A man was arrested after a resident reported that a round from gunfire had penetrated their apartment.

Alex N. Gