District Office
(916) 781-0570

Incident Information Line

A special phone number (916) 789-2828 has been established for students and staff to call for information about special conditions, campus closures, power outages, snow closures, or other emergencies that affect our campuses.  The message is updated as conditions change.

Safety Escorts

If you feel fearful walking on campus you may request a safety escort by dialing extension 1000 from any campus phone or (916) 781-0570 from other phones.   Provide the dispatcher with your current location and intended destination.   If there are special circumstances or risks that you know about, be sure to share them with the dispatcher.  Subject to availability, an officer will be dispatched to your location to walk with you to your destination.  An officer may wish to transport you in a vehicle if it is more practical based on conditions.

Vehicle Jumpstart Courtesy Service

Some of our police vehicles are equipped with battery jumpstart systems to allow officers to attempt to assist motorists who have discharged batteries.  This service is provided at no charge, subject to officer availability and is performed only if the vehicle owner accepts the risk of damage.  Normally there is very little risk, however officers are not trained mechanics and from time to time damage occurs.   Persons who have insurance coverage for jumpstart service or who do not want to accept the risk of damage should call a professional mechanic.

Vehicle Security on Campus

Crime statistics show that vehicles parked at Sierra College have much less exposure to risk of burglary or theft than vehicles parked in the surrounding community.  Even so, occassionally a car will be broken into, or stolen from one of our parking facilities.  Most cases of property theft from inside a parked vehicle occur from unlocked vehicles.  Locking your car is one of the simplest and effective deterrents you can use.

Damage to vehicles from minor collisions during parking manuevers is more likely than theft.  These strategies can reduce your risk of being bumped or scraped by another vehicle.
  ·  Park your vehicle carefully within the stall boundary lines as near to the middle as possible.
  ·  Don't park next to a vehicle that is parked over a stall boundary line.   Choose another stall.
  ·  Don't squeeze a full-sized vehicle into a stall marked for compact cars (marked with C).
  ·  Be sure to set your parking brake.

If your vehicle is damaged, burglarized, stolen, or the subject of any crime on campus be sure to report it to Police Services.  Reporting such crimes helps us gather information toward identifying those responsible and to focus our efforts to reduce the risk of such crimes on campus.

Vehicle Unlock Courtesy Service

Our police vehicles are equipped with basic car opening tools to allow officers to attempt to assist motorists who have locked their keys inside their cars.   This service is provided at no charge, subject to officer availability and is performed only if the vehicle owner accepts the risk of damage.  Normally there is very little risk, however officers are not trained locksmiths and from time to time damage occurs.  Persons who have insurance coverage for unlock service or who do not want to accept the risk of damage should call a professional locksmith.