Emeryville Police Department

Emeryville police department needs a police review commission board.

Disclosure — I’m a white male resident of Emeryville and a few months back I took part in the Emeryville PD Citizens Academy program, where residents and officers participate in a multi-​week program where citizens meet various police staff and learn more about their jobs and typical police tasks. Also the police get a chance to interact with citizens outside of the context of them doing their normal jobs. I’ve never had any «official» interaction with police (here or elsewhere) other than being pulled over for regular traffic stuff like speeding.
During my time in the program, I interacted with over a dozen police employees, including officers and support staff. Without exception, everyone was respectful, polite and professional. They came across as people trying to do their best, esp. in an environment where a lot more attention is being paid to police across the country.
Our citizens class was a diverse mix of white/​black/​asian/​male/​female and I never saw anyone treated differently. I can’t remember the demographic breakdown of the department but I know they have a good chunk of women and people of color working there.
I’m definitely concerned about issues of police brutality, bias, etc… but I know these problems vary in different parts of the country. From everything I’ve seen and experienced so far, as well as the history of the Emeryville police department, I think they’re doing a great job considering their location (bordering bigger cities with more crime) and resources.

I don’t know if it’s kosher to just ask advice, but I need some clarification here: on crime
it looks like there is virtually no crime at all in Emeryville, in spite of its proximity to Oakland. so this led me to a query about the EPD. Are they amazing crime fighters? Do they just ignore it and not intake or publish reports? Is Emeryville blessed by angels? These Unilocal entries certainly don’t paint the EPD as the patroness of public safety, but then the police rarely get the benefit of the doubt these day. Could someone point me to the data?

First ever Unilocal review but could not let outstanding policing go without recognition. My car was broken into tonight near the Sheraton. Thieves took my briefcase. Called EPD to assist. Officer Rojas and his trainee arrived promptly and with great courtesy. Advised them my wife was at home tracking iPad and had a hit about a mile away. They immediately alerted dispatch, and as it moved and wife gave updates, continued to vector other officers to location. About 10 mins later they had the hooligans detained. Officers then drove me to scene to ID items. Several more officers securing scene.
Didn’t get back laptop but most other contents they recovered and gave back to me. They then went looking for laptop but no luck. Within an hour had my stuff and they drove me back to my car. All of them 100% courteous to me and very professional.
But as importantly I watched them treat the offenders with respect and courtesy as they were detained, questioned, searched and arrested. This included making sure their personal property was sorted out of the stolen items and then returned to them. Ghandi said a nation’s greatest is measured by how it treats it weakest members. In the same way, we judge police by the way they treat law breakers. Tonight, greatness was abundant at the Emeryville Police Department in how they treated everyone, victim and criminals, regardless of color or social standing.
Bravo, and much appreciated. Proud to work in Emeryville.

Impressed by the response of the Emeryville police. I witnessed a car break in and police showed up in a span of 5 minutes. I had my car broken into recently in San Diego zoo and police did not even show up after waiting 2 hours at the scene.

After reading and watching this story I’d have to say that Chief James is either an incompetent moron or a corrupt liar trying to get political favors:

FIRST, let me say that I respect the Police and I know that they deal with the WORST of the WORST on a daily basis. With that out of the way, here’s my review–
My cars were vandalized recently so I called EPD to fill out a police report.
«You live at 43^rd and Adeline? That’s Oakland, call them»
Then, I recently called EPD for a noise complaint–
«The guy making all the noise is parked on Adeline? That’s Oakland, call them»
Oh really? Adeline and 43^rd is Oakland? Then how come I just got a parking ticket from the EPD while parked ON Adeline and 43^rd?
What a frigging joke! Quit wasting the tax payers money you worthless shits!
PLUS, today I get a late notice regarding the ticket. I PAID YOU ALREADY!
USELESS. WORTHLESS. SHAMEFUL MISUSE OF TAX PAYERS MONEY. DON’T KNOW THEIR ASSES FROM THEIR ELBOWS.

This is a police department? I remember a time when a police officer went out of his way to help an elderly, disabled woman get her stolen dog back from a thief. Now the thief IS the police! Lawless and arrogant, and using his position as a police officer, Kevin G. took MY dog, Paddy, from the Berkeley Animal Care Shelter’s own officer, Marcie B., who illegally gave Paddy to him. He knows the dog is stolen but refuses to return it and the police chief, Ken James (of YouTube infamy) has done nothing about it.

