Chief’s Advisory Panel reviews cite and release, crime trends

Crime is up in San Marcos, most notably violent crime, Chief of Police Stan Standridge said during the most recent Chief’s Advisory Panel meeting.

Standridge and members of the panel discussed crime trends, cite and release statistics, active attack best practices and the department’s policy following the Supreme Court’s opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade during the July 20 meeting.

Standridge said violent crime in San Marcos was up 10% in the second quarter of this year compared to 2021.