The Berkeley, Albany and UC Berkeley Police Departments will no longer try to procure an armored vehicle they previously planned to acquire through a federal grant. Read More…
UC Berkeley: home of the Free Speech Movement, the Campanile, elite academics and athletics — and an armored vehicle? The Berkeley Police Department, Albany Police Department and UCPD recently combined forces to acquire funding for an armored vehicle — a bad idea with potentially detrimental effects. Read More…
The costs incurred as a result of the occupation of UC-owned land in Albany and the May 14 police raid on the encampment total more than $300,000, according to UC Berkeley and city of Albany officials. The campus will seek to recoup its losses in a civil suit filed against Read More…
UCPD, Berkeley Police Department and Albany Police Department recently decided to partner to seek funding for an armored vehicle despite opposition from community members who fear it will be used to suppress protests. The proposal for the armored vehicle, known as the East Bay Tactical Intervention Vehicle, has not yet Read More…
