Policing

Police oversight board members resign: PAB has 'been ignored'

Their decision leaves just four members on the nine-member advisory body, which has been plagued by vacancies for much of its tenure.

Berkeley motel will house new post-arrest diversion program

The city hopes the new diversion and reentry program will reduce recidivism. Participants must be nonviolent and need no medical attention.

Berkeley asks court to drop 'nonsensical' PAB lawsuit

The latest city filing is the sharpest condemnation to date of Berkeley Police Accountability Board director Hansel Aguilar.

Berkeley police to hold forum on drones, cameras, ALPRs

The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at the police station, 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

As police encryption looms, BPD offers olive branch with 'near real-time' call log

Berkeley police said they came up with the idea in response to "concerns" that had been raised about public access.

Public begins to push back on Berkeley police encryption plan

Other police agencies in California have found solutions that avoid complete encryption.

In sharp pivot, Berkeley police ask to encrypt all radio traffic

In a new agenda item, posted Thursday, Berkeley police cite two main arguments for encryption: officer safety and state requirements.