BPD

Vandalism was reported at the Berkeley residence belonging to UC President Michael Drake on May 15, according to Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Jessica Perry.

The Police Accountability Board, or PAB, swore in a member and addressed subcommittee rearrangements during its regular meeting Wednesday.

Police Accountability Board, or PAB, member Cheryl Owens stepped down one day after Jen Louis’ appointment as the chief of Berkeley Police Department passed in a city council vote May 9.

A staffing shortage at the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, has led to a cut in patrol assignments. While the department previously operated on a 16-beat configuration, they have transitioned to a 14-beat map.

Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board, or PAB, met Wednesday evening to discuss the department’s staff shortage, the recent rise in sexual assault reports and the usage of audited body working cameras, or BWCs, on Berkeley police. 

At 9:30 p.m. Saturday, four UC Berkeley students were attacked by two suspects in a Rav 4 vehicle while returning to Clark Kerr Campus, near the 2900 block of Derby Street, according to a UC WarnMe sent Sunday morning.

Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, announced it is “more than doubling” its police presence on trains in order to address rider safety concerns beginning March 20, according to a press release from BART on Friday. 

On Feb. 15, BPD arrested a 20-year-old UC Berkeley student in connection with a rape inside of a sorority house, according to BPD public information officer, Byron White.

On Monday, Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, officers arrested four suspects connected to a “late-night armed home style robbery,” according to BPD spokesperson Byron White. 

Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board, or PAB, elected its chairperson and vice-chairperson and heard reports regarding hiring struggles for staff dispatchers, early warning system updates and a response to Tyre Nichols' death at the hands of Memphis police at its regular meeting Tuesday.