UCLA Police Chief John Thomas, who was blasted for badly mismanaging campus security and failed to handle a mob attack on a pro-Palestinian encampment, has left the university.
Police Chief John Thomas, who was blasted for serious security lapses and failing to protect students during a melee at a pro-Palestinian encampment last spring, has left his job at the university, the campus police department said Wednesday night. In a post on the social media platform X, the
was Tuesday. students and others involved in the protest encampment had to fend for themselves against attackers for three hours before law enforcement moved in to quell the disturbance. Braziel declined to respond to a question Wednesday about whether Thomas was terminated and said he had no statement. Thomas could not be reached for comment.
failed to protect students because a “highly chaotic” decision-making process, lack of communication among campus leaders and police, and other shortfalls led to institutional paralysis. The review, conducted by a national law enforcement consulting agency, found that
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