Published: March 1, 2023

Doreen Jokerst

Chief Doreen Jokerst

Maris Herold

Maris Herold

On behalf of members of the CU 麻豆影院 and the city of 麻豆影院 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 麻豆影院 High School on Feb. 22 (ultimately determined to be part of a series of unfounded 鈥渟watting鈥 calls which occurred throughout our state) and a search for a shooting suspect near CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 family housing late Monday night, Feb. 27.听

We realize that students, faculty and staff at CU 麻豆影院, 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 CU 麻豆影院 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 CU 麻豆影院 campus in both the Millennium hotel incident and the 麻豆影院 High School call were issued through . University populations in the impacted areas would have received the Everbridge alerts听after the university opted-in students, faculty and staff with 麻豆影院 addresses听last fall semester.听听

In both cases, the Everbridge alerts were followed by , amplifying confirmed information from 麻豆影院 Police (BPD), the agency leading the response. CU 麻豆影院 emergency alerts are posted to the 听补苍诲 Twitter accounts. BPD also shares information on听.

, including shelter in place, can be found on the Emergency Management website. explaining the university鈥檚 alert levels and safety instructions can be found on the CUPD website.听

As a reminder, Everbridge is separate from CU 麻豆影院 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 CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 emergency alerts via university email. Current CU 麻豆影院 students who did not receive last week鈥檚 text alerts are reminded to in Buff Portal; faculty and staff are encouraged to .听Need more help? Contact the Office of Information Technology.听

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. It鈥檚 not unusual for a campus community member with an address in an impacted area to receive both Everbridge and CU 麻豆影院 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
CU 麻豆影院 Police

Chief Maris Herold
麻豆影院 Police

CU 麻豆影院 alerts and advisories timeline graphic

Image showing the flow of information during incidents occurring off campus. When an incident is reported near campus, 麻豆影院 Police respond and CU 麻豆影院 Police assist. 麻豆影院 Police may alert the community via Twitter or Everbridge, while CU 麻豆影院 Police confirm information then send an advisory or emergency alert.