2/28/2012: Becky Metrick of the ODE writes on UO Police Chief Doug Tripp’s upcoming 16 week course at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem: Tripp and Hansen, who have had no previous official police force experience, are required to go through the 16 weeks of training that any new…
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2/15/2012: It’s a popular choice, though the stopping power of the .45 caliber round may strike some students and faculty as overkill for on-campus use. Invoice here, looks like a nice discount for buying 10 with 3 clips magazines each. No ammo or training yet.
Updated 2/10/2012: Becky Metrick of the ODE has the scoop: The guns, which are being used solely for training purposes, were ordered back in November after Lariviere signed a directive that authorized the creation of an official police force. “Part of that document required DPS to acquire firearms for the…
1/25/2012: Had a comment about this a few days ago: DPS secretly swore in police officers last week and no one from the public was invited. Free lunch and beverages provided along with the rights to be a cop and arrest people. I heard it was mainly the administrators that…
1/11/2012: At the Senate meeting today Institute for Neuroscience director Shawn Lockery raised the very reasonable question of where UO was going to get the startup money for the 20 new science hires that Russ Tomlin has authorized. A new science hire can easily expect $1 million or so to…
11/20/2011: People have been sending me a lot of pictures and videos of the UC-Davis Campus Police assaulting the “Occupy” students with pepper spray. I don’t know the details so I’m not going to comment on what happened or whether or not Chancellor Katehi should go, though obviously the cop…
11/12/2011: There are all sorts of conspiracy theories floating around campus as to why Frances Dyke would double UO spending on DPS, then get Floyd Prozanski to convince the legislature to grant them authority as sworn police officers. I figured this was about money – Doug Tripp gets a raise,…
11/8/2011: The RG reports that Chancellor Pernsteiner will not appeal the state court decision allowing permit holders to carry concealed guns on campus. The Baron’s Den NRA courses for November are sure to fill up quickly, especially since the December classes have been canceled to allow some much needed range…
10/28/2011: Check the dates in bold. Frances Dyke needs to fill this job by Tuesday. The person holding it was appointed in May. WTF? Please email [email protected] or post anon comment if you know what’s happening. As usual comments that start with Do Not Post will not be posted. Notice…
10/20/2011: VPFA Frances Dyke told the UO faculty, students, OUS – and perhaps also State Senator Floyd Prozanski and the state legislature – that conversion of DPS to a sworn, potentially armed UO campus police force was only going to cost $76,000. She told the ODE it might save $73,000.…
10/8/2011: From Bill Graves in the Oregonian, on the recent court ruling that people with a concealed carry permit can bring their piece to campus: Portland State University President Wim Wiewel said the universities should take administrative measures immediately, such as requiring students to sign contracts and not to carry…
10/4/2011: (Updated) UO’s Clery Act crime statistics for 2010-2011 are now available. I’m no econometrician, but I don’t see an increase – certainly not after you adjust for the 10% increase in students from 2008-2010. (Except for an arson blip and a shift from disciplinary referrals to arrests, for drugs…
9/28/2011: (Edited in response to an anonymous comment.) Sanne Godfrey of the ODE reports that Frances Dyke and Doug Tripp are all but sure to get final approval for a fully sworn, armed UO Police force, at the 10/7/2011 OUS meeting. And Bill Graves of the Oregonian reports that the…
update – for Eugene, not clear the methods for the 2 years are directly comparable. UO data is correct however. 9/19/2011: 2010 Eugene violent crime rates fall again – a 14% fall from 2009 reports, and the continuation of a long trend. Eugene property crimes also fell – burglary by…
9/14/2011: Maybe UO needs a sworn armed police force. Maybe we don’t. Last year VP Frances Dyke and Chief Doug Tripp spent a lot of time destroying their credibility coming up with implausible reasons why we did – and telling us it would save UO $76,000 a year. Sure. The…