BERKELEY -- The Berkeley police chief's decision to order a sergeant to a reporter's home insisting on changes to a story continued to draw heavy criticism Sunday, with the city's police union saying they are "gravely concerned" about his actions and the impact on officers' ability to maintain community trust.
Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan sent an armed police sergeant to Bay Area News Group reporter Doug Oakley's home at 12:45 a.m. Friday because he wanted a story that he perceived to contain inaccuracies changed online.
First Amendment experts on Friday said Meehan's action was "an attempt at censorship by intimidation and an abuse of power."
Tim Kaplan, a police officer and
Berkeley Police Associatio