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# TBS Today, March 29
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/29/newsletters/tbs-today-march-29-2024/
- Published: 2024-03-29T23:08:31.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-29T23:08:31.000Z
- Description: Inside an undercover BPD op.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

On a recent afternoon, The Scanner got a firsthand look at an undercover operation where Berkeley police detectives were looking for retail thieves and shoplifters at REI.

Don't miss our latest exclusive report.

[Berkeley police go undercover to target store burglariesWith property crime on the rise in recent years, the Berkeley Police Department has been doing more proactive work to curtail the trend.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2024/03/berkeley-shoplifting-op-BI6A9797-1.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/29/crime/berkeley-police-undercover-commercial-burglaries-retail-theft/)

### In other news

We weren't at the Berkeley City Council this week, but city officials have been decrying antisemitic behavior during remarks by Holocaust survivors Tuesday night. 

Due to the behavior, BPD had to intervene, officials said.

> I am outraged over the hateful and deeply antisemitic behavior we saw at Tuesday’s Council meeting. Heckling people including Holocaust survivors, then co-opting its message for an anti-Jewish agenda, threats and hate speech will not be tolerated. We will not be intimidated. [https://t.co/Hb0t5T1ZEb](https://t.co/Hb0t5T1ZEb?ref=berkeleyscanner.com)
> 
> — Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin (@JesseArreguin) [March 28, 2024](https://twitter.com/JesseArreguin/status/1773444524280549890?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com)

> On Tuesday night, a mob of hecklers jeered at & harassed a Holocaust survivor speaking at a Berkeley City Council meeting. Susanne DeWitt, age 89, was speaking about the trauma & loss she experienced when Nazis sent her entire family to the Dachau concentration camp at age 4\. [pic.twitter.com/qWly7vbZe2](https://t.co/qWly7vbZe2?ref=berkeleyscanner.com)
> 
> — Terry Taplin🚰🏳️‍🌈🥑🌹🚲🚍✍️🏾 (@TaplinTerry) [March 29, 2024](https://twitter.com/TaplinTerry/status/1773729936307892718?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com)

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[Berkeley officials call for action after traffic fatalityWalk Bike Berkeley called the roadway “fundamentally unsafe” in a letter this week. Council is set to consider the subject Tuesday night.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2024/03/IMG_3571.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/26/traffic-safety/berkeley-city-council-street-safety-marin-traffic-fatality/)

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