Berkeley police spread holiday cheer among local youths
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On Wednesday, officers from the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, escorted 20 children to a Target store in Albany to go holiday shopping.
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Reports of gunshots on Piedmont Avenue, no reported victims
Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, received phone calls around 8 p.m. tonight about reports of gunshots on Piedmont Avenue near campus, according to BPD spokesperson Officer Byron White.
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Berkeley City Council to discuss adding security cameras at Ohlone Park
Because of illegal dumping, Berkeley City Councilmembers Kate Harrison and Rashi Kesarwani have put forth a budget proposal for cameras to be installed at Ohlone Park.
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Berkeley police arrest suspect after foot chase on Southside
BPD officers arrested a man on suspicion of traffic violation, resisting a peace officer and violation of probation after a foot chase Tuesday afternoon.
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Berkeley police handcuff unconscious man outside of Whole Foods Market
The Berkeley Police Department responded Sept. 20 at 10:25 p.m. to a report from Whole Foods Market on Telegraph Avenue of an unconscious man at the store.
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Power restored after outage on Northside affects more than 1,000 customers
A power outage Monday afternoon affected 1,127 customers on Northside for just over an hour, according to a PG&E outage map.
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Berkeley police ask community for help in unsolved murder case
Thursday marked the nine-year anniversary of the unsolved murder of Adolfo Ignacio Celedon Bravo, which occurred on the morning of Sept. 12, 2010, his 35th birthday.
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City of Berkeley ranks in bottom 20 of state’s safest cities
The city of Berkeley ranks in the bottom 20 for safest cities in all of California, according to an online ranking based on FBI data collected during 2016 and 2017.
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Oakland detention facility closes, leading to inmate transfer to jail in Dublin
Because of financial constraints, the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility in Oakland closed in June, causing its inmates to be transferred nearly 30 miles to the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, according to Alameda County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Ray Kelley.
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California passes law requiring police to use force only when ‘necessary’
Under AB 392, force must only be used when “necessary” rather than when “reasonable.” The bill, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 19, specifies that officers must use other resources and techniques to address threats instead of deadly force.
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