CUPD in the Media

CUPD’s Public Information Office helps to disseminate emergency alert information, responds to media inquiries, manages content on the CUPD website and shares information about CUPD’s activities and accomplishments in publications including Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today, local and national media outlets and on CUPD’s social media channels. Please take some time to browse our media mentions. These media mentions are updated monthly.

2024

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today and Other Campus Media:

Jan. 5: (Buff Bulletin) 

Jan. 12, 23: Virtual Course Shares Violence Prevention Strategies (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today and Staff Council newsletter) 

Jan. 12: Winter Weather Info from Emergency Management (Buff Bulletin) 

Jan. 17: Campus delays and closures; what you need to know (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

Jan. 31: Marlon Lynch to lead new Division of Public Safety (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Feb. 7:  (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

Feb. 16:  (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

March 4:  (Coloradan Alumni Magazine) 

March 8:  (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

March 13: (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

April 17: CUPD, victim advocate train together on communication, de-escalation (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

April 19: New virtual course outlines best practices for active harmer response (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

May 1: Commencement 2024: Know before you go (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

May 9: (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØConnections) 

May 14: New virtual course for active harmer response (Staff Council Bulletin) 

May 22: CUPD commemorates 75 years of continuous public safety service (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

May 23: Sgt. reflects on department’s 75 year history and his own inspiration to serve (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

June 3: Safety in Pride: CUPD engages in training, advocacy during Pride Month and beyond (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

June 11: Public safety practitioners focus on mindset in serving others (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

June 13: Use caution when tubing, recreating in Boulder Creek (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

June 21: Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØRegents consider budget, concealed carry (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

June 24: 5 tips for 4th of July weekend, including safety tips (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

June 25: CUPD shares data from camera technology (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

June 26: Odesza concert: know before you go (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

July 5:  (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIndependent)

July 10: Some Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder police sporting new look (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

July 15:  (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIndependent) 

Aug. 1: Supporting our campus through wildfires, recovery (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Aug. 13: New bus lanes on Colorado Avenue (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Aug. 15: Tyler Childers concert: what you need to know (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Aug. 21: Tips and reminders for a safe fall semester (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Aug. 26: Welcome from your public safety leader (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Aug. 28: Be informed: what you need to know about alerts (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Aug. 28: Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder police chief takes job in Kansas (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Aug. 30: Alert system test set for Sept. 3 (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

 

Local/CO Media:

Jan. 26: (Daily Camera)

Feb. 1:  (Daily Camera) Also featured on 

Feb. 22:  (Daily Camera) 

March 12:  (Daily Camera) 

April 4:  (Daily Camera)

April 29: (Fox 31)   (Other mentions:,,,, and)

April 30: (Fox 31) (Other mentions:)

June 7: (Daily Camera) 

June 13: (Daily Camera)

July 1:  (Daily Camera)

July 2:  (Daily Camera)

July 5:  (Daily Camera)

July 20:  (Denver Gazette) 

July 26:  (Fox 31)

July 29: (Daily Camera)

July 31:  (Daily Camera)

Aug. 1:  (Daily Camera)

Aug. 6:  (Daily Camera)

Aug. 6:  (Fox 31)

Aug. 8:  (Fox 31)

Aug. 8: (Daily Camera)

Aug. 12: (Daily Camera)

Aug. 28:  (Daily Camera) 

 

National/Industry News:

Feb. 21:  (IACLEA Bulletin article, pointing to full announcement in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today) 

March 20:  (IACLEA Weekly Bulletin, sharing Coloradan Alumni Magazine story) 

April 10:  (PERF Clips featured CUPD)

May 9: (PERF Clips featured CUPD)

July 8:  (Essentially Sports) 

July 29:  (CUPD Instagram post featured in PERF Daily Clips)  

 

2023

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today and Other Campus Media:

Jan. 24 - Campus emergency alerts now available in Spanish, Chinese and more (Staff Council Newsletter)

Jan. 27 - Joint Statement from Boulder County Law Enforcement on Death of Tyre Nichols

Feb. 2 - When faculty, staff notice behaviors of concern

Feb. 2 - When students, faculty and staff notice behaviors of concern

 Feb. 15 - Expressing our condolences to Michigan State; emphasizing resources, preparedness

