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The Oakland Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred today on Grizzly Peak, according to a warning from UCPD.
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Turnouts on Grizzly Peak Boulevard have been blocked off to reduce fire risk in response to several incidents of people setting off fireworks in the area.
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UCPD has increased patrols in response to concerns over the past few days about illegal ignition of fireworks and bonfires along Grizzly Peak Boulevard between Centennial Drive and Claremont Avenue, according to a Nixle alert from the Berkeley Police Department.
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In the wake of George Floyd’s death and the ensuing protests across the country, four UC Berkeley professors discussed their thoughts in the first segment of a longer series on race and policing.
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Recent developments have unfolded regarding a UC Berkeley International Human Rights Law Clinic study released in January.
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UC Berkeley’s International Human Rights Law Clinic released a study Thursday examining the impact unsolved homicides in Oakland and barriers to support services have on the families of victims from underrepresented communities.
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The city of Berkeley’s Police Review Commission, or PRC, met Wednesday to discuss a proposal that would adjust stop and search procedures and the conditions under which it is appropriate to ask about parole or probation status.
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UCPD is working with the Oakland and San Francisco police departments to identify a potential suspect connected with the homicide that occurred Friday.
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Data from the Oakland Police Department showed that license plate readers were disproportionately dispatched in low-income communities and communities of racial minorities. This can create a “chilling effect” on the freedom of expression of minority groups. And it can reinforce already stigmatized communities by creating a “feedback loop” in which police are repeatedly sent to a particular neighborhood regardless of that neighborhood’s true crime rate.
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The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office brought charges against a Vallejo man for alleged involvement in a August 2018 drive-by shooting at a popular Berkeley park, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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