Berkeley Police Department

On May 18, the UC Board of Regents reconvened for its second and third board meetings of the week, alongside a joint meeting from the academic and student affairs committee and finance and capital strategies committee.

The Office of the Director of Police Accountability in Berkeley, or ODPA, launched an animal-assisted intervention program to promote community relations and well-being. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the program will continue for the month of May, according to an ODPA press release.

Berkeley City Auditor Jenny Wong was awarded her third Knighton Award for Exemplary Audit. This year’s award was for her report titled “Berkeley Police: Improvements Needed to Manage Overtime and Security Work for Outside Entities.”

The Berkeley Police Department responded to an individual shooting at pedestrians with an orbeez gun from their vehicle, according to BPD watch commander Lt. Joe Okies.

Berkeley police stop data from October 2022 to April 2023 revealed that Black and Hispanic/Latine residents were stopped at disproportionate rates compared to white residents.

Berkeley council members voted to confirm Jen Louis as Berkeley Police Department’s chief of police May 9.

The popularity of 'smash and grab' auto crimes in the region significantly negatively impacts students.

The Berkeley Police Department reported that a caller discovered a woman's body floating in the Berkeley Marina Monday evening.

An armed robbery occurred on 1330 Alcatraz Ave. at 7:41 p.m. Wednesday. 

The Berkeley Police Accountability Board, or PAB, met March 8 for a special meeting, at which they discussed a policy review report on various Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, policies.