A federal judge has ruled that Berkeley police officers used “minimal” force that was “reasonable” when they arrested several people who protested or resisted arrest during a homeless camp removal in 2016.
Lt. Andrew Rateaver
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Home fire closes Ashby between Shattuck and Telegraph
Emergency responders on scene on Ashby Avenue between Telegraph and Shattuck on Oct. 29 around 8:45 a.m. Photo: Couresty BPD Emergency crews responded to a fire at a residential structure in the 3000 block of Wheeler Street, near Ashby Avenue, Saturday morning. The stretch of Ashby between Shattuck and Telegraph avenues was closed to traffic as a […]
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Berkeley police action on San Pablo after brawl
Berkeley police responded to San Pablo Avenue and Cedar Street for a disturbance shortly before noon Saturday. Berkeley Police Lt. Andrew Rateaver said units are responding to multiple reports of two or three people fighting in the 1700 block of San Pablo. “Reports from my officers on scene indicate that the fight migrated into the street […]
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Police action in Berkeley: Purse snatch, disturbance
Berkeley police cruiser (file photo). Photo: Emilie Raguso A disturbance that led to an arrest and a purse snatch on Allston Way had police officers out and about in downtown Berkeley on Friday afternoon, authorities report. Berkeley Police Lt. Andrew Rateaver, watch commander, provided updates at about 2:10 p.m. about both incidents. Around 1 p.m., dispatchers […]
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2 stabbed, 1 sought after dispute at Berkeley park
A police officer responding to an attempted stabbing call, that turned out to have been a spurious report, crashed into a vehicle at University and Acton, police said. Photo: Daniel McPartlan A police officer responding to an attempted stabbing call, that turned out to have been a spurious report, crashed into a vehicle at University and Acton, police said. […]
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Suspected DUI motorist crashes into Berkeley marina
A suspected DUI motorist crashed into the Berkeley Marina late Saturday night. Photo: Nancy Schimmelman A suspected DUI motorist crashed into the Berkeley Marina late Saturday night. Photo: Nancy Schimmelman Authorities worked to beat the tide Sunday to remove a vehicle that crashed Saturday night into the Berkeley Marina and began leaking fluids into the water. Berkeley Police Lt. Andrew Rateaver […]
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Fourth Street Apple store reports theft by 7 males
The Fourth Street Apple store (file photo). Photo: Patrick Nagel A band of thieves struck the Berkeley Apple store Friday in what authorities described as a “coordinated effort,” and a problem that has been faced by numerous Apple stores around the Bay Area. The theft took place shortly before 3 p.m. at 1823 Fourth St. […]
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‘Unconstitutional police attacks’ in December Berkeley protests spur civil rights lawsuit
Lawyers Rachel Lederman and James Chanin (left) and plaintiffs Joseph Watkins, Moni Law, Rasheed Shabazz and Cindy Pincus during the Monday press conference in front of Berkeley Police headquarters. Photo: Lance Knobel Lawyers Rachel Lederman and James Chanin (left) and plaintiffs Joseph Watkins, Moni Law, Rasheed Shabazz and Cindy Pincus during the Monday press conference in front of Berkeley […]
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Broken fire hydrant makes Berkeley geyser
There’s a broken fire hydrant at Acton and Addison. Photo: Toph Burns There’s a broken fire hydrant at Acton and Addison. Photo: Toph Burns A broken fire hydrant in central Berkeley sent water shooting up into the sky Friday morning. Berkeleyside readers alerted us to the situation, at Acton and Addison streets, at 11 a.m. […]
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2 men shot at women in car on Telegraph Avenue
Police investigate the scene of a shooting near Telegraph Avenue and Channing Way in Berkeley early Sunday, June 16. Photo: David Yee New details have emerged about the incident early Sunday in which multiple gunshots were fired on Telegraph Avenue at Channing Way south of the UC Berkeley campus. According to the University of California […]
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Police investigate shooting on Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue
Police investigate the scene of a shooting near Telegraph Avenue and Channing Way in Berkeley early Sunday, June 16. Photo: David Yee Shots fired in the early hours of Sunday morning on Telegraph Avenue near the intersection with Channing Way may have been related to a big party being held on “frat row” in the […]
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Channing, Piedmont blocked due to suspicious device
The bomb squad robot near Channing and Piedmont. Photo: Siciliana Trevino Update, June 5, 9 p.m.: Berkeley Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Coats told the Daily Cal that the device turned out to be “some kind of prop used for a fraternity’s costume party.” The device was spotted by a passer-by in a parking lot next to the […]
