Photo Gallery: Two nights of protests, riots in Berkeley

Photo, taken on Sunday Dec. 7, 2014, by Kelly Owen

Berkeleyside is continuing its coverage of the protests and riots that took place in Berkeley this past weekend. Read our minute-by minute reporting of Saturday’s protests, and Sunday’s protests, which includes photos and videos. Watch videos on our YouTube channel. Catch up with our live coverage on Twitter.

Look out for more reporting in the hours to come.

Here we present some of the many dramatic photographs taken of the events that unfolded on Saturday Dec. 6 and Sunday Dec. 7, and into the early hours of Monday Dec. 8.

Photo, taken on Sunday Dec. 7, 2014 in Berkeley, by Pete Rosos

Photo, taken on Dec. 7, 2014, by Pete Rosos

Photo, taken on Dec. 6, 2014, by Pete Rosos

Photo, taken on Dec. 7, 2014, by Kelly Owen

Police and protesters on Sunday Dec. 7, 2014. Photo- Kelly Own — Police and protesters on Sunday Dec. 7, 2014. Photo- Kelly Owen

Man hit in the head with a hammer while objecting to the breaking of the windows of Radio Shack on Shattuck. Photo: Emilie Raguso — Man hit in the head with a hammer while objecting to the breaking of the windows on Shattuck on Dec. 7, 2014. Photo: Emilie Raguso. Watch Raguso’s video of the incident as it happened

A protester gives the finger to a police officer during a protest that started in Berkeley on Sunday Dec. 7, 2014. Photo: Kelly Owen

Photo, taken on Dec. 6, 2014, by Ted Friedman

Police form a line on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley during the protest. Photo: Pete Rosos — Police form a line on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley during the Dec. 6 protest. Photo: Pete Rosos

The Blue Wall Must Fall. Photo, taken on Dec. 6, 2014 by Ted Friedman

Fuck the Police by Ted Friedman — Photo, taken on Dec. 6, 2014, by Ted Friedman

Die in in Berkeley on Saturday Dec. 6. Photo- Ted Friedman — Die-in demo in Berkeley on Saturday Dec. 6. Photo: Ted Friedman

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Tracey Taylor