BPD Chief Michael Meehan: two outside agencies have been hired by the city after a mistake he made on March 9 The city of Berkeley has hired a public relations firm at a cost of $24,000 to review the police department’s media policies, bringing the price tag to $49,000 for Police Chief Michael Meehan’s decision […]
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Police used internal database to get reporter’s address
Chief Michael Meehan at a police promotion ceremony on March 27. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel When Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan wanted to find out how to contact Oakland Tribune reporter Doug Oakley to get him to change a story he had written, he directed a sergeant to look for an address on a police database. […]
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Questions remain about Berkeley police chief’s actions
Chief Michael Meehan, and Officer Byron White at community meeting on Cukor incident. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Update 2:10 pm: Statement from Berkeley Police Association added below. A contrite Berkeley police chief spent Saturday afternoon fielding calls from the media to explain why he ordered a sergeant to go the house of a reporter at 12:45 […]
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At 12:45 a.m., police chief demands reporter make changes
A reporter interviews Chief Michael Meehan before Thursday’s community meeting on the murder of Peter Cukor. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel A reporter interviews Chief Michael Meehan before Thursday’s community meeting on the murder of Peter Cukor. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Update 2:30 pm. City officials respond to incident: Statement from Interim City Manager Christine Daniel: I take […]