Policing

Berkeley looks to reimagine its wildly outdated dispatch center

Proposed changes to Berkeley's dispatch center would add annual staffing costs of $3 million. The current annual budget is about $6.5 million.

Injury crashes dropped 33% in Berkeley in first quarter of 2023

Berkeley had 104 injury collisions over the first three months of the year. Of those injury crashes, 19 involved pedestrians and 14 involved cyclists.

Berkeley Police Chief Jen Louis secures top cop spot

For many, the police chief vote this week brought a sigh of relief. For others, it felt like a betrayal.

Explore Berkeley traffic data on the BPD Transparency Hub

The new traffic data joins other interactive pages on the Transparency Hub about crime, police stops, calls for service, uses of force and trends.

Berkeley cop staged bike crash and lied about it, city found

The city argued that Corey Shedoudy's shifting stories about the day of the crash were "illogical and destroy his credibility."

Fewer Berkeley police officers will be on patrol starting Sunday

Non-emergency calls, such as those that do not involve in-progress crimes, will likely see much slower response times, police say.

Feb. 9: Learn about the SCU, Berkeley's new 24/7 crisis team

The 2-year pilot program is designed to provide a non-police response for people in crisis due to mental health and substance use issues.