Update, June 10: The Berkeley Police Department said it was aware of the radio problems Saturday and “immediately contacted the City’s Radio Shop personnel in the Public Works Department to try to identify the cause of the problem and resolve it.” The city determined that the problems were related to the larger regional network, the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority, of which Berkeley is a part. According to Berkeley Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Coats: “We have learned that the system was impacted by an outside signal, which caused parts of the system to experience radio interference. We have been advised that Alameda County is investigating the situation, which appears to have corrected itself at this time.” (Berkeley scanner feeds, which are provided by a local resident, are available to the public online.) Original story, June 9, 10 a.m.: A radio malfunction that garbled communication attempts between Berkeley officers and dispatchers Saturday night made a complex shooting investigation even more challenging, officers said. Two males who were shot in Saturday’s brutal shooting in West Berkeley included a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old, authorities said Sunday. Contrary to earlier information released by the Berkeley Police Department, only one is a minor. Both are from […]
Update, June 10: The Berkeley Police Department said it was aware of the radio problems Saturday and “immediately contacted the City’s Radio Shop personnel in the Public Works Department to try to identify the cause of the problem and resolve it.” The city determined that the problems were related to the larger regional network, the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority, of which Berkeley is a part. According to Berkeley Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Coats: “We have learned that the system was impacted by an outside signal, which caused parts of the system to experience radio interference. We have been advised that Alameda County is investigating the situation, which appears to have corrected itself at this time.” (Berkeley scanner feeds, which are provided by a local resident, are available to the public online.) Original story, June 9, 10 a.m.: A radio malfunction that garbled communication attempts between Berkeley officers and dispatchers Saturday night made a complex shooting investigation even more challenging, officers said. Two males who were shot in Saturday’s brutal shooting in West Berkeley included a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old, authorities said Sunday. Contrary to earlier information released by the Berkeley Police Department, only one is a minor. Both are from […]