Like 4-year-olds with paper cuts, extremist groups are experts at exaggerating distress. Code Pink and World Can’t Wait — Drive Out the Bush Regime, for instance, like to throw around accusations of “police brutality,” whenever the 5-0 does anything that interferes with their mission–even if said cops are simply standing there like a stoic Royal Guard (one that got paid about $93,000 in overtime for Tuesday’s rally, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.)
It’s no surprise, then, that these passionate Berkeley super-liberals are usually brushed off as “the extremist groups that cried wolf.” Actually, they pretty much get brushed off, period.
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Posted by
Scott Lucas on Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:17 am
In participation with a group called Urban Shield, the UC Police Department will conduct a simulation test of its response to an “active shooter” incident this Saturday at Warren and Mulford Halls. The scenario will run from 5 a.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Monday.
We don’t know exactly what it will involve other than “role-player movements on the first and ground floor of Warren Hall, the arrival and departure of personnel and vehicles in Mulford Hall parking lot, and some loud noises.” That’s not the kind of role-playing we’re used to.
Also, by the way, the Web site for Urban Shield opens with video sounds more like “Halo 3″ than “Law and Order.”
bq. To All Staff:
bq. The University of California Police Department, in cooperation with the City of Berkeley Police Department, is participating in Alameda County’s ‘Urban Shield’ exercise from Friday, September 28 to Monday, October 1, 2007.
bq. Urban Shield, a multi-agency regional training event, will test and enhance the emergency preparedness and response abilities of local law enforcement in a wide variety of situations. Tactical teams from approximately 25 departments across the country, including our own Negotiations and Entry Team, will be deployed around the clock to handle a variety of simulations and scenarios ranging from natural disasters to incidents of terrorism. If you would like to learn more about this event, please see http://www.urbanshield.org/about.html for details.
bq. Warren Hall will be the site of an ‘active shooter’ simulation.
Especially in light of the tragic events at Virginia Tech and other
past incidents of campus violence, the University is committed to the highest level of preparation and prevention possible, and is proud to participate in this opportunity to provide realistic and valuable training to so many law enforcement agencies.
bq. Police personnel will begin staging equipment and preparing the
building on the evening of Friday, September 28. At 5:00 am on
September 29 (Saturday) the exercise will begin. Activity will
include role-player movements on the first and ground floor of Warren Hall, the arrival and departure of personnel and vehicles in Mulford Hall parking lot, and some loud noises. The scenario will repeat once every other hour for the entire weekend, day and night, ending before 9:00 am on Monday, October 1.
bq. Thank you for your assistance with this important initiative.
bq. Nathan Brostrom,
Vice Chancellor-Administration
Home Page [Urban Shield]
Posted by
Nate Tabak on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 07:15 pm
Our police log, the PoLo, is back with a vengeance to sing you a love song of campus crime. Maybe you thought your break was dicey, but if the log is any indication, the campus barely survived it.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
**12:38 a.m.**, _Sather Tower (The Campanile): Vandalism to light fixtures. Officers speak to 10 17- and 18-year-old non-students about it._
Little shits. Our fucking clock tower.
Monday, March 26, 2007
**10:47 a.m.**, _Near Grizzly Peak Gate: Male reports seeing medium-sized animal_. Under investigation.
Let’s hope they get the detectives on that one. Medium-sized animals near a regional park–now that’s a head scratcher.
**9:52 p.m.**, _Recreational Sports Facility garage: 36-year-old male cited on suspicion of possessing a knife with a blade greater than three inches long._
This man learned the hard way that you can have too many inches … of blade.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
**1:22 a.m.**, _Unit 3-Ida Sproul Hall: Male student, 19, reports simple assault. Suspect identified as a 22-year-old male non-student, and arrested at 2:04 a.m. at the intersection of Harold Way and Kittredge Street on suspicion of giving false information to a police officer and having an outstanding Berkeley police traffic warrant._
Damn, talk about drama in the units.
**12:18 p.m.**, _People’s Park: Officer speaks to woman about public masturbation._
Way to kill a lunchtime wank sess’.
**4:57 p.m.**, _Memorial Stadium: Rope confiscated as evidence of trespassing._
It’s unknown if this is related to the previous entry.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
**5:37 p.m.**, _South side of the Martin Luther King Jr. Union: Officer speaks to 39-year-old male about stealing electricity._
Clearly, stealing electricity from the ASUC is not a crime.
Earlier: PoLo: Weekend Roundup—Alcohol-Infused Tree Climbing, Motorcycle Outlaw Attacks and Heroin
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