Berkeley, California 94720-1199. Williams-Ridley's letter came nearly a year after the SWAT team party and seven months after the firm hired by the city to conduct the misconduct investigation had completed its work. One year after its creation, the task force morphed into a bicycle patrol unit called Bike Force. This feed iscaptured on a Uniden Home Patrol and encoded with a Raspberry Pi. Remarkably, the firefighters escaped with minor injuries. Authoritative crime + safety news for Berkeley, CA, LA Times revealed the details of the misconduct investigation, never made that Public Records Act inquiry public, Asian American, female and openly gay police chief, 100% member-driven: Berkeleyside publishes a weekly police blotterto keep residents informed about calls for service and recent arrests. Interim Berkeley Police Chief Jen Louis faced harassment allegations in 2017 when she was a BPD captain, according to interviews and investigative records obtained by The Berkeley Scanner. 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"I dont believe it was within the city managers discretion to disclose the matter to the council because that would have violated the promise made in the reprimand, which was the matter would be removed from her performance record if she 'received no other disciplinary actions' in the established time period," she said. Kacalek is out of town this week on a previously scheduled vacation. Data is just one part of that equation, but I do think it provides an interesting window into how the department operates.. The man's shirt and pants had burned off, and officers initially had trouble getting ahold of him. Perhaps I have not tuned in andlistenedlong enough to hearany calls come over the airways.. | We urge readers not to hesitate to get in touch with questions and photographs. Feed covers 2 meter and 70 centimeter repeaters in and around Kanawha County WV. Most of the incidents were classified as Level 1 force, which involved neither injury nor any complaint of pain. "I guess he isn't black or no one could decipher his race and he isn't homeless or even unhoused, just no address," he wrote, adding #iwantthecoldhardtruth, according to the screenshot. The Berkeley Police Association is reportedly conducting an independent investigation into the recently leaked text messages, Berkeley Scanner reported. Help The Scanner thrive. Because of those factors, we ultimately decided there was not enough evidence to support publication. Police on your block? According to police, the assailant punched the student from behind, sending him flying onto the sidewalk and knocking him unconscious. First responders at UC Berkeley on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. He wrote that a new system, in compliance with federal rules, was required to be off the ground by January 2013. Various filters allow users to drill down into different aspects of the advanced datasets to see stop outcome (arrest, citation, no enforcement or mental health hold) whether there was a search, the traffic violation type and the stop type (if the person was on foot or in a vehicle). Tyrone Brown has been charged with felonies linked to four Berkeley households over less than a week, according to court papers. Many officers were questioned about the allegations but due to the confidential nature of the disciplinary process very few ever knew the final outcome, or even what the claims were in the first place. ", "There can be zero tolerance for racism, bigotry, and hate anywhere in our city, let alone among the first responders who interact with our community on a daily basis," he wrote. There were reports of papers that were scattered around the area as well as a possible manifesto. On the day of the barbecue, Louis had helped fill water balloons to give to the many children there. "If somethings removed, it really shouldnt even be referenced," one attorney said. He is seeking unlimited damages, in excess of $25,000, as well as a jury trial, according to the filing. The man, who was estimated to be in his 20s, sustained critical injuries and a female bystander in her 40s who tried to help him sustained minor injuries . Shedoudy claims he was injured in the crash and may have been permanently disabled as a result. "That was the fear of people to tell the truth of what happened that day.". Homeowners, renters, businesses, and nonprofits can apply by March 16 for up to $37,900 in grants to cover property damage and a similar amount for other needs not covered by insurance. TREND: Hyundai, Kia car thefts on the rise | HOUSING PLAN: 9,000 new homes by 2031 | OPENING: Starter Bakery | CAL FALCONS: Annie's new mate has a name. Haney said Louis had made suggestive comments during the party, twice telling her daughter to throw water balloons at Haney because she was wearing a white tank top. "There was no dissent at any point about anything.". The Albany, New York, area saw less snow than expected 2 inches (5 centimeters) to 5 inches (13 centimeters) but it was enough to close schools. Make a commendation or complaint about a police officer. But the map has become increasingly glitchy and is often missing data. Sizes may vary from just a few neighbors to events with 100 people or more. In light of that, they said, it likely should not have been disclosed during any discussion of whether Louis would be promoted. One of the women said she and Louis had a mutual attraction in 2008 when both had other partners, according to interviews and materials from the investigation. The reported self-immolation took place on Sproul . The authoritative source on this model is this radioreference.com Wiki page. Officers familiar with the unit say there were no such orders or illegal practices, and asked why if such things had happened had Shedoudy not raised concerns immediately to command staff, or brought it up when he was first put on leave in late 2020 after what multiple sources have described as an intentional collision with a driver near UC Berkeley. Corey Shedoudy was hired by the Berkeley Police Department in 2014 after working as a police officer in Modesto for about two years, according to municipal salary records reviewed by The Berkeley Scanner. