Crime & Safety
Berkeley Police Log for Nov. 10-16, 2011
Incidents are compiled from reports referenced in the University of California Police Daily Activity Bulletin and other police reports. No information from the Berkeley Police Department was available this week.
Thursday, Nov. 17
University of California police in riot gear cleared out the Occupy Cal protest from Sproul Plaza in the predawn hours, confiscating tents and equipment and arresting two protesters about 3:30 a.m. The UCPD force was assisted by Emeryville, Oakland, Newark and Union City police and Alameda County sheriff's deputies, according to the Daily Cal; Berkeley city police did not take part.
Wednesday, Nov. 16
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Berkeley native Daniel Andreas San Diego, 33, an sought in the 2003 bombings of two biotech and chemical companies he accused of animal cruelty, was arrested in Massachusetts.
Tuesday Nov. 15
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Cal student Christopher Nathen Elliot Travis, 32, was in a Haas Business School computer lab after he had stowed in his backpack. A student caught spraypainting stuff on the College of Environmental Design at 4 a.m. was cited. Read about Travis' life .
A student's backpack and contents, total value $1,225, were stolen early this evening from the Cesar Chavez Center band room.
UC police launched an operational review of last week's sjambok-drubbing of Sproul Hall protesters.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's was moved quite fittingly to Sproul Plaza, where it was applauded .
At Haas Pavilion, Sodexho Corp. reported the theft of $277 worth of food.
Monday, Nov. 14
Over the weekend, somebody stole a Mac and a Dell E6400 laptop, total value $5,268.91, from Room 170 of the Space Sciences Silver Lab.
Back from a week in China, where he firmed up plans to open a new and presumably more tractable Cal campus, Chancellor Robert Birgenau reviewed of last week's Sproul Hall events, found it "disturbing" and declared amnesty for all Cal students arrested during the incident.
Somebody thinks he or she saw a mountain lion this afternoon east of the Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
A purple Bridgestone road bike vanished between 5 and 6:30 p.m. from Pimentel Hall.
Sunday, Nov. 13
A $2,000 Trek mountain racing bike walked away from Clark Kerr Campus.
Saturday, Nov. 12
A young man who spent at least part of his night spraypainting Haas Business School black and orange was cited.
A man and woman in their 20s were arrested for narcotics possession north of the Campanile about 1:50 a.m. Police said the man had a weapon, and booked him on that additional charge.
Friday, Nov. 11
In a deeply ironic moment in UC history, a young woman committing "illegal lodging" on the Mario Savio Steps at 5:30 a.m. was told to move along.
So were several other miscreants around Sproul Hall.
A thief or thieves took advantage of the campus activity to break into two vehicles in the Terrace 2 lot this afternoon and steal two purses, an iPhone, a camera and other stuff. Total loss: $625.
Thursday, Nov. 10
Numerous UCPD actions vis a vis Occupy Cal:
A student at the Sproul Hall protest this morning was cited for obstruction of justice and thrown off campus for seven days, but not taken to jail.
A 22-year-old student who tried to jump into a police car outside Wheeler Hall was told to cut it out.
Another student disturbing the peace of the Haas Business School library (not the student later shot in the same building) was spoken to.
A student wandering around Chancellor Birgenau's residence about 3:15 p.m. was shooed away.
A UC policewoman at the Sproul protest reported being "a victim of battery on a police officer" at 3:41 p.m.; no arrest was made.
As night fell, people seen bringing camping gear onto campus (one demand of the Occupy protesters is to shelter overnight in tents, contra Birgenau's orders) were remonstrated with.
