May 15, 2012
Berkeley Must Say NO to Mutual Aid Pacts that Turn BPD into Homeland Security
Berkeley Police Department is currently seeking funding and training from UASI (Urban Areas Security Initiative- a Homeland Security...
Apr 14, 2011
Commission to Investigate March 3 Berkeley Police Crowd Control Tactics
“The complaint was brought to the commission by Berkeley Copwatch member Andrea Prichett, who said at the meeting that she was concerned...
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 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...
Nov 9, 2009
BPD Takes the Gloves Off
From Oaks4Peace at Indybay: “Two weeks prior to retiring on Sept 24th, Chief Douglas Hambleton unilaterally rescinded Berkeley Police...
