Like we said and just in time for the Congressional hearing

Blog readers will remember our earlier post.* From the LA Times: UCLA Police Chief John Thomas has been removed from his post and reassigned, officials said, weeks after he faced sharp criticism for security failures that led to violence at a pro-Palestinian encampment. 

Rick Braziel, associate vice chancellor who heads the newly created Office of Campus Safety, informed Thomas this week that he would be reassigned while internal and external investigations examine campus security shortfalls that left UCLA students and others involved in the protest encampment to fend for themselves against attackers for three hours before law enforcement moved in to quell the melee.

UCLA Police Captain Gawin Gibson was named interim police chief as of Tuesday, according to Mary Osako, vice chancellor for strategic communications...

Both the police chief and Michael Beck, the administrative vice chancellor who oversaw the police department and Office of Emergency Management at the time, have faced calls for their resignation. Braziel has taken over both of those units as chief safety officer...

Full story at https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-22/ucla-police-chief-reassigned-after-security-failures-over-pro-palestinian-protests.

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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2024/05/wondering-who-got-kicked-under-bus-on.html.

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The Congressional hearing can be seen on YouTube starting at 6:45 AM Pacific Time:

https://www.youtube.com/live/4bu4eGIDNss.