2012 sees rise in Berkeley city crime rates
Berkeley has seen an 11 percent increase in violent and property crimes for 2012 after years of overall decreasing crime rates since 2008. Read More…
Office of external affairs vice president to host safety walk
The Office of the External Affairs Vice President will be hosting a lighting and safety walk Thursday evening to address public safety concerns on the south side of UC Berkeley. Read More…
Berkeley City Council decides to stop local detainment of undocumented immigrants
The Berkeley City Council revoked a policy requiring the Berkeley Police Department to hold undocumented immigrants in the local jail by request of the federal government at its Tuesday meeting. Read More…
Berkeley City Council approves mutual aid agreement
The Berkeley City Council adopted the majority of the policies regarding the city’s set of mutual aid agreements with outside law enforcement agencies at their meeting Tuesday night. Read More…
Report shows drop in city crime from 2010 to 2011
The FBI has released a preliminary uniform crime report detailing the crime levels for large cities around the country, showing that from 2010 to 2011, crime levels in the city of Berkeley have fallen. The report’s Berkeley statistics led to a 2011 crime report submitted by Berkeley Police Chief Michael Read More…
Berkeley police spokesperson to return to patrol duty
Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Mary Kusmiss — who was thrust into the spotlight when she was sent to the home of a local reporter in March — will switch posts and return to the operations division of the department on June 21. In an April email, Kusmiss said she Read More…
Bad reception
CITY AFFAIRS: Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan abused his authority by ordering officers out to search for his son’s stolen iPhone.
With Father’s Day coming up, Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan might get a coffee mug that says, “World’s Greatest Dad.” But Meehan’s decision to use department officers to search for his son’s iPhone after it was stolen from a Berkeley High School locker room on Jan. 11 is wholly irresponsible. Read More…
Berkeley police chief used officers to search for son’s stolen iPhone
Berkeley Police Department Chief Michael Meehan used the department’s police forces and assistance to search for his son’s stolen cellphone, according to a department statement released Monday. Meehan’s son’s iPhone was reportedly stolen at Berkeley High School in January, but a report was not immediately written up following the incident. Read More…
Berkeley Police Department hires outside firm to review media policies
Berkeley Police Department announced it will be audited by a communications company in a department effort to curtail criticism regarding its media policies, following a March incident when a department spokesperson was ordered to a Bay Area reporter’s home in the middle of the night to ask for changes in Read More…
Berkeley police spokesperson to switch posts
Berkeley Police Department’s public information officer will be leaving her post as spokesperson soon. In an email Wednesday, Sgt. Mary Kusmiss said she will soon be rotating back to patrol “to allow others to have the opportunity” to fill the position she has occupied on and off for about 10 Read More…