San Bernardino Community College District appoints new police chief

35-year law enforcement veteran, Al Jackson, was sworn in on December 15

San Bernardino Community College District has a new chief of police. Alvin “Al” Jackson was unanimously approved by the SBCCD Board of Trustees and was sworn in on December 15 before his wife, college faculty and staff, and a contingent of law enforcement officers from neighboring agencies.

Jackson, a 35-year law enforcement veteran of the Los Angeles and Santa Monica Police Departments, replaces interim Chief of Police Bob Miller. He will manage SBCCD’s 24-hour police operations to promote the safety of 21,000 students and 1,200 faculty and staff members at San Bernardino Valley College and Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa.

Chancellor Bruce Baron hailed Jackson as a focused and conscientious professional with a collaborative leadership style.

“I am immensely proud and honored to have been appointed to lead the men and women of the SBCCD Police Department who work tirelessly every day to keep our students, faculty and staff safe,” said Jackson. “I am committed to building trusting relationships with the professionalism that our campus community expects.”

Jackson was born in Louisiana and raised in Southern California. He earned his Associate’s degree from Los Angeles City College in Administration of Justice, his bachelor’s in Criminal Justice Administration from National University and received a Masters in Negotiation and Conflict Management from CSU Dominguez Hills and a Masters in Leadership from USC. He is a graduate of LAPD’s Peace Officer Standards and Training Command College program and the FBI National Academy, 203rd session.