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Police chief demanded detectives, drug squad work overtime to locate son’s iPhone

The Chief of Police in Berkeley, California sent three detectives, one sergeant and a whole drug task force — all of them earning overtime pay — out into the January night to search for his son’s stolen iPhone, according to a report published Monday evening. The complaint against Chief Michael…

Berkeley police chief sends officer to reporter’s home to alter story

The Berkeley police union said Monday it was “gravely concerned” that police chief Michael Meehan dispatched an officer to a reporter’s home in the middle of the night to request a correction. The police department had tried to reach Bay Area News Group reporter Doug Oakley by phone and e-mail…