The 2023 Berkeley gunfire map
Berkeley has had at least 11 confirmed gunfire calls so far this year. No one has been killed but four victims have been wounded.
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Therapy dog joins Berkeley police oversight office
Lucky, a labrador-cocker spaniel mix, will be available for “animal-assisted interventions” in the Office of the Director of Police Accountability.
Board tasked with holding Berkeley police accountable is short-handed, feeling the strain
With half the Police Accountability Board’s seats empty, work has been piling up. There’s “a natural limit with how much a person can engage,” the board’s leader said.
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Berkeley man sentenced to 28 years in prison for violent sex crimes
Following a 2022 spree of violent sex crimes in Albany, Berkeley and Oakland, 45-year-old Tommy Lee Giles Jr. of Berkeley was sentenced to 28 years in prison.
Police Accountability Board member resigns in protest of city’s approach to oversight
Cheryl Owens stepped down from the board the day after Jen Louis was appointed BPD chief. Another PAB member’s term ended Wednesday, meaning five seats on the nine-seat board are currently vacant.
Berkeley’s fire chief confirmed to permanent position
David Sprague has led the department on an interim basis for nearly a year. He has worked for the department since 2001.
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