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The Berkeley police officer who shot her gun, striking a vehicle linked to a robbery call last summer, was found to have committed no crime, but violated the department’s deadly force rules and was fired, Berkeleyside has learned.
Officer Cheri Miller’s gunfire struck the getaway car but hit no one inside it, the police investigation found. One month after the shooting, Berkeley Police Chief Andrew Greenwood who retired Friday found that Miller had violated BPD’s use-of-force and vehicle pursuit policies when she fired her gun, according to records released by the department in response to a Public Records Act request from Berkeleyside.
Berkeley Police Chief Andrew Greenwood. Photo: Emilie Raguso
Berkeley Police Chief Andrew Greenwood announced his retirement Thursday and said his last day at the department would be March 12.
Greenwood, a Berkeley native, has been at BPD for 35 years and became chief four years ago with a promise to make public trust his top priority.
“The time has come for me to focus on my family and our health, and give long overdue attention to our home,” he wrote in his brief retirement announcement, which he emailed to the department Thursday at 11:15 a.m.
Greenwood said Capt. Jen Louis will serve as interim chief, “effective immediately,” and has his “full support.” The city will conduct a national search for Greenwood’s replacement, according to a memo from the city manager that was posted Thursday.