Feb. 20 -

Feb. 22 -

Feb. 22 - What to know about how campus emergency notifications work

Feb. 22 - Resources to navigate emergencies

Feb. 24/28 - Test of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder alert system postponed 

Feb. 28 -

March 1 - Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder and Boulder Police chiefs address recent off-campus incidents

March 8 - Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder police leverage grant for recruiting, retaining officers (also appeared in IACLEA News Bulletin)

March 14 - Emergency alerts updates, resources (SRS Newsletter) 

March 20 -

March 22 - New Community Oversight Review Board member brings student voice to police

April 4 - CUPD alerts and trainings (Staff Council Newsletter)

April 4 - Emergency alerts now available to students in languages other than English

April 12 - New designation to recognize Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder, system dispatchers (also featured in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØConnections)

April 19 - Safety and violence prevention partners to collaborate on stopping identity-based harm

April 26 - Use Safe2Tell as an anonymous option to report threats, potential violence

April 28 - Plan for increased traffic, parking congestion May 11-13

May 1 - Campus Kids Day comes with cuteness overload (CUPD represented)

May 5 - 4 things everyone should know about xylazine

May 8 -

May 20 - Campuswide building access updates

June 5 - (System blog)  

June 16 - Recording of active harmer response class available

June 21 - Use caution when tubing, recreating in and around Boulder Creek 

June 26 - Concerts, drone show July 1-4 to bring excitement and crowds 

July 7 - Police, researchers use grant to develop new tools to better assess the risk of targeted violence

July 10 - Colorado law student inspires change in CUPD (Summer issue Coloradan Alumni Magazine) 

July 12 - Police to focus on more inclusive, accurate language to describe suspects

July 17 - Innovative license plate reader technology now in use on Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder campus

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Aug. 30 -

Sept. 3 - (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIndependent)

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Sept. 15 -

Oct. 5 -  

Oct. 12 -

Oct. 17 -

Nov. 1: (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIndependent - also appeared in IACLEA Weekly Bulletin) 

Nov. 22: Community Safety Event (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Dec. 1: Test of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Alert System Set for Dec. 5 (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Dec. 6: Office of Victim Assistance, CUPD Collaborate on Embedded Position (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today)

Local/CO News:

Jan. 30 - (Daily Camera) 

Feb. 20 - (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIndependent) 

Feb. 23 - (Daily Camera) Other mentions:,,,, ,, and

Feb. 23 - (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIndependent)

Feb. 27 - Other mentions:, and

April 14 - (Daily Camera) 

April 18 - (9News)

April 21 - (Daily Camera) Other mentions: Fox 31 and

April 25  - (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIndependent)

April 25 - (Fox 31) Other mentions: ,, and

April 26 - (Daily Camera)

May 16 - (Daily Camera)

June 19 - (CBS4) Other mentions: .

June 19 - (Daily Camera)

June 23 - (Denver 7) Other mentions:

June 26 - (Daily Camera)

June 28 - (Daily Camera) 

July 5 - (BizWest)

July 11 - (Daily Camera)

July 12 - (Daily Camera) Other mentions:,, and. 

July 18 - (Daily Camera)

July 20 - (Daily Camera)

July 26 - (9News) 

Aug. 3 - (Daily Camera)

Aug. 9 - (9News)

Aug. 10 - (Fox 31) 

Aug. 12 - (Daily Camera)

Aug. 3 - (Daily Camera) 

Aug. 9 - (9News) 

Aug. 10 - (Fox 31) 

Aug. 12 - (Daily Camera - Editorial Board Opinion Section) 

Aug. 25 - (Daily Camera) 

Sept. 27 - (Daily Camera)

Oct. 23 - (Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIndependent) 

Nov. 29: (Daily Camera) 

Dec. 10: (Daily Camera)

Dec. 18: (Daily Camera and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØConnections) 

National/Industry News:

Feb. 13 -

Feb. 21 -

April 13 - (Police Magazine)

April 17 - (PERF Clips Photo of the Day):

July 26 - (IACLEA News Bulletin share of Daily Camera story)

July 26 - Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPolice lauching new program to help deter and investigate crime (IACLEA News Bulletin share of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today story)

July 26 - (IACLEA News Bulletin share of Daily Camera story)