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), export much of the data into spreadsheets, more stringent use-of-force reporting rules, reducing the number of police stops in the city, In 7-2 vote, Berkeley council approves broad package to reimagine policing, Officials say yes to new vision of public safety and more cops, too, Officials vow to increase police staffing, with available officers at historic low, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. Police were able to detain them a few blocks away. Relaying of EMS/Police/Fire calls from scanner. The updated disposition, following an officers review, is what shows up on the crime mapper. In another text that appears to be from Kacalek, he expresses frustration that a city media release had not, in his opinion, adequately described a man alleged to have attacked someone with a baseball bat. Channels on this feed are shown below: UC Berkeley Talkgroups Primary site - ALCO NW More details can be found here: https://www.jj358mhz.com/home/scanner-feeds/uc-berkeley-police They pose a high risk of starting fires. Channels on this feedare shown below: More details can be found here: https://www.jj358mhz.com/home/scanner-feeds/uc-berkeley-police. It appears they may have struck a curb as they tried to flee in the car, breaking its front axle, said BPD. In 2022, for example, the department has so far tallied 141 incidents, involving 150 subjects, where police used force. Its already led to exclusive reports on several local crime stories. Anyone who does purchase this scanner and would like basic technical help is also welcome to reach out to Berkeleyside via email. Louis became interim chief in 2021. No welfare checks, No inheritance, No free college, No free food, No free housing, etc. The woman said it felt like an unwelcome proposition on top of the other attention. More by Emilie Raguso. Police Scanner 5-0 brings you more than 5,000 police, fire, rescue and other radio feeds over 3G or WiFi. Connect with us online, by phone, or in person. "They really dont know. There are also selection tools for those who wish to see calls or incidents around a certain location, such as their home or work. ", She also told council members not to share the emails or texts. The Berkeley Scanner: Independent daily crime and safety news Leaked memo: DA Pamela Price to shorten prison sentences, lean into probation The new guidelines go into effect Monday and will be retroactive, applying to cases sentenced within the past 120 days. Tickets and arrests are more of a notification to problematic people that we are out and about and there to enforce problematic criminal behavior and public nuisances. (See Berkeleyside's Twitter thread for highlights of the radio discussion.) The DA's office said Monday morning that it was unable to provide a statement at the time, but would work on providing one later. You can search for channels in the U.S. and other countries by country, state or province and county. ", As part of his package to the City Council, Shedoudy shared about two dozen screenshots of text messages he said involved bike unit members. Wait awhile. Berkeley County (Project 25 Standard TRS) 153.76250: City Police Dispatch: Berkeley Springs City: 155.10000: City Fire Dispatch: Bluefield City: A third person who tried to help also sustained minor injuries but was not transported. He alleges that Glass failed to stop at a stop sign. She said the reprimand was like a contract: "If the employee fulfills the duties and obligations set forth, then the city manager is required to treat the reprimand as if it never happened.". At the end of the day, transparency is a question of equity: Who has access to data? said Malmberg in the video. Others described it as a distraction. Enter your email address and an email with instructions will be sent to you. "This incident is currently under investigation and the subjects identity and status is unknown at this time," UCPD said. A man set himself on fire on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley on Wednesday afternoon, according to campus police. The resulting evaluation becomes part of the personnel file. He said the city manager may have had another option available to her, which would have been to hire someone to do an updated background investigation on Louis. (across the street from Clark Kerr Campus) 1 Scanner Berkeley @ScanBerkeley 17h Berkeley FD responding to 2461 Warring Street for a fire alarm activation. Berkeley unites for earthquake safety(04.29.13) One witness to the tank top comments told The Scanner that Louis' remarks had been taken out of context. According to the calls for service snapshot, BPD has had about 25,000 calls for service this year, a slight increase over last year. A police scanner app lets you listen to live broadcasts from law enforcement and fire