This police department continue to impress me with their incompetence, apathy and laziness. Apparently they are only skilled in dealing with traffic violations, noise complaints, and showing up at a scene. Anything beyond that, they are completely clueless and impotent.
I’ve always loved Emeryville, because it’s a small city that seems to be easier to manage, with a healthy budget to implement thoughtful urban planning to make this a cool little community. But with every community and committee-​based governance, we still have corruption, red tape, and bullshit.
Over the years, the Emeryville po po has proven that small town police departments can be a big joke. They do not have the skills nor the drive to investigate any crime. They can’t be bothered to do any work that requires using their brain or analytical skills. They simply wait till 10 days have passed, then they close the case without any further notice. IF you decide to follow up, they will say, «The case is closed. We did not receive any info on it from anyone.»
Hello? Aren’t you supposed to INVESTIGATE AND GET INFO?! Since when do criminals walk right into your office to give you automatic confessions and solve crimes for you? Since when do the general population possess psychic powers to read your mind and stop by to do your homework for you?
«Ma’am, you’ve been watching too much television.»
Well, sir, did you get your police training online and buy a fake diploma? Is this a fake police department? Did you get your costumes from Spirit Halloween? Are those water guns?
Hey! Great media opportunity here to show the public on how moronic this department is. Let’s lift up the rug to see what sort of ridiculous crap they’ve swept under it over the years. Let’s take a look at how our tax dollars are funding these clowns to protect criminals from justice.

I give the top honors. They have been great. Noise issues — you call them and they are there in 5 minutes. We had a break in and BOOM they were there in full force and caught the guy. You guys and gals ROCK!
Peace out J.

I got a fix-​it ticket in Tracy, to change the address on my driver’s licence. I went online, fixed it, waited a few days, and printed out the verification. I went into the Emeryville Police Department to get it signed off, and the lazy fella working there said that he couldn’t do it, that I had to go to a courthouse. I showed my surprise, and he then specified that I had to go to the TRACY courthouse. This was more of a surprise, and I asked if he was sure, because boy did that sound wrong. He was quite confident.
HE WAS WRONG. Thanks asshole, for wasting my time. Based on other reviews here, it appears they are much too busy sticking their thumbs up their asses to actually do their jobs.

Pretty lame crew. Sought out their station, because I live right beside Emeryville, to get an official «Police Officer Signature» which was required on an official application form I needed to fill out and they refused to sign it!
Instead they referred me to Oakland PD — in downtown Oakland. All I needed was «any police officer signature» — I had ID etc etc all the paperwork I needed — nothing sketchy or strange. I live one block into Oakland from E-​Ville and I think that’s why they said «No.»
Thankfully I crossed paths with a kind and helpful OPD officer en route to the downtown OPD station who provided the necessary Police Officer signature. THANK YOU OPD!

I currently live in Emeryville, and my gf made me check up with the police there and ask about crime (before I bought my place). Well, I sent the email at about 10 at night, then got a response before lunch the next day. Furthermore from reading people’s gripes here on this page ie. bikers getting pulled over for breaking traffic laws, shuttle drivers getting pulled over for breaking traffic laws, people getting tickets for j-​walking (breaking traffic laws), it seems that they’ve been doing a pretty good job. If you don’t want to get pulled over, drive the speed limit, don’t talk on your phone, and stop at stop signs.
Keep it up EPD!

if you want to see what a corperate police state is like go here.
driving errors well get you pulled over and fined.
biking around malls will get you profiled.
meeting a friend at a condo will get your car checked on.
This corperate fascism policy of having that many police in a city writing tickets for petty things will not last.

Beware, Emeryville bikers! The local police are total haters!
I was written a $ 300 ticket by an Emeryville cop for running a stop sign… on my bike.
In the next few weeks, the first thing every single person said when I told them I had gotten a $ 300 ticket while riding my BIKE was, «were you in Emeryville?» It seemed everybody had a story about Emeryville cops ticketing them for jaywalking, benign bicycle maneuvers, etc.
$ 300 for running a stop sign? It cost me more than when both of my wheels got stolen.
I’m just saying, $ 300 for going through a stop sign on my bike on a quiet street in the middle of the afternoon? Why are you such haters?

Now this is the heckamost funniest review for this sad police dept that is now located in trailers near the mall. When I decided to right about this E-​ville police I was just gonna say you guys are lazy bums, read all what ppl have written below. But what suprised me is that the DUDE from the police Dept is actually trying to defend ALL the reviews! HA– now I see what you guys are doing? UnilocalING about yourself to defend against what ppl have written about you? Wow– you guys are REALLY LAZY ASSES! I’ve no problems with you guys personally expect to reiterate what other other ppl says about you, and watch your reaction.
One day I happen to stop for gas at the intersection of Powell. I was just buying some beer to celebrate July 4^th with my girl when some fatass police dude says «I am going to drink a couple of those later tonite. Of COURSE I won’t be driving» he snickered with a crooked grin. What kind a comment is that?” DUH! ya think I am going to drink and drive officer? I bet you just confessed up your crime buddy!!!

My first interaction with the Emeryville Police Department was a few months ago when our apartment was burglarized. Got the call from my boyfriend when he returned home to find the door broken in and much of our expensive stuff missing. I came home from work and met the police as they arrived.
I’m sure that compared to many people, our level of freak-​out was low. We weren’t happy about it, but we were calm, rational, professional. Answered questions. Listed missing objects. No big deal. However, we did get the distinct feeling that the officer was just going through the motions. He wasn’t going to dust for prints, saying that it’s almost pointless because it’s so hard to catch burglars. At one point, he said that he would, and I quote, «have to run the whole way downstairs to his car» to get the fingerprint kit”. Um… so… yeah… why don’t you do that? Then we had to point out smooth flat surface areas that appeared to be touched so that he might get a print off of them. Felt a whole lot like we were begging him to do his job. Again, felt like he was just going through the motions. He left with the discouraging words that they’re probably never going to catch the people who did this. Okay, we get that… but really? You’re going to say that to us TODAY while we’re still upset about our home being gutted? And you’re going to stifle a jaded yawn as you say it? Just leave, you’re useless to us, apparently.
Second incident was two days ago; I had a fixit ticket and had to get an officer’s signature once I put front plates on my car. I went to the Emeryville PD, as the closest location, to take care of this. When I didn’t know every bit of terminology, every title of every form, and every process that they have in place for fixit tickets (my first), the cop looked at me with a slight eyeroll and a smirk in the corner of his mouth, as though I was uneducated or just dense. Voice dripped with condescention as he impatiently explained to me what I have to do to fix the ticket. Somehow he made it seem like my fault that the SFPD didn’t return my citation by mail to me when they returned my package as «insufficient evidence» because I didn’t have a cop sign it. Seriously, the last time someone spoke to me like that I was in fifth grade, and she was a personality-​disordered reading instructor.
So… from this point on, my dealings with these fellows will be limited to the least necessary. I’ll just drive into SF if I have to deal with the police for anything. I treat you with respect, you should reciprocate. It’s that simple.

The bf saw the review and said I should give credit to the firefighter, not the policeman… come to think of it. yeah… i didn’t even interact with the police… so the rating goes back to the fire department. sorry.

I think most police department reviews will be either 1 or 5 stars, depending on which side of the law you end up on. This is a story about a classy, subtle little gesture that reminds me that a great many cops are just looking out for all our best interests…
I had my lights off at dusk, driving to a late-​night store meeting at the local Best Buy where I work for Apple. I had my lights off, and pulling to a stop sign, the cop across from me blinked his lights off and on, making me look at mine and realize they were off. No ticket, no worries. Classy move.

Umm… hi Emeryville Police Department. May I suggest that there may be better uses of your time than pulling over a crowded-​to-​the-​brim Bart shuttle on the evening commute, on a day when we’re all supposed to take public transportation, because the driver made some unspecified mistake? Seriously… I have ridden that damn shuttle more than once, and the driver today was CALM. He was with it. Some of those drivers are CRAZY. Not this guy.
And thanks for pulling us over, also, because you made my commute take a good extra half hour, AND I had to listen to the «office ladies» call everyone and their mother to explain why they were going to be late. Uggh.