Sep 16, 2018
BPD Chief explains how you don't need a policy to secretly record the public, and how doxxing is
The video linked below is from the PRC meeting from 9-12-18. Go to 30:00 into the video. https://www.facebook.com/cschwartz72/videos/1015...
Sep 15, 2018
BPD Secretly Recording Conversations and Doxxing Members of the Public
Read this article from the Guardian about how Berkeley police posted activists' mugshots on Twitter and celebrated retweets:...
Sep 12, 2018
Council Proposes a Resolution to Prevent BPD from Doxxing Demonstrators
During tomorrow’s Berkeley City Council meeting, the council will discuss BPD’s decision to publish the names and photographs of...
Aug 7, 2018
BPD Prevents Witnesses from Observing DUI Checkpoint
Watch video from a Berkeley Police DUI checkpoint (July 13, 2018 at Telegraph and Stuart) where Copwatchers are denied the right to watch...
Jun 19, 2018
Know Your Rights! Training with Berkeley Copwatch
Join Berkeley Copwatch on Saturday, June 30 for a training. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - On the street - When observing/recording - Safely...
Feb 2, 2018
Black UC Berkeley Worker Put in a Choke Hold and Thrown to the Ground by UCPD During Protest
There needs to be an investigation of the officers involved. There is NO need to choke a man in order to arrest him. There was no need to...
Jan 31, 2018
BPD Sets Wide Perimeter to Prevent Media and Civilians from Observing
While we’re talking about the right to watch… On 1-12-18 there was a fatal collision at Channing and Fulton Streets. BPD put up "Do not...
Jan 25, 2018
BPD and BFD are Misusing HIPAA as an Excuse to Violate our Right to Watch
On 1-20-18 Andrea witnessed an incident where BPD detained a man and handcuffed him on Shattuck Ave. When he complained of nausea,...
Jan 5, 2018
Know Your Rights! Training in Support of 96 Hours
In support of the call by Anti Police-Terror Project for #96hours of Direct Action, Berkeley Copwatch is hosting a special KNOW YOUR...
Dec 20, 2017
BPD May Now Use Pepper Spray for Crowd Control
Back in September, the Berkeley City Council used our anxieties about the alt-right as an excuse to temporarily lift the 20-year ban on...