department feeds. However, make sure to verify the codes with your local law enforcement agency as they differ from agency to agency. Berkeley Heights Rescue Squad is dispatched by Union County Communications on Local EMS/MICU Dispatch. Shedoudy told Berkeley City Council members that he had hundreds of text messages from the bike team, along with emails, sworn testimony transcripts, arrest records and photos "that clearly outline a practice of illegal arrest quotas, racism, evidence suppression, lying, and quid pro quo inside that unit. Before the launch of the new website, BPDs crime map was one of the main public ways to see high-level data about crime reports and trends in the city. Suspicions about the circumstances of the collision arose immediately within the Berkeley Police Department, sources told TBS. Now you can just get it all right here.. We want to hear from you about what issues concern you most, Malmberg said in the walk-through video. That means those who hope to find basic information about crime reports in Berkeley will still need to rely on CrimeMapping.com for now. Collaborative Reform initiative - Technical Assistance Center, 1 Sproul HallBerkeley, California 94720-1199. Those seem to be way more useful and more widely accepted.". This now includes officer-involved shootings, incidents involving certain types of force, sexual assault on duty and sustained findings of dishonesty and discrimination. For some, the publication of the LA Times story was a relief and a vindication. Wrote one on Facebook last year: Anyone can listen in to the BPD and BFD radio feeds, which was followed by a link to a site that hosts scanner chatter. Nightly net at 1845 ET. In another racially charged text, according to the screenshots from Shedoudy, Kacalek shared a Facebook post that appeared to have been uploaded by a Pennsylvania man; it was not clear who originally wrote the post. The board will soon seek applications from members of the public who wish to join the police misconduct inquiry. A female bystander who tried to help him sustained minor injuries. "We don't have a policy on quotas. Bay Area Rapid Transit WgI The Alameda County district attorney's office was advised of the fraudulent worker's compensation claim, said one person familiar with the BPD investigation. There is often tension between what people want to know about police misconduct and what legally can be shared about the confidential process. New Jersey State Police Troop B Troop "B" has the responsibility of providing full time coverage to 29 municipalities, part time coverage to six municipalities, as well as patrolling Highways ; I-78, I-80, I-95, I-280 and I-287, and I-24 in Northern NJ. We cant promise to track down the details of every incident, but were committed to doing so for significant cases. Police and firefighters responded to secure the area and transport the patients, UCPD said. That vote had been scheduled to take place Tuesday night. In one text, Kacalek appears to express enthusiasm about the prospect of the unit making 100 arrests that month but there were no orders or directives attached to it, according to the material Shedoudy released. Authoritative crime + safety news for Berkeley, CA, pressing public safety concerns from merchants, alleged to have attacked someone with a baseball bat, stepped into the chief role in March 2021, 100% member-driven: Rachel Diao said she helped put out the fire Wednesday afternoon. The goal of the federal rules has been to make it easier for first responders to communicate during emergencies. Over the radio shortly after 6 p.m., a UCPD officer said the man would be placed on a 5150 hold for a mental health evaluation and was being taken to the Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Bothin Burn Center. All rights reserved. Now, some Berkeley officials are saying City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley should have told them about it particularly as they are due to decide whether Louis should be Berkeley's next permanent police chief. The scanner they recommended was theUniden TrunkTracker IV. Those calls have resulted in nearly 4,400 case reports, up 16% over last year. Many officers told The Berkeley Scanner that it had been Kacalek, the unit supervisor, who had closely reviewed the footage and documented the collision irregularities. In these incidents, 46% of the subjects were white, 31% were Black, 15% were Hispanic and 8% were bi-racial. Now, the new police data website makes it more accessible still. They were arrested on suspicion of possessing stolen property and resisting arrest, the Berkeley Police Department said. Corey Shedoudy was terminated from the Berkeley Police Department in August 2021, he told Berkeley City Council members in an email Thursday that was leaked to The Berkeley Scanner and at least one other individual. A Berkeley police officer put on his lights and tried to stop the driver who fled, the Berkeley Police Department said in response to a Berkeley Scanner inquiry. Find channels close to your location based on GPS or 3G/WiFi triangulation. "Anyone with any information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact UCPD at 510-642-6760.". Fireworks are illegal citywide. Live tweets in this thread. More by Emilie Raguso. Explore city services, report issues online, pay parking tickets, Explore news and events, adopt a pet, visit acity park or pool, Get vaccinatedfor COVID-19,report a crime,access homeless services, Apply for a permit,schedule an inspection, research