The Berkeley City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday night to let police use pepper spray during demonstrations if protesters are violent.
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‘Sticks, pipes, poles’ prohibited Thursday at some Berkeley parks — and beyond
Anyone violating these rules will be subject to citation and arrest.
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Police say pepper spray could help with crowd control; special meeting Tuesday
Police are asking city officials to toss out a 1997 rule against the use of pepper spray during demonstrations so they can avoid using tools like tear gas and smoke.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Whole Foods closed after security officers pepper-spray thief with knife
Whole Foods closed Monday night after a security officer pepper-sprayed a would-be thief who brandished a knife, authorities report.
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Man pepper-sprayed after punching, biting police officers
Image: Google Maps A police call in Berkeley to a domestic dispute led to a man being pepper-sprayed and arrested after punching a police sergeant twice in the face and biting another officer in the arm, authorities said this week. The woman involved in the dispute also struggled with police during the man’s arrest, and she too […]
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Pepper spray, less-lethal rounds used in 2 recent arrests
Berkeley Police station. Photo: Emilie Raguso Berkeley police officers used pepper spray to subdue a mentally ill man, described as belligerent and threatening, who refused to allow himself to be handcuffed, according to a document posted Friday on the city website. In another recent case, Berkeley police used less-lethal rounds and baton strikes to detain […]
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Berkeley police report first pepper spray use of 2015
Image: Google maps A Berkeley Police officer used pepper spray to subdue a naked man covered with blood who wielded a glass shard and charged a firefighter in late March, according to a document posted on the city website Friday. Police must complete a brief form — which is made public — any time officers use pepper spray, […]
