At least eight police cars were on scene when a man was hooded and taken into custody by Berkeley police on Southside early Thursday evening.
The incident occurred near the intersection of Dwight Way and Telegraph Ave. at about 7:15 p.m. The man resisted as he was restrained by officers from the Berkeley Police Department, who placed a brown hood over his head before carrying him into a squad car.
“The whole thing was really … bizarre,” said Berkeley resident Nathan Pitts, who witnessed part of the incident. “It was not a normal arrest by any standards.”
Berkeley police could not be immediately reached for comment.
J.D. Morris is an assistant news editor.
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”Berkeley police could not be immediately reached for comment.”
Meaning this writer would rather publish a half ass story right away rather than wait for BPD to give response.
Again, some of the shittiest journalism I’ve ever seen.
It’s very likely this dumb ass was spittting at police and maybe biting and with all the syphilitic freaks running around Southside I dont blame the cops.
GMAB. BPD has a public information officer. If BPD is not available for comment, that’s their polite way of saying that the don’t want to answer any questions about police activity that is oddly reminiscent of a CIA rendition.
Nathan Pitts, the witness in the arrest is known in Berkeley to market himself as a person with a high IQ but with Aspergers Syndrome or Autism and constantly feels discriminated against. His videos posted in Youtube are weird. His speeches at Berkeley City Council meetings are weird.
Putting a hood over a suspects head is done if the suspect is a spitter or biter. BPD is not involved with rendition. Only if they would be, could BPD clean up Telegraph Ave. and help UCPD clean out the Park.
BPD not giving a statement usually means what happened is documented in the police report and nothing else significant occurred.
Nathan Pitts is one of the morons who was involved with the tree sitting debacle on the UC Berkeley campus.
A professional agitator by any account.
How does one become a “professional” agitator? What’s the pay like?
[Nathan Pitts is one of the morons who was involved with the tree sitting debacle on the UC Berkeley campus.
A professional agitator by any account.]
Thanks, Sharkey. That pretty much explains it.
“oddly reminiscent of a CIA rendition.”
HAHAHAHAHAHA – must be a conspiracy
HAHAHAHA