Press Releases
City of Davis Police Officers' Role Clarified
The City of Davis Police Department is issuing this press release to reduce public confusion about the difference between the City of Davis Police Department and the University of California Davis Police Department. It is also intended to rectify confusion about what the Davis Police Department's role was and was not during the arrest of Occupy UC Davis demonstrators on the University of California, Davis campus on Friday, November 18.
News broadcasts and viral internet videos depicting police and demonstrators clashing on the campus of the University of California, Davis (UCD) on 11/18/11 focus on the actions of the UCD Police Department (UCDPD), not the City of Davis Police Department (Davis PD). The City of Davis and the City of Davis Police Chief exercise no authority over the UCDPD. While Davis PD officers were called to assist UCDPD officers, they arrived late in the operation, were in a support role only, and used no force on protesters, including no pepper-spray. The City of Davis has mutual aid agreements with the University and other public safety agencies in Yolo County.
University of California, Davis, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi issued a statement regarding the events, which is posted at http://chancellor.ucdavis.edu/messages/2011/taskforce_111911.html. Inquiries, comments, and recommendations should be directed to the Chancellor's office by using the following e-mail address: chancellorkatehi@ucdavis.edu.
