In an uncharacteristic move, Livermore Police Chief Jeramy Young publicly addressed Alameda DA Pamela Price in a letter, imploring her to consider harsher sentencing for a repeat offender.
"The facts in this case are very troubling," says Chief Jeramy Young. He's been with Livermore Police since 2014, and was promoted to chief in 2020. For the first time in his law enforcement career, he says he was forced to publicly disagree with the district attorney's office.
This all stems from two incidents that happened on Sunday, May 21st in the Arroyo Shopping Center on First Street in Livermore. Police say around 5:00 p.m. 21-year-old Colby Berry from Fremont violently attacked one woman in an attempt to steal her purse, and when he was unsuccessful, targeted another woman - robbing her at gunpoint.
"I always thought the enhancements would be filed because they apply and it seems like they're meant for circumstance just like this," says Chief Young. The district attorney's office would not respond to multiple requests from KPIX 5 for comment on this case, but in an interview with Betty Yu a week ago, Price said she does not believe in automatically adding sentencing enhancements and instead prefers diversion programs.
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