San Joaquin Delta College Police Department

The San Joaquin Delta College Police Department prides itself on being community oriented in its crime prevention strategies. The most benificial way of preventing crime is through the tips and watchful eye of an informed public. This page is here to inform you how to properly report a crime to the Police Department. Following, is an outline illustrating what you should do when reporting a crime:

Call Campus Police, either on

Emergency Blue Phone, or

Campus Phone: Dial 5000

Payphone: (209)954-5000

The Dispatcher will answer the phone. Remain calm and speak clearly.Provide the Dispatcher with as much information as possible, for instance:

What happened?

Where did it happen?

When did it happen?

What did the suspectlook like?

Height?

Weight?

Clothing?

Hair Color?

Were there any weapons used?

What type?

Is the suspect still there?

If not, which direction did he/she go?

Did the suspect drive car?

What Type?

Color?

Was anyone injured?

Do Not Hang Up, until the Dispatcher tells you to hang up.

It is extremely important that you give the dispatcher as much information as possible. The Dispatcher relays all of your information to the Police Officers who are "out in the field" responding to your call. It is imperative for the safety of the officers that you put as much detail into your report as possible, so they know exactly what they are responding to.

Your assistance is always appreciated. The information that you provide assists in keeping Delta College a beautiful and safe environment for all.

Please understand that we take every report seriously and respond to them as such. Filing a false emergency report is illegal.

"Any person who reports, or causes any report to be made, to any city, county, city and county, or state department, district, agency, division, commission, or board, that an 'emergency' exists, knowing that such report is false, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail, not exceeding one year, or by a fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment." Penal Code Section 148.3(a)

"Any person who reports, or causes any report to be made, to any city, county, city and county, or state department, district, agency, division, commission, or board, that an 'emergency' exists, knowing that such report is false, and great bodily injury or death is sustained by any person as a result of such false report, is guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment." Penal Code Section 148.3(b)