Apr 8, 2011
Berkeley Cops Provoke UC Berkeley Students
On March 3, 2011 there were protests on the UC campus by students concerned about access to public education. Seven or eight students...
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
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 23, 2011
Use of Force Incidents Put Berkeley Police in the Spotlight
Ali Winston for The Informant: March 23, 2011 “Yesterday’s clash at Pacific steel is the most recent of several crowd control incidents...
Mar 23, 2011
Berkeley: Police Riot Squad Strikes Pacific Steel Picketers with Batons : Indybay
Posted on IndyBay and Raise the Fist: LINK
Mar 15, 2011
UC Berkeley: Stop Wasting City Resources on Shows of Force
The student protests of March 3rd 2011 in support of education were inspiring and absolutely necessary. However, as UCB alum and long...
Mar 5, 2011
UCB Protestors Face UCB, UCSF, Berkeley and Oakland Police Departments
Despite declaration of unlawful assembly by UCPD, protesters hold position and demand negotiations with university administration during...
Aug 25, 2010
UCPD and BPD Team Up to Increase Patrols
From the Tribune: “A UC Berkeley police officer and a Berkeley police officer will each team up in two squad cars to patrol the streets...
Jun 29, 2010
BPD Shoots and Kills Hit-and-Run Suspect
From the Chronicle: “Berkeley police shot and killed a gun-wielding suspect after he pointed his weapon at them at the end of a chase,...