Mar 31, 2011
Ex-Cops Go to Prison in Post-Katrina Killing
March 31, 2011 (MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press): NEW ORLEANS – Calling the crimes inexcusable and barbaric, a judge sentenced two...
Mar 30, 2011
Has Oakland Killed Community Policing?
The Oakland Police Department has slashed the number of neighborhood beats by nearly 40 percent. By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor for the East...
Mar 30, 2011
Layoffs Included in Berkeley Police Department Proposal to Cut Costs
March 30th, 2011 Yousur Alhlou for The Daily Cal writes: Councilmember Gordon Wozniak suggested implementing salary freezes – rather than...
Mar 26, 2011
In Connecticut, Bill Allows Suits over Recorded Arrests
From WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut: “A bill before the Connecticut General Assembly would allow people to sue a police officer who tries...
Mar 26, 2011
Berkeley Police Denies Using Pepper Spray on Student Protesters
News on last Wednesday’s Police Review Commission meeting, where Berkeley Copwatch members, including Andrea and Russ, spoke to issues of...
Mar 26, 2011
Gang Injunction: New Details in Dramatic Courtroom Arrest
“He has been the most attentive, most cooperative, most interested defendant and that’s why they’re targeting him,” said defense attorney...
Mar 23, 2011
An Examination of the Proposed Sit-Lie Ordinance [for Berkeley]
From the Committee on Government Affairs, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce: Tuesday March 22, 2011 “The San Francisco ordinance has sparked...