Berkeley Safe Neighborhoods Committee

Reporting Poaching
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HOW TO REPORT POACHING VIOLATIONS IN BERKELEY

Hot Call (he’s on the block now)
Call the police at 981-5900, and ask for the Beat officer. Give him your location and the information. State whether or not you want officer to come to door, or just look for the vehicle.

Cold Call (you saw him last night)
Call the Ecology Center Hot Line at 527-5555and leave a message. Your information will be used to help establish a pattern for this vehicle.

INFORMATION: (as much of this as you can)
• Date and Time of the incident
• Address or area (e.g. the 1600 block of Prince Street)
• License Plate – partial is better than none
• Description of vehicle (black ford pickup truck)
• Direction the vehicle was moving – if it is a hot call.
• What you saw the person doing
• Your address and phone number if you want to be contacted.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN
• Your information will be used to identify frequent offenders and establish a pattern that we can use to apprehend them in the future.
• The license plate will be checked for other offenses and warrants
• If an officer is available, he will respond to a hot call.
• The officer can cite if he sees the person poaching.
• If the officer does not view the offense, the citizen who witnessed the offense can sign a complaint, but will have to appear in court.