Aug. 2 - (Police Chief Magazine)

Aug. 2 - Colorado Law Student Inspires Change in CUPD (IACLEA News Bulletin share of Coloradan Alumni Magazine story, also shared by Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Law School) 

Aug. 11 - (IACLEA News Bulletin share of Daily Camera story) 

Aug. 11 - Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Police launch new program to help deter and investigate crime (IACLEA News Bulletin share of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today story)

Aug. 11 - (IACLEA News Bulletin share of Daily Camera story) 

Aug. 11 - (Chapman Foundation for Caring Communities Podcast)

Aug. 28 - (PERF Clips Photo of the Day) 

Sept. 7 - (Police Chief Magazine) 

Sept. 19 - (Police Magazine)

Sept. 27 - (FBI-Leeda Insighter Magazine, page 18)

Oct. 18 - (NewsBreak)

Oct. 24 -

Nov. 1: What You Do Matters Training (IACLEA News Bulletin share of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today story) 

Nov. 1: (IACLEA News Bulletin share of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIndependent story) 

Nov. 15: (X and PERF Clips) 

Nov. 27: (p. 14, IACLEA Journal, Fall 2023) 

Dec. 20: (Police Chief Magazine, Dec. 2023)  

2022

Feb. 6:

Feb 9:

Mar. 1:

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Mar. 12:

Mar. 14:

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Mar. 24:

Mar. 28: 

Mar. 31:

April 5:

April 6:

April 15:

April 21:

April 29:

May 6:

May 9: 

May 11:

May 11:

May 11:

May 11: 

June 2: (also in IACLEA Bulletin)

June 7: 

June 28:

June 30: 

July 6:

July 23:

July 26: 

Aug. 3:

Aug. 16: Tips and Reminders for Safe Fall Semester

Aug. 18: Sexual Assault Investigation and Safety Tips

Aug. 19:  

Aug. 22: and 

Aug. 24:

Aug. 24:

Aug. 24:

Aug. 25: and

Aug. 29: Update on Sexual Assault

Aug. 29:

Sept. 2: CUPD Offers Active Harmer Response Classes and here

Sept. 12: Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder to Test Alerts System

Sept. 14: Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Rolls Out New Alerts Site, Notification Level

Sept. 19:

Sept. 21: Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØto Contribute to National Overdose Map

Sept. 28:

Oct. 2: Boulder Police Search for Suspects in University Hill Shooting

Oct. 7: Police Chiefs Issue Updates on Shooting on Hill

Oct. 7: CUSG Leaders Meet Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPolice Chief 

Oct. 12:  

Oct. 14: Why No Text Alert for Shooting on Hill?

Oct. 14: CUPD Embraces Transparency, Launches Crime Data Dashboard

Oct. 19:  

Oct. 20: CUPD Installs Camera on University Hill and

Oct. 21: When Faculty, Staff Notice Behaviors of Concern

Oct. 25: Join CUPD in Upcoming  Wellness Activities

Oct. 26: Be More Aware - Push Notifications for Alerts

Oct. 26:

Nov. 2:  

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Nov. 17: and

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2021

Alert system test scheduled for Dec. 20: What to know about alerts | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today

CUPD strengthens communication skills through intensive 3-day training | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today

CUPD to host several law enforcement agencies for training Dec. 6–10 | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today

CUPD to host free active harmer response classes Nov. 30, Dec. 1 | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder paves way for Pac-12 schools to increase women in policing

Updated events, activities policy announced; Organizers urged to plan ahead | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØsergeant awarded for bringing domestic violence lethality program to county

Campus leaders issue letter addressing sexual assault and misconduct | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today

Bait Bike program returns, keeps would-be thieves guessing | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today  

$1.2 million grant focuses on violence education, awareness on campus | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today  

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder police complete initiative to better connect community to mental health resources  

CUPD first university police department to earn SCS property, evidence accreditation | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today  

Embedded clinician rides along to help students facing mental health challenges | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ  

Office of Victim Assistance, CUPD collaborate on new embedded position | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today

From Chief Jokerst: Remembering Sept. 11 | Police Department | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ

Police Chiefs Doreen Jokerst, Maris Herold: Welcome, Buffs! | Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today  

    

     

  

  

  

  

  

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