The University of California, Berkeley has hired a private security company to patrol an area around campus following a fatal shooting near the school earlier this month that has heightened concerns about crime.
In a statement, the university said it contracted with Treeline Security, a private company based out of San Francisco, to conduct daily evening patrols from 6 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. south of the campus near several UC Berkeley dormitories. Reports of crime in and around the area since the start of the semester have shaken parents and students of the university.
The three-person team began patrols on Oct. 14 and will continue for at least one month as UC Berkeley ramps up its own security staffing, the university said in a statement.
