Berkeley police report shows decreased crime rates in last year
Shaun Lien/Staff
Crime rates in Berkeley went down in 2018, according to a crime report Berkeley Police Department presented at the Berkeley City Council meeting March 19.
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Berkeley Police Review Commission passes body-worn camera policy, establishes guidelines
On Wednesday, the Berkeley Police Review Commission, or PRC, met at the South Berkeley Senior Center for its bimonthly meeting to discuss issues including body-worn cameras, intercommittee and department guidelines, police officers’ use of force and the Berkeley Police Department’s new contract with Epic Recruiting.
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Berkeley Police Review Commission discusses body-worn cameras, mental health response
The Police Review Commission finalized its ongoing dialogue regarding body-worn cameras, addressed the retroactive release of records by the Berkeley Police Department under SB 1421 and discussed the issue of mental health crisis responses.
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While Berkeley police address racial bias, community reflects on need for reform
In February 2018, former Berkeley City Council candidate and activist Nanci Armstrong-Temple was restrained and arrested by Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, officers while helping to move a homeless encampment in front of Old City Hall — an act she referred to as “outside of the law and definitely outside of human decency.”
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Major crime in Berkeley decreases by 10 percent, according to report presented to City Council
BPD Chief Andrew Greenwood and Capt. Ed Spiller both presented the crime report, announcing that crime reports for the first six months of 2018 regarding aggravated assault, auto theft, larceny, rape and robbery are down.
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Police recordings, privacy dominate discussion at 1st PRC meeting since recess
The question of citizen privacy and the use of police recordings were central topics at the first Police Review Commission meeting of the year Wednesday. Commissioners discussed issues of privacy and policy regarding body-worn cameras in the police force as well as the department’s reaction to a protest Aug. 5.
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Berkeley sparks discourse over cannabis at town hall
The interest groups met to address future opportunities and remaining shortcomings of Berkeley’s cannabis regulation, such as the competitiveness of legally licensed businesses with the black market. Other concerns persist over public safety, youth access to marijuana and the hurdles cannabis distributors and cultivators face in setting up shop in the city.
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Mayor Arreguín, Councilmember Davila host community meeting to discuss public safety in light of recent shooting
There were various groups of people partaking in different events at the park during the time of the shooting, according to Berkeley Police Chief Andrew Greenwood. The City of Berkeley will invest $2.45 million in park improvements according to Davila.
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3 individuals sue city of Berkeley, Berkeley police chief over alleged excessive force at protest
Protesters Dylan Cooke, Lewis Williams and photojournalist Brooke Anderson say BPD officers violated their constitutional rights by using excessive force near the end of an anti-Urban Shield protest beginning June 20, 2017.
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Berkeley Police Department to address racial bias in police stops, searches
Berkeley Police Department will incorporate the recommendations for approaching racial bias in policing set forth in a report by the Center for Policing Equity, or CPE.
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