Students will have a chance to meet and interview the four finalists in contention for the role of UCPD Chief of Police during special forums held on Wednesday and Thursday. Read More…
The following is a sample of crime in Berkeley for the week of March 25 to March 30, provided by Berkeley Police Department. Read More…
Officer causes unnecessary scene in Downtown Berkeley during event A small, quiet crowd gathered near Center Street and Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley on Sunday, Oct. 7, watching a group of artists sketch and fill in a large chalk representation of “The Last Supper,” a painting by Leonardo da Vinci of Read More…
It is the mixed blessing of films premiered at the Cannes Film Festival that by the time they reach our shores they have already amassed a small corpus of criticism to shape our opinions of them. “Polisse,” from French director Maïwenn, which will begin its wide release in San Francisco Read More…
In a 1968 magazine interview, director Alfred Hitchcock was asked, “You’ve made a lot of movies to scare people. What are you afraid of?” “The only thing I’m afraid of is the police,” Hitchcock replied, “because they can get away with murder.” Perhaps we should examine the automatic response of Read More…
Our campus community and the nation at large were shaken as they watched UCPD officers use batons to prevent Occupy Cal protesters from setting up tents in front of Sproul Plaza on Nov. 9, 2011. But today, it isn’t what happened that gives us pause — it’s what may be Read More…
The University of California has been receiving negative attention in the media recently, and this time it’s not for tuition hikes. Police officers at UC Davis on Friday pepper-sprayed docile student protesters directly in their faces while they sat on the ground linking arms. Videos of the incident have since Read More…
UCPD responded to a case of reported arson at co-op apartments on Southside in the early morning Apr. 6. The police arrived at the Fenwick Weavers’ Village apartments located at 2415 Dwight Way at 3:39 a.m. Friday to investigate a reported fire composed of burning clothes on the floor of Read More…
Three men were injured Sunday in an early morning shooting in West Berkeley, according to police. At around 12:51 a.m. Sunday, the Berkeley Police Department received multiple reports about gunshots heard around 7th and Addison streets, according to press release from Sgt. Mary Kusmiss sent out Monday afternoon. According to Read More…
