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Friday, May 13, 2022

Police Accountability Board hears updates, reviews commendations

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Berkeley's Police Accountability Board discussed police commendations, among other topics, at its regular meeting May 11.

The city of Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board heard updates from the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, and looked over potential police commendations, among other things, at their regular meeting Wednesday night.
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City

Thursday, April 21, 2022
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Berkeley High School student dies after falling from parking garage

A student at Berkeley High School died Monday after falling from a downtown parking garage.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, April 21, 2022
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Suspect to be sentenced to 24 years in prison for alleged rape series

Johnny Dunbar may receive 24 years in state prison after allegedly sexually assaulting three women from Berkeley and breaking into their homes in 2008.
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City Government

Thursday, April 14, 2022
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City audit reveals Berkeley police overspend on overtime

A city auditor presentation that revealed while Berkeley’s population grew by only 7% from 1970 to 2020, Berkeley Police Department spending grew by 242% in the same time.
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City, Multimedia, Projects

Thursday, February 3, 2022
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Hate crimes in Berkeley and beyond: A look at hate crime reporting over the last 25 years

City

Thursday, January 27, 2022
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Police Accountability Board opens investigation, reviews issues, elects officers

The Berkeley Police Accountability Board met Wednesday evening to open an investigation into a recent death under the jurisdiction of the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, a fight at Berkeley High School, policy concerns and to elect a new chair and vice chair.
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Crime & Courts

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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Berkeley police to launch investigation on man’s death after police custody

The Berkeley Police Department will launch an investigation regarding a man’s death after being released from police custody. 
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City Government

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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Berkeley police pulled over, used force with disproportionate number of Black people in last year

Of those with whom BPD used force, 43.07% were Black, 26.22% were white and 19.85% were Hispanic.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Berkeley police, UCPD respond to disturbance at Memorial Stadium

The Berkeley Police Department and UCPD responded Wednesday to a man who climbed onto a ledge at Memorial Stadium and remained there into the night. 
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, August 19, 2021
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Berkeley police investigate collision on San Pablo Avenue

The Berkeley Police Department investigated the site of a traffic collision that left a pedestrian in critical condition Thursday.
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