophisticated as possible to trick unsuspecting recipients.
When Colorado State University police officers responded to calls in mid-September, they weren’t alone; a behavioral health expert responded with them, launching a university police embedded co-responder program, among the very first of its kind at a higher education institution in the nation.
On Wednesday, June 15, an emergency exercise will be held on the South Campus behind the Johnson Family Equine Hospital just south of the intersection of Phemister Road and Gillette Drive.
Bike theft is among the most common crimes on CSU campuses, with an average of 190 bikes reported stolen each year. Bikes are more often stolen at beginning of the school year, particularly around residence halls where bikes are parked overnight.
In response to the needs of the University community, the Colorado State University Police Department and the Health Network are partnering with UCHealth to bring a co-responder mental health program to support CSUPD on calls.
About 25 first responders from across the nation will spend a week at Canvas Stadium for emergency preparedness training.
Since the start of the program a year ago, CSUPD has made more than 12 felony arrests directly connected to bike thefts on Main Campus.
Scammers are contacting individuals on campus with COVID-19 ploys, such as offering tests, vaccines or other products.
Alisha Zellner's national initiative that brings awareness to injustices in the criminal justice system includes a local community bike ride that she plans to hold every July.
Harris, who was hired by CSU in 2008 and named CSUPD chief in 2013, said he found a home in campus policing.