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Amid concerns around surveillance and privacy, San Francisco banned police use of facial recognition technology May 14 after the state Assembly’s Feb. 21 introduction of a similar ban.
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Amid a departmentwide staffing crisis and an uptick in violent crime within city limits, the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, now faces the prospect of more staff departures, with a reported 80 percent of current officers considering leaving the department, according to a survey conducted by the Berkeley Police Association, or BPA.
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Berkeley Police Department announced that it is looking to hire more police officers in a press release Thursday — an announcement that comes during a prolonged period of understaffing for the department.
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A pretrial hearing for the death of Kayla Moore, who died in the custody of Berkeley Police Department officers, was called off by presiding Judge Charles Breyer on Wednesday afternoon in order for him to privately assess both sides’ arguments.
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Sunday’s rallies in Downtown Berkeley featured clashes between “alt-right” ralliers and counterprotesters, but some activists and residents still consider it a largely “peaceful” and “successful” event.
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The Police Review Commission met Wednesday to discuss the Berkeley city crime report that was released early this month — a report which detailed a significant increase of 17.9 percent in instances of violent crime.
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A recently released report on crime in Berkeley revealed a 17.9 percent increase in the city’s instances of violent crime in 2016 as compared to 2015.
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Capitelli was among four local candidates endorsed by BPA, which cited Capitelli’s voting record in support of the police and fire departments as part of the reason for its support. Capitelli is currently leading fundraising in the mayoral race, with more than $117,000 in monetary contributions thus far.
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At the Friday hearing, U.S. Senior District Judge Charles Breyer said he did not dismiss the case because he wanted to verify with the evidence whether the involved officers used excessive force or engaged in false arrest.
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More than three years after Kayla Moore — a Black transgender woman diagnosed with schizophrenia — died in Berkeley Police Department custody, residents gathered for a vigil and a march Tuesday night to demand a shift in the way law enforcement handles mental health crises.
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