A group of frustrated parents at UC Berkley have raised $40,000 to hire unarmed security guards to monitor city streets around the California campus after continued concerns of rising crime. Parents and community members of SafeBears, a nonprofit organization started in 2022, raised $40,000 at the end of 2023 to launch a pilot program to implement security guards in the surrounding area of the California college.
PRINCETON GRAD, LGBTQ ACTIVIST WHO LED QUEER ALUMNI CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF CHILD PORN 'Their role is to provide a physical deterrence to any threats against students. If they encounter a situation they feel is escalating, they are equipped with radios and can call for other ambassadors to assist,' the website said. 'They also have a contact at Berkeley Police Department in the event the situation turns more serious.
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