The chief of University of Nevada Police Services has released a statement about the reaction to George Floyd's death.

In it Todd Renwick said in part, “I sympathize and understand the anger and outrage from our community over the continued behavior of bad law enforcement officers and their abhorrent actions that have happened throughout the last several years."

He went on to say, “I know we let our community down in the past. This damaged many of our relationships, especially with our underrepresented groups and minority populations. Since the incidents that took place in 2017, we not only vowed to be better, but we've put in the work to grow and to learn.”

In 2017 the university dealt with two separate incidents involving its officers and racial insensitivity.

In one, an officer joked about shooting an African-American student during a traffic stop and in another an officer wore a Halloween costume mocking Colin Kaepernick's protests.

Renwick was named chief of UNR Police last fall.