OCEANSIDE — Oceanside Police Lt. Taurino Valdovinos, a part-time college instructor, knows a good idea when he hears one. When one of his students came up with an innovative way to help people better communicate with police agencies during the pandemic, he passed it along to his colleagues. The Oceanside Police Department added a button to its website last week so people can file police reports via Zoom. Previously, such reports could be made only in person or over the phone. Valdovinos teaches in the online master’s program in law enforcement and public safety leadership at the University of San Diego. Last fall, he asked students in his Communication Skills for Law Enforcement Leaders course to come up with ideas on how to better serve community members in an era of social distancing and social unrest.