This is a partial list of recent crimes in Berkeley, compiled by Berkeleyside, and based on reports to the Berkeley Police Department unless otherwise noted. See past crime blotters here. (Note to readers: We always appreciate tips, about breaking news or neighborhood safety issues, via email at tips@berkeleyside.com.)
The following items represent just a sampling of calls, and times may be approximate. From April 4-10, there were 27 burglary reports, 37 auto break-in or theft from a vehicle reports, and 11 stolen vehicle reports to the Berkeley Police Department, according to CrimeMapping.com. Twelve robberies and 14 assaults, domestic violence incidents or batteries were reported. These numbers are subject to change. Click the previous links for the most current information.
April 4, Thursday
Three home burglaries were reported: at 1 a.m. in the 2200 block of Blake Street; at 6 p.m. in the 1000 block of Fresno Avenue; and at 9:19 p.m. in the 1800 block of Hopkins Street.
Four auto burglaries or thefts from a vehicle were reported: at 2 a.m. in the 3100 block of California Street; at 9 p.m. at an unlisted location and also in the 2700 block of Forest Avenue; and at 10 p.m. in the 700 block of Page Street.
Four robberies were reported: at 7:47 a.m. in the 3000 block of Shattuck Avenue; at 6:45 p.m. at Lincoln and California streets; at 6:50 p.m. at Posen and Carlotta avenues; and at 6:52 p.m. in the 1000 block of Sierra Street.
A felony assault or battery was reported at 3:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Euclid Avenue.
April 5, Friday
Seven home burglaries were reported: at 2 a.m. in the 2300 block of Dwight Way; at 7:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of Blake Street; at 9:20 a.m. in the 500 block of Santa Barbara Road; at 10 a.m. in the 2000 block of Los Angeles Avenue; at noon in the 300 block of Vicente Road and the 100 block of Brookside Drive; and at 1 p.m. in the 2400 block of Warring Street.
Eleven thefts or burglaries from a vehicle were reported: at 5:24 a.m. in the 2500 block of Milvia Street; at 10 a.m. in the 700 block of Hearst Avenue; at 11:45 a.m. in the 2900 block of College Avenue; at 1:40 p.m. in the 1600 block of Bancroft Way; at 5 p.m. in the 2300 block of Jefferson Avenue; at 5:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of Berryman Street and the 2000 block of Fourth Street; at 7 p.m. in the 1800 block of Bonita Avenue; and at 9 p.m. in the 1600 block of Grant Street, the 2000 block of Fourth Street and the 2000 block of Virginia Street.
Four vehicles were reported to have been stolen: at 8 a.m. in the 2200 block of Russell Street; at 12:45 p.m. in the 1800 block of Delaware Street; at 6 p.m. in the 1300 block of Curtis Street; and at 7 p.m. in the 1500 block of Posen Avenue.
A commercial burglary was reported at 2:04 p.m. in the 2000 block of Durant Avenue.
Three robberies were reported: at 2:40 p.m. at Piedmont Avenue and Parker Street; at 7 p.m. in the 800 block of University Avenue; and at 9:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of San Pablo Avenue.
A felony theft was reported at 7:06 p.m. in the 2800 block of Garber Street.
(See Berkeleyside photographs from a police ride-along April 5-6 here.)
April 6, Saturday
Two commercial burglaries were reported, at 10:15 a.m. in the 1200 block of University Avenue and at 10 p.m. in the 1500 block of Walnut Street.
Three auto burglaries were reported: at 10:45 a.m. at Sixth and Harrison streets; at 2:05 p.m. in the 2100 block of Eunice Street; and at 6 p.m. at Hearst Avenue and Seventh Street.
A vehicle was reported to have been stolen at 11:45 a.m. from Jefferson and Addison streets.
Two home burglaries were reported, at 6:35 p.m. in the 1400 block of Grant Street and at 11 p.m. in the 2300 block of Parker Street.
A felony theft (over $950) was reported at 7 p.m. in the 2100 block of Eunice Street.
There were two reports of guns or weapons, at 8 p.m. at Josephine and Vine streets and at 9:11 p.m. in the 2900 block of Adeline Street.
April 7, Sunday
Three thefts or burglaries from vehicles were reported: at 12:34 a.m. at Scenic and Hilgard avenues; at 11:30 a.m. at Shattuck Avenue and Virginia Street; and at 11 p.m. in the 2200 block of Haste Street.
A commercial burglary was reported at 2:28 a.m. in the 1500 block of Shattuck.
A home burglary was reported at 3:46 a.m. in the 2500 block of Regent Street.
Two vehicles were reported stolen, at noon in the 1200 block of Cedar Street and at 10 p.m. at Haste and Dana streets.
A robbery was reported at 8:40 p.m. in the 1800 block of Russell Street.
April 8, Monday
Six auto burglaries were reported: at midnight in the 1800 block of Highland Place; at 1:15 p.m. in the 1300 block of Seventh Street; at 2:15 p.m. in the 2000 block of Oregon Street; at 9 p.m. in the 1300 block of Spruce Street; at 9:05 p.m. in the 2900 block of College Avenue; and at 11:15 p.m. in the 1400 block of Shattuck.
Two vehicles were reported stolen, at 12:30 a.m. at Shattuck and Bancroft, and at 7:30 p.m. at Channing Way and Telegraph Avenue.
Two home burglaries were reported, at 12:45 a.m. in the 1900 block of Vine Street, and at 8 a.m. in the 1400 block of San Pablo Avenue.
A felony theft (over $950) was reported at 6 p.m. in the 2400 block of Telegraph Avenue.
A weapon was reported to have been brandished at 8:44 p.m. at Telegraph and Webster Street.
A misdemeanor sexual assault was reported at 11:11 p.m. in the 1700 block of University Avenue.
April 9, Tuesday
Five home burglaries were reported, at 6:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of Prince Street; at 9:45 a.m. in the 800 block of Arlington Avenue; at 10 a.m. in the 800 block of Indian Rock Avenue; at 10:27 a.m. in the 500 block of Tunnel Road; and at 11:45 a.m. in the 1000 block of Cragmont Avenue.
A weapon was reported to have been brandished at 11:15 a.m. in the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
Six auto burglaries were reported: at noon at Warring Street and Dwight; at 1:30 p.m. in the 2900 block of Derby Street; at 2 p.m. in the 2400 block of Hearst Avenue; at 6:50 p.m. at Oxford Street and Berkeley Way; at 8 p.m. in the 1000 block of Cedar Street; and at 9 p.m. in the 3000 block of Halcyon Court.
A robbery was reported at 2:05 p.m. in the 1800 block of University Avenue.
A commercial burglary was reported at 6:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of Fifth Street.
Two vehicles were reported stolen, at 8:20 p.m. at Bancroft Way and Piedmont Avenue, and at 10 p.m. in the 2400 block of Woolsey Street.
April 10, Wednesday
Two robberies were reported, at 1:20 a.m. in the 2100 block of Seventh Street, and at 7 p.m. in the 3400 block of Adeline Street.
Four thefts or burglaries from vehicles were reported, at 2:10 a.m. in the 1300 block of Carrison Street; at 3 p.m. in the 1700 block of Scenic Avenue; at 7 p.m. in the 1100 block of Parker Street; and at 8 p.m. in the 1100 block of Laurel Street.
Two home burglaries were reported, at 9 a.m. in the 2300 block of Prince Street and at 1 p.m. in the 1500 block of Stannage Avenue.
A felony assault or battery was reported at 3:49 p.m. at Harmon and California streets.
See a report detailing several weeks of calls for services to the department here. See the full list of Berkeley Police Department calls for service here on CrimeMapping.com. This may have been updated since publication. See the list of calls to the UC Police Department. See also Local Crime News’ regularly published list of arrests of Berkeley residents. Other sources of information on crime in Berkeley include the Police Department’s CrimeView Community and CrimeMapping.com.
Editor’s Note: New calls for service are at times added to the CrimeMapping.com system in an unpredictable manner, and numbers for most types of calls are likely to increase in the days following this report. This weekly post offers a relatively detailed account of calls for service over the course of a week but does not reflect every call.
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