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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In this year’s election, Berkeley candidates must not make empty promises
CITY AFFAIRS: Many city officials have done little to uphold platforms they ran on. This insincere rhetoric must end.
This November, Berkeley will hold elections for several local positions, including City Council and the rent and school boards. As candidates launch their campaigns, Councilmember Ben Bartlett is doing a stellar job of demonstrating precisely how they should not behave. When Bartlett was pulled over by a Berkeley Police Department
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BPD holds inaugural community forum
The forum, the first of four, is designed to give attendees an opportunity to interact with police officers from throughout the department, according to a BPD press release.
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PRC votes to investigate BPD handling of Urban Shield special meeting
On Wednesday evening, the Berkeley Police Review Commission voted to open an investigation into Berkeley Police Department’s handling of the demonstrations at City Council’s June 20 special meeting.
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Police Review Commission elects new chair, discusses plans for body-worn cameras
The Police Review Commission convened Wednesday evening to elect a new chair and discuss body-worn camera policies and recent City Council decisions.
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Woman pepper-sprayed at Yiannopoulos protest sues campus, regents for $23M
A lawsuit filed Monday, demanding more than $23 million in relief and damages, alleges campus and university officials violated federal law and campus policies during its handling of the Feb. 1 Milo Yiannopoulos campus protest.
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