UC Berkeley’s Top Cop In Charge Of Campus Chaos Once Oversaw Botched Jan. 6 Intel
University of California, Berkeley Chief of Police Yogananda Pittman, who oversaw campus security amid leftist protests over Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) event, helmed the U.S. Capitol Police’s protective and…
University of California, Berkeley Chief of Police Yogananda Pittman, who oversaw campus security amid leftist protests over Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) event, helmed the U.S. Capitol Police’s protective and intelligence operations during the 2021 Capitol riot.
Chaos erupted on Berkeley’s campus Monday evening when left wing activists clashed with attendees at the TPUSA tour stop. Videos captured by TPUSA’s Frontlines showed activists screaming at guests, lighting a flare in the crowd and physically confronting a supporter of President Donald Trump.
Pittman was appointed as Berkeley’s police chief in February 2023 after what the university called an “extensive nationwide search.” Before that, she served as the U.S. Capitol Police’s assistant chief of protective and intelligence operations beginning in September 2001, according to her LinkedIn profile.
While serving in that role, Pittman was responsible for overseeing security during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, a failure she later apologized for, saying the department had not “met its own high standards.”
Pittman was later promoted to acting Capitol Police chief and oversaw disciplinary actions against officers accused of misconduct during the incident