BART Police Department

BART Police Department, or BART PD, is pursuing a recruiting campaign to fill 28 vacant police officer positions, as part of its commitment to safety, according to an Aug. 9 BART press release.

BART saw its highest arrest totals since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic this spring after doubling its police presence on trains in March, according to a BART press release.

Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, announced it is “more than doubling” its police presence on trains in order to address rider safety concerns beginning March 20, according to a press release from BART on Friday. 

After a presentation of the recommendations to the BPCRB chair, Alvarez codified the work and implemented the policy manual revision.

BART Police Department, or BART PD, removed “excited delirium,” a controversial psychiatric condition used by law enforcement, from its policy manual and future written reports, according to a BART PD press release. 

In light of the national Black Lives Matter movement, the BART Police Department introduced policy reforms Friday, expanding training and creating new initiatives.

BART conducted a quality-of-life enforcement demographic study that was released Feb. 21. The report was requested by BART director Janice Li to analyze potential disparities in quality-of-life enforcement between racial demographics.

Because of financial constraints, the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility in Oakland closed in June, causing its inmates to be transferred nearly 30 miles to the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, according to Alameda County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Ray Kelley.

Starting Monday, Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, began to enhance public safety by mandating police and fare inspectors to work extra hours in the service’s busiest areas in order to “bolster their visible presence and enhance public safety,” according to a BART press release.

Efforts to restore some of the commission's original power have been ongoing, as city officials and local activists examine civilian oversight agencies in neighboring Bay Area jurisdictions to see which models might best suit Berkeley.