UCLA police use long-range acoustic devices — which emit focused beams of high-volume sound — as giant loudspeakers to broadcast announcements to large crowds. In the 2024-25 school year, the ...

Military-style rifles, flash grenades and even powerful sonic devices nicknamed the “Voice of God” are among the weapons owned by police departments at California’s public colleges and universities.

For many public colleges and universities in California, keeping their campuses safe includes owning military-grade weaponry — AR-15s, stun grenades designed to cause temporary blindness and sonic ...

Stream local breaking news and original programming, live 24/7, from ABC7 Bay Area. BERKELEY, Calif. -- For many public colleges and universities in California, keeping their campuses safe includes ...