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Starting Monday, Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, began to enhance public safety by mandating police and fare inspectors to work extra hours in the service’s busiest areas in order to “bolster their visible presence and enhance public safety,” according to a BART press release.
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Efforts to restore some of the commission’s original power have been ongoing, as city officials and local activists examine civilian oversight agencies in neighboring Bay Area jurisdictions to see which models might best suit Berkeley.
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The contract includes a one-time salary increase of six percent and annual raises from 2.5-2.75 percent over the course of the contract, and extends an incentive program that provides new officers a $10,000 hiring bonus. BART said in a press release that the agreement comes as police officer salaries are rising nationwide, and that the agreement brings BART officers closer to Bay Area averages.
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A Berkeley man was among nine suspects arrested by BART Police Department throughout the Bay Area on Wednesday, marking an uptick in arrests compared to the days prior, as first reported by Berkeley Patch.
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While Black people constitute 12 percent of BART customers according to the most recent data, which is from 2015, the report presented to the BART Police Citizen Review Board at its June 11 meeting found that among all the use-of-force incidents in 2017, 50.9 percent involved Black males and 14.7 percent involved Black females.
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An injured man was found with a possible stab wound at the MacArthur BART station late Friday night, according to BART spokesperson Alicia Trost.
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Preparations for a protest Tuesday night transformed into a celebration for residents of a South Berkeley homeless encampment at 63rd and Adeline streets, after news reached the camp that their eviction — scheduled for that evening — had been postponed.
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BART Police Department posted eviction notices beside the tents of two homeless encampment sites in South Berkeley on Saturday, demanding that encampment residents permanently vacate the area within 72 hours.
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The total number of thefts involving electronic devices at BART stations has decreased over the last few months, likely as a result of BART Police Department’s efforts to crack down on crime, said BART spokesperson Chris Filippi.
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The Safe Transit policy prevents BART employees — including members of the BART Police Department — from asking about riders’ immigration statuses unless directed by state laws, federal regulations or court orders.
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