zoningpolicies, Apply for a business license,get business assistance,find bid & proposal opportunities, Attend a City Councilor commissionmeeting, apply for jobs,look up City holidays. Other officers, reached over the weekend to discuss the Shedoudy situation, said they did not know why criminal charges had never been filed in the matter. Sign up for daily headlines, the ability to comment, breaking news alerts and more. Louis did appeal to the city manager's office and presented evidence that her comments "could not have been reasonably perceived as 'sexual,' or based on Officer Haneys sex or sexual orientation," Wilkinson told The Scanner. Show this thread Topics to follow To see all our stories in chronological order, and read ones you may have missed, check out ourAll the Newsgrid. Footage also appears to show Shedoudy turning left into the passenger side of the car when he could have veered to the right and out of its way, or hit the brakes, police said. The incident took place on Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley shortly before 4:30 p.m. and both patients were taken to the hospital. In a nod to the high level of community interest regarding the racial disparities in police contacts, the stops page has an additional section that offers an even deeper dive into three areas: stops by race, a yield rate comparison (how often stops of people of different races yield contraband or result in citation or arrest) and the effect of the veil of darkness (whether the proportion of stops by race changes when it is light versus dark outside). All rights reserved. UCPD released a brief statement just before 5:30 p.m. In October 2017, that law firm, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, had found that Louis violated Berkeley's harassment policy when she made the three comments. They found contraband more than half of the time they searched. Emilie Raguso (former senior editor, news) joined Berkeleyside in 2012 and covered politics, public safety and development until her departure in 2022. Shedoudy was eventually assigned to BPD's Downtown Task Force, a proactive patrol unit created in 2019 in response to pressing public safety concerns from merchants at the time. ", The selected texts appear to show offensive remarks, particularly by Kacalek. Shedoudy's email painted a different picture of the team's work. In the end, City Manager Williams-Ridley exonerated Louis of any impropriety related to the breastfeeding remark. First responders rushed to the scene and took Shedoudy to Alta Bates for treatment, according to dispatch recordings reviewed by The Berkeley Scanner (TBS). After officers respond to a call for service, they determine whether a crime occurred and what the crime was. He recommended a five-day suspension. And, for years, those rumors have festered among some at BPD. The stop data snapshot of BPD's new "transparency hub" website shows tickets, arrests, searches and weapons recovered. Sign up for daily headlines, the ability to comment, breaking news alerts and more. Louis had also brought her wife and newborn baby to the party and, during a conversation with other mothers about the challenges of breastfeeding, had said of the baby: "She likes to fuck around with the nipple. The woman's screams for help alerted her sorority sisters, who called police and held the man down until officers arrived, according to court papers. Two people were inside. The boy and girl were cited and later released to their parents or guardians. At the time of the collision two years ago, a number of officers had heard about its questionable circumstances, sources said. Haney had described going to a family barbecue in May 2017 for members of BPD's Special Response Team, more commonly called SWAT. A smaller number have been vocal in their support of Louis, who would be the first Asian American, female and openly gay police chief in Berkeley. In his email, Shedoudy claimed the bike unit had "arrest quotas of downtown unhoused" and used "questionable legal tactics" such as "stop and frisk, probation searches with no reasonable suspicion of a crime, and a very loose interpretation of stay-away orders from UC Berkeley.". Police saw the stolen Hyundai Sonata just before 10 p.m. Monday around Fairview and California streets in South Berkeley. Its adramatic improvement over what we had before.. Bagged journalism awards by the British Council, Merck Foundation, Germany, Connect Her Film Festival, and . The Berkeley Police Department has launched a new online " transparency hub " to make it easier for the public to learn about officer uses of force, police stops and calls for service, along with other . But others said that is because no discipline can be imposed until the completion of the entire misconduct review process. "My initial inquiry affirms that she had no knowledge of the allegations or text messages" sent by Shedoudy, Williams-Ridley wrote. And it doesn't come out. Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Panoramic Way will be closed to non-residents. After a year-long review, Louis was cleared of the harassment claims and found in violation of discourtesy, a much lesser offense, for telling her 6-year-old daughter to throw water balloons at a rookie officer in a white tank top during a barbecue attended primarily by cops and their families in 2017. Active Shooter and Tools to Survive Targeted Violence, Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence & Stalking. Berkeley CERT volunteer academy takes off this weekend (08.02.13) Darren Kacalek "ordered" the team "to make 100 arrests per month, which was at the time more than the rest of the Police department combined.". (It wasnt clear from the snapshot how much overlap there might be between those two categories; Berkeleyside has asked BPD for clarification.). "They were calling her 'Chief Louis' before all this happened," one BPD retiree said. That's in part because the city's disciplinary process is designed to be corrective rather than punitive particularly when there are no new offenses. But she did find that Louis' white tank top comments had been "unprofessional and exhibited poor judgment," and had violated the city's policy regarding respect among employees, which at the time read (in its entirety): "Employees shall treat other members of the Department with respect and response due them as fellow employees. Louis has been interim Berkeley police chief since 2021 when her predecessor retired. Several witnesses described the scene to The Berkeley Scanner after publication. He said the page would be a living document that well be updating and changing as we get feedback.. (across the street from Clark Kerr Campus) 1 1 Scanner Berkeley @ScanBerkeley Oct 16 His term ends in December. With each development, his small force became closer to the mobile patrols of his army days. See also thelist of callsto UC Police at Berkeley, and Local Crime Newsregularly publishedlist of arrests of Berkeley residents. City of Berkeley This feed is part of the East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS): Berkeley Police & Fire channels are streamed. About 1,100-2,200 of the calls for service were related to mental health, homelessness or both, according to the hub. "I understand that you have all received a very disturbing email from former Berkeley Police Officer Corey Shedoudy," she wrote. Hosted by Westphal Hose Company 5 Martinsburg WV Berkeley Pagers, Berkeley Fire, Martinsburg Fire, Tac 1, Tac 2, Tac 3 Tac 4. Two people who entered the Apple store in downtown Palo Alto on Nov. 25 during a busy Black Friday sales event made off with an estimated $35,000 in merchandise, Palo Alto police said. (As an aside, were told that a newer model thats easier to program may be on the way to market, but were advised by NALCO that there was no real need to wait for it.). I just think there are certain people that just don't like that," one officer said. berkeleyscanner.com/2023/01/31/arr Show this thread In the absence of all the details because the investigation and its findings were confidential until the LA Times reported them speculation inevitably fueled the rumor mill. See more This is a running audio stream set to a scanner on the Berkeley police radio frequencies. That's because Louis' letter of reprimand was removed from her file in 2020 in line with the agreement she and the city had reached at the conclusion of the misconduct investigation in 2018. And it's like a blight on everybody's good work when you have somebody do something like that. Yet another page on the new website features data going back to 2016 related to several recent crime trends: a tally of alleged hate crimes and hate incidents in Berkeley, the number of guns seized by BPD (including ghost guns) and statistics about stolen catalytic converters. A police investigation is underway at UC Berkeley after a man set himself on fire on campus Wednesday afternoon. Update, Nov. 15: The Police Accountability Board has called a special meeting for Tuesday at 2 p.m. to discuss the Shedoudy allegations and potentially vote to recommend postponement of the Louis appointment. The Berkeley Scanner will update the story when that information becomes available. "They thought something serious was going to happen.". During the event, kids were throwing water balloons and party-goers had been told to bring a change of clothes, Wilkinson said. In the police stops snapshot and dashboard, users can see that there have been about 2,200 police stops in Berkeley this year, down 13% from the same period in 2021, and that both searches and citations are also down. Shedoudy was placed on administrative leave and was eventually terminated. Earlier this year, the city told this reporter then working for Berkeleyside that no disclosable records existed, some because of the confidentiality of most police personnel records and others due to attorney-client privilege and similar protections. In the post set up like an item for sale the author had written, "I'm selling my white privilege card. The University of California Police Department (UCPD) said they received a call at roughly 4:17 p.m. about a person who was on fire. She also wrote that she saw no reason to pause Louis' appointment as permanent police chief. In recent years, the city and department have been working to address the overrepresentation of Black people stopped by police via a collaborative effort organized under the banner of fair and impartial policing. Visible Anyone can find this group. The University of California Police Department (UCPD) seeks to continually improve the accessibility of its information and services to all persons. The Berkeley Scanner will be seeking all records related to the Shedoudy allegations as well as his termination. Although criminal charges do not appear to have been filed, Shedoudy filed his own civil case in Alameda County Superior Court on Nov. 2 against driver Fred Glass, a Berkeley resident and labor organizer.

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