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University, Berkeley, Albany reject armored vehicle
Three local police agencies had planned to purchase a Lenco BearCat G3 with a UASI grant. Photo: Lenco The planned joint acquisition of an armored vehicle by the University of California Police...
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Berkeley police seek 3-D scanner for crime scenes
BPD is hoping to get a 3-D laser scanner to improve its approach to crime scene analysis. Image: FARO The Berkeley Police Department has applied for grant funding to buy a 3-D laser scanner to document...
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Urban Shield’s racist, 'warrior cop' nature stands in clear contradiction with Berkeley’s values; pulling the city out should be a no-brainer based on that alone.
View ArticleOpinion: It’s long past time — take us out of Urban Shield and NCRIC
There is no excuse for this City Council not to do what the council should have done a year and a half ago: take us out of Urban Shield and NCRIC.
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Outcry, arrests after Berkeley City Council votes to stick with Urban Shield
Police and firefighters will continue participating in Urban Shield for a year while a subcommittee considers alternatives. The decision prompted outrage from a packed room.
View ArticleOpinion: Need any more proof that Urban Shield is poisonous?
Berkeley's mayor, City Council, and every member of its police force should be ashamed of their decision to continue with the poisonous disaster that is Urban Shield.
View ArticleOpinion: If the city won’t stop Urban Shield, the people will
With the vote to remain in Urban Shield, and the deployment of the already highly weaponized police force, representative government on Tuesday failed the city of Berkeley.
View ArticleOpinion: The federalization of local police — and why the Urban Shield vote...
Jesse Arreguín not only failed to lead the resistance, but actually reversed votes the council had made in December 2015 to pull out of Urban Shield.
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Protesters say police injured activists after Urban Shield vote
Activists who protested two arrests made after a city council meeting say an elderly man was hit by a police baton in the aftermath.
View ArticleOpinion: Councilman Bartlett voted the wrong way on Urban Shield
While it took a majority to turn their back on their citizens on the Urban Shield decision, I am particularly dismayed by City Councilman Ben Bartlett’s vote.
View ArticleOpinion: Why Berkeley must withdraw from Urban Shield
The importance of Urban Shield in training police to respond to disasters is exaggerated. Berkeley should exit the program to rebuild good faith between police and people of color.
View ArticleOpinion: We owe it to our community and our neighbors to engage and transform...
Urban Shield may be in need of a course correction, but that does not mean we should simply disengage from it.
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Watch: Berkeley neighbors take part in active-shooter drill
Despite initial resistance, a neighborhood group held its first active-shooter drill in Berkeley. One participant said she now knows what to do if it happened for real.
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Berkeley council may pull police from Urban Shield exercises in 2018
City officials have voted, preliminarily, to keep BPD out of Urban Shield despite protests from the city manager's office and the police and fire chiefs.
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Tension, as mayor withdraws vote to ban Berkeley police from 2018 Urban Shield
With questions raised over whether city officials can legally make decisions about police training, Mayor Jesse Arreguín pulled his support from a recent vote on Urban Shield.
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Berkeley mayor calls special meeting to vote again on Urban Shield
Berkeley officials are set to vote Monday afternoon, during a special meeting, on whether to allow city police officers to take part in Urban Shield tactical exercises this year.
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Berkeley City Council votes 5-4 to let police, firefighters stay in Urban Shield
The Berkeley City Council voted 5-4 Monday night to let the city's first responders, including police, join in this year's Urban Shield exercise.
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Armored van for police sparks public outcry from some
In a 7-1 vote Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council approved plans presented by the police chief to buy a bulletproof van it says will keep officers and community members safer when responding to...
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Muslim college hosts active-shooter drill for paramedics, Berkeley police
Scores of paramedics and police met Thursday at a Muslim college in North Berkeley to practice how they might respond if gunmen one day target the campus.
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The Lowdown: Council on police grants, budget, infrastructure, fees, more
Don't miss our guide to May 16 council highlights: federal funding and an armored van for police that's been disputed by activists, infrastructure updates, the Library Board, more.
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