TBS Today, June 27
Berkeley police and BFD both have interesting items on tonight's City Council agenda.
We also have a report on a hit-and-run crash and the criminal charges that followed.
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Today's news
How many police does Berkeley need? New analysis to find out
Despite ongoing recruitment efforts, the Berkeley Police Department is experiencing an “unprecedented staffing crisis.”
The Berkeley Scanner
Driver charged with hit-and-run injury crash in Berkeley
Witnesses followed the driver, Misty Bancroft, until police arrived to arrest her, court papers show.
The Berkeley Scanner
‘Failing’ Berkeley fire station alert system needs $1.6M fix
The system “frequently malfunctions which causes delays in the dispatch of responders, or responders completely missing a notification.”
The Berkeley Scanner
In case you missed it
Police arrest kidnapping, sex crime suspect near UC Berkeley
Police arrested Wilmer Guerrapena, 28, on suspicion of kidnapping to commit a sex crime, assault with intent to commit rape and other crimes.
The Berkeley Scanner
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