Sophomore Molly McGarvey is grateful for the Public Safety officers and has had personal experience with Public Safety’s help. However, having the support and cooperation of those who they are trying to protect is vital. Having the tools and weapons they carry on them, along with the training they go through helps the officers do their job. To ensure the safety of the student body, P-Safe officers require the help of the USD community. “If one of our USD community members is involved, we want to address safety concerns and support them in any way we can.” “If an accident or incident were to occur out on Linda Vista Road, or on bordering roads to property owned by USD, USD Public Safety patrol units would respond to ensure all parties involved are okay, and to request additional assistance such as the fire and medical department and SDPD,” Kawahara said. In cases of incidents close to USD but not under USD jurisdiction, Public Safety is still able to be involved to ensure everyone’s safety. Training for Active Shooter response for our officers is continuous and ongoing.” “We will start up again in the Fall semester for the general campus training.
“We were offering the Active Shooter presentation once a week during the Fall and start of Spring semester, but due to low to no attendance we focused on training individual officers or groups on campus,” Kawahara said. Kawahara commented on the weekly active shooter training that was held on campus for students during the Fall and start of Spring semester. “Public Safety officers and kiosk officers carry handcuffs as well.”Īccording to Kawahara, the training that these officers go through at USD is in addition to the previous training and prior employment experience that a majority of the officers already have. “In addition to a firearm, Public Safety officers carry a baton and pepper spray,” Kawahara said. “Our Public Safety officers, including kiosk officers, carry a firearm.” “New Public Safety officers receive approximately 14 weeks of field training when they are hired, and they continue to receive various forms of other training throughout their employment at USD,” Kawahara said. Interim Chief Quinton “Q” Kawahara explained the training P-Safe officers go through and what they carry on their person.
The suspect was taken into custody and charged for murder.Īccording to the Department of Public Safety (P-Safe), being well-informed and reporting dangerous or suspicious behavior is the key to ensuring maximum safety measures are in place to protect USD students. Four male students were stabbed with one student being fatally injured, according to UT-Austin Chief of Police, David Carter. On May 2, a stabbing occurred on the University of Texas at Austin campus. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the shooter was shot and killed by police upon arrival. On April 30, several people at the University City apartment complex, which is home to many University of California, San Diego students, were attacked at the apartment’s pool. Historically, college campuses have not been exempt from the threat of these tragedies. Senseless attacks on innocent people seem to be happening more frequently across the country.