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Berkeley’s civilian police oversight director sues over withheld records about homeless sweep
Hansel Aguilar seeks court order to access withheld records needed for investigating officer misconduct during a June homeless encampment sweep in Berkeley.
- A petition was filed Dec. 8 in Alameda County Superior Court by Hansel Aguilar’s attorneys after Police Chief Jen Louis refused to release records from a June sweep near Eighth and Harrison streets.
- After the June 4 sweep, Aguilar sought body camera and operational records following a complaint that officers improperly meddled with people recording at Eighth and Harrison streets.
- Chief Jen Louis wrote some radio transcripts and investigative reports either did not exist or were outside Aguilar’s authority, adding their release could harm privacy and ongoing investigations, while Aguilar’s attorneys said the charter makes the director independent and Louis cannot deny records within that scope.
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Berkeley’s civilian police oversight director sues over withheld records about homeless sweep
Hansel Aguilar, Berkeley’s director of police accountability, is suing the city’s police chief, Jen Louis, over her department’s refusal to release records from a June sweep of a longstanding homeless encampment.
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