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[madoka]

How many people have called their local police station about a stolen cell phone or laptop, only to be told by the authorities that they have more pressing issues at hand?

Well, Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan has opened himself up to a new round of controversy after it was reported that he dispatched 10 officers to look for his son's missing iPhone.

And they didn't even find it.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that when Meehan's high-school son announced that his phone had been taken from his locker at Berkeley High School, several officers were dispatched to look for the phone, which was equipped with tracking software.

"It is common for BPD officers to actively investigate an in-progress tracking signal from a stolen electronic device," police department spokeswoman Sgt. Mary Kusmiss told the paper.

However, officers apparently did not actually file a report about the incident, which occurred in January, which Kusmiss described as "an oversight that came to our attention" after questions from the Chronicle.

Officers from the property crimes and drug task force departments were assigned to the missing phone case, according to Kusmiss. In addition, four detectives were paid overtime for two hours of the unsuccessful search.

Meehan has so far declined to comment publicly on the incident and is already embroiled in a controversy after he allegedly sent Kusmiss to the home of a reporter after midnight, demanding a change to a story reported about the chief.

[madoka]

Too bad the Berkeley PD couldn't find enough time to help this guy:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/21/peter-cukor-killed-berkeley-occupy-oakland_n_1291667.html

A tragic murder in Berkeley has stricken two families with grief and led to serious allegations against the Berkeley Police Department, the mental health system and Occupy Oakland.

On Saturday night, Peter and Andrea Cukor called Berkeley police on a nonemergency line to report a trespasser outside their garage. However, police did not immediately respond, claiming they were busy with an Occupy protest. Soon after, 67-year-old Peter Cukor was beaten to death by the trespasser, allegedly 23-year-old Daniel DeWitt.

. . .

According to the San Jose Mercury News, the Cukors returned home on Saturday to find DeWitt standing outside of their garage, asking to see a woman they didn't know. The Cukors told him there was no one there by that name and asked him to leave. Once inside, they called the police on a nonemergency line to report the situation, and were told an officer would arrive shortly. However, the Department allegedly called off the dispatch, claiming that officers were busy with an Occupy Oakland march headed for Berkeley.

Reportedly, when police did not arrive, Peter Cukor left the house and walked to a nearby fire station to ask for help, but the station was out on call. When he returned to his home, DeWitt allegedly dragged Cukor into the bushes and beat him to death with a flowerpot while his wife watched from inside. His wife called 911 and officers responded immediately.

Continues at link above.

[Captain Corea]

How are police chiefs chosen usually?

[northway]

[whalewhalewhale]

It's amazing, the ineptitude of those in power.