http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/18/margo-bennett-named-ucpds-new-police-chief/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/18/margo-bennett-named-ucpds-new-police-chief/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:00:19 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34463 Margo Bennett, a University of California Police Department captain with more than 35 years of law enforcement experience that ranges from community policing work to expertise in investigating major crimes at the federal level, has been named UC Berkeley’s new police chief, campus officials announced today (Thursday, April 18). She has been interim police chief since the previous chief retired in December. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/18/margo-bennett-named-ucpds-new-police-chief/feed/ 0 http://police.berkeley.edu/about_UCPD/news/news_130125.html http://police.berkeley.edu/about_UCPD/news/news_130125.html#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:35:12 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33936 The new unit, which launched Jan. 7, 2013, was designed to focus on identified crime trends, allowing for a more agile response to these prioritized issues without disrupting normal day-to-day police operations or regular service to the broader campus community. ]]> http://police.berkeley.edu/about_UCPD/news/news_130125.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/31/ucpd-no-bomb-found-after-campuswide-search/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/31/ucpd-no-bomb-found-after-campuswide-search/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:12:31 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33360 The UCPD completed searches of the main and Clark Kerr campuses, as well as UC properties adjacent to the campus, and have recommended that all campus operations return to normal status.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/31/ucpd-no-bomb-found-after-campuswide-search/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/30/campus-gets-emailed-bomb-threat/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/30/campus-gets-emailed-bomb-threat/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:28:20 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33356 CalMessage from UCPD Capt. Margo Bennett says "non-specific, anonymous bomb threat" included "no verifiable information."]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/30/campus-gets-emailed-bomb-threat/feed/ 0 http://vinecdote.com/blog4/2012/10/berkeley-police-honor-two-men-for-stopping-pitbull-attack/ http://vinecdote.com/blog4/2012/10/berkeley-police-honor-two-men-for-stopping-pitbull-attack/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:15:32 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33276 Column by writer Michelle Locke describes the attack and the ceremony honoring two men, one of them her husband, for their role in saving a 6-year-old girl from a pair of off-leash pit-bull mixes.]]> http://vinecdote.com/blog4/2012/10/berkeley-police-honor-two-men-for-stopping-pitbull-attack/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/prb-report-2012/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/prb-report-2012/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:09:35 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=31523 Commissioned by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau after the events of Nov. 9, 2011, the 36-page report calls on campus administrators to do more to articulate “strictly confined limits” on police tactics during protest events.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/prb-report-2012/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/14/prb-forum/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/14/prb-forum/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:06:46 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25201 A Police Review Board forum drew a sparse crowd, but elicited powerful testimony from students, faculty and others who said they were victims of, or witnesses to, police violence during November's Occupy Cal protests.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/14/prb-forum/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/11/jury-returns-verdict-in-use-of-force-case/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/11/jury-returns-verdict-in-use-of-force-case/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:34:57 +0000 Claire Holmes http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25065 BERKELEY — Yesterday a federal jury returned a definitive verdict in favor of U.C. Berkeley Police Officer Brendan Tinney finding that he did not use excessive force against a protester during the November 20, 2009 protests at Wheeler Hall.  Officer Tinney was defending the metal barricade line on November 20 attempting to control a large crowd.  Earlier in the day, [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/11/jury-returns-verdict-in-use-of-force-case/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/06/police-review-board-sets-public-forum-dates/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/06/police-review-board-sets-public-forum-dates/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:00:34 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24675 The Police Review Board announced today (Monday, Feb.6) that two public forums will take place, providing an opportunity for individuals to share their accounts of the events of Nov. 9, 2011]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/06/police-review-board-sets-public-forum-dates/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/30/campus-announces-new-student-conduct-policy/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/30/campus-announces-new-student-conduct-policy/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:55:05 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24195 After more than a year of review and study, campus officials announced today (Monday, Jan.30) that a new Berkeley Campus Code of Student Conduct has been approved and will go into effect starting Feb. 1.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/30/campus-announces-new-student-conduct-policy/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:15:41 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22806 Beyond the protests, the story — as always — is one of engagement, passion and perseverance in the face of challenges, whether institutional or personal.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/02/prb-occupycal/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/02/prb-occupycal/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:23:14 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21566 When the campus Police Review Board met Thursday, it was not to discuss the events of Nov. 9. That, however, was precisely what students and supporters wanted to talk about.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/02/prb-occupycal/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/30/lawsuit-filed-over-protests/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/30/lawsuit-filed-over-protests/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:03:38 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21414 A group made up of 18 UC Berkeley students, one staff member and five others filed a federal lawsuit Monday against police and Berkeley administrators stemming from actions taken by the campus Nov. 9 to prevent Occupy Cal encampments on Sproul Plaza.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/30/lawsuit-filed-over-protests/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/29/faculty-senate-criticizes-response-to-occupy-cal-protest/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/29/faculty-senate-criticizes-response-to-occupy-cal-protest/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:41:12 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21313 At a special meeting on Monday, the Berkeley Academic Senate voted 336 to 34 in favor of four resolutions ranging from a call for special training for campus police to a condemnation of "the UC Berkeley administration's authorization of violent responses to nonviolent protests over the past two years."]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/29/faculty-senate-criticizes-response-to-occupy-cal-protest/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/28/no-confidence-proposal-revised/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/28/no-confidence-proposal-revised/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:30:35 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21209 The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate has scheduled a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 28, to take up a series of resolutions prompted by the Nov. 9 campus confrontation between police and Occupy Cal protesters.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/28/no-confidence-proposal-revised/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/23/no-confidence-vote/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/23/no-confidence-vote/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:29:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21120 The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate has scheduled a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 28, to take up a series of resolutions prompted by the Nov. 9 campus confrontation between police and Occupy Cal protesters.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/23/no-confidence-vote/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/chancellors-message-regarding-death-of-cal-student/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/chancellors-message-regarding-death-of-cal-student/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:01:22 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=20594 Chancellor Birgeneau offers hearfelt condolences in the shooting death of Cal student Christopher Travis, and directs the Cal community to counseling resources offered by University Health Services related to the Haas School incident.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/chancellors-message-regarding-death-of-cal-student/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/update-on-tuesday%e2%80%99s-shooting-at-uc-berkeley/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/update-on-tuesday%e2%80%99s-shooting-at-uc-berkeley/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:53:58 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=20603 UC Berkeley police released more details about the student who was shot Tuesday at the Haas School of Business and later died at Oakland’s Highland Hospital. The student, 32-year-old Christopher Nathen Elliot Travis, was an undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in business. UC Berkeley Police Capt. Margo Bennett said Travis was carrying a loaded, semiautomatic handgun – a 9 mm Ruger – when he was shot multiple times by a UC Berkeley police officer in a Haas computer lab.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/update-on-tuesday%e2%80%99s-shooting-at-uc-berkeley/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/haas-school-community-saddened-by-events-of-nov-15/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/haas-school-community-saddened-by-events-of-nov-15/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:42:48 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=20577 Shaken by Tuesday’s fatal shooting at the Haas School of Business, some 200 of the school’s staff, students and faculty gathered Wednesday morning to discuss the tragic event, only to be stunned again to learn the victim was one of their own.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/haas-school-community-saddened-by-events-of-nov-15/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/uc-berkeley-shooting-suspect-identified-as-a-student-has-died/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/uc-berkeley-shooting-suspect-identified-as-a-student-has-died/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:47:06 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=20553 UC Berkeley officials on Wednesday identified the man who wielded a gun at the Haas School of Business and was shot by university police on Tuesday as an undergraduate transfer student. Christopher Nathen Elliot Travis, 32, died Tuesday night after being transported to Highland Hospital.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/16/uc-berkeley-shooting-suspect-identified-as-a-student-has-died/feed/ 0