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Activists Allege Police Used Excessive Force
Oakland, Calif. (KCBS/BCN) Community activists and National Lawyers Guild members are alleging that the Oakland Police Department and other agencies used excessive force in responding to the protest...
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Cash-Strapped San Jose Police Won’t Respond To Low-Priority Calls
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Deep cuts to the San Jose Police Department budget are forcing the cash-strapped agency to make major changes to its response policy. As a result of police officer layoffs, anonymous...
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Thousands Gather For Day Of Protests At Cal Campus
BERKELEY (KCBS) – About 2,000 University of California at Berkeley students, workers and faculty members participated in a rally at Sproul Plaza as part of an Occupy Cal “strike” on campus Tuesday –...
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Auditor To Investigate Police Response At Occupy Oakland Protests
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has appointed an independent investigator to evaluate the police use of force in responding to Occupy demonstrations. At a news conference Wednesday, Quan and...
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San Jose Police To Reduce Response To Burglar Alarms
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – San Jose residents won’t have the luxury of having officers respond when their home alarm system goes off in the New Year. A new policy went into effect on Sunday in which officers...
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Police Dispatch Audio Details Non-Response To Intruder In Fatal Berkeley Attack
BERKELEY (CBS/AP) — Police dispatch tapes show officers didn’t immediately respond to a Berkeley man’s non-emergency call about an intruder before the homeowner was bludgeoned to death with a ceramic...
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Family Of Deceased Berkeley Man Disputes Police Claims
BERKELEY (KCBS) – The family of a Berkeley Hills man, who was killed by an intruder in February, said they want to set the record straight regarding his death. Berkeley Police said that murder victim...
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