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Names of officers involved in UC Davis pepper spray incident will be released

Lt. John Pike uses pepper spray on demonstrators protesting at UC Davis.
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Lt. John Pike uses pepper spray on demonstrators protesting at UC Davis.

Following months of controversy surrounding the identities of the police officers who were involved in the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident at UC Davis, it has been determined that the names of these police officers will be released to the public. On Tuesday, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo Read More…

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Report on UC Davis pepper spray incident scheduled for release Wednesday

After weeks of delay, the task force report investigating the Nov. 18 UC Davis pepper spray incident has been tentatively scheduled for public release Wednesday. The move comes after the Federated University Police Officers Association and UC reached an agreement to redact all names of the UC Davis police officers except Read More…

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Release of UC Davis pepper spray investigation findings delayed

The public release of the findings of a task force investigating the controversial Nov. 18 pepper spray incident at UC Davis was postponed due to opposition from a university police union. The task force was originally scheduled to present findings and recommendations to the UC Davis community at 3 p.m. Read More…

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UC, police union reach agreement on new contract

The University of California announced Thursday that it had reached an agreement with the UC systemwide police officers’ union on a new contract that will be valid for 15 months. Ratified by the police union July 8, the contract retroactively began July 1 and will extend until Sept. 30, 2012. Read More…