Police aim to reduce bias with new policy
In the next month, Berkeley Police Department aims to completely implement a policy to reduce police bias, as part of a push by multiple city organizations to promote more impartial policing.
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Police Review Commission discusses police mutual aid, hears crime report
At its first meeting since July, the city’s Police Review Commission convened Wednesday night to deliberate the status of Berkeley Police Department’s mutual aid agreements and hear a report from the chief of police on crime data and department staffing.
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Summer news in review
A sampling of the biggest news in Berkeley over the summer.
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Judge denies temporary restraining order to halt confidential police hearings
A judge ruled against Berkeley’s police union and an officer Tuesday after they requested a temporary restraining order that would suspend the mandate that officers attend hearings conducted by the city’s police oversight agency.
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Anti-racial profiling policy passes unanimously in Berkeley City Council
Marked by impassioned debate, Berkeley City Council ultimately decided Tuesday night to unanimously adopt a policy aimed at curbing possible police bias and discrimination.
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Police Review Commission signs declaration regarding leaked confidential findings
The city’s Police Review Commission spent the majority of its Wednesday night meeting deliberating and amending a declaration stating that none of the commissioners leaked information regarding an in-custody death case to The Daily Californian.
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Police officers attend review board meetings after leak of confidential information
Police officers were once again in attendance at the regular meeting of Berkeley’s independent police review board on Wednesday night, following their absence at prior commission meetings after The Daily Californian published confidential information from the in-custody death case of Kayla Moore.
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Local police association advocates tasers for Berkeley officers
In the wake of an attack on a police officer last week in West Berkeley, the Berkeley Police Association is once again calling on the city to provide its officers with tasers.
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Father of Kayla Moore sues city for wrongful death
A lawsuit filed against the city of Berkeley last week alleges that city police officers played a role in the death of Kayla Moore, a transgender individual who died last year.
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Protesters rally on 1-year anniversary of Kayla Moore’s death
Exactly one year after the death of Kayla Moore, a transgender woman who died in police custody, protesters on Wednesday evening marched down Shattuck Avenue, stopping traffic with six-foot banners and chants like “stop killer cops.”
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