A group of Cal parents, concerned about crime on the UC Berkeley campus, is taking matters into their own hands this month. From March 6 through March 23, parent-led non-profit SafeBears is paying for six private security cards to roam the streets near student dorms at night as part of a pilot program.
"They don’t have batons, they don’t have mace, they don’t have handcuffs, nothing like that. They have radios," said Sagar Jethani, president of Safe Bears, who added that guards could use their radios to contact other safety ambassadors, or call police as a last resort. But Jethani said the hope is they won’t need to. "They’re meant to provide a visual deterrent to crime.
"Our message to the University right now is, your students aren’t safe and a small meaningful financial investment could turn that situation around so quickly," said Jethani.In a statement to KTVU, UC Berkeley said that it had been bolstering campus security, including through the addition of 32 more community service officers.
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