The three lead campus safety officers, Laura Avalos, Chris Lockwood, and Jerry Espinoza, are serving in as interim campus safety directors, in succession, with Avalos currently running the show – following James Miyashiro, who left in June to take a position at the University of San Diego.
After retiring as chief of police for the Riverside Community College District, Jim Miyashiro knew retirement was not for him and stepped back into the leadership role.
University officials are looking to bolster campus safety resources and protocols following the armed robbery that prompted a campus lockdown Monday night.
A possible suspect is in custody as La Verne police are investigating an armed robbery Monday night near the Oaks Residence Hall, a ULV emergency notification stated.
University of La Verne officials recently decided against equipping campus safety officers with pepper spray or batons, after members of the community expressed concerns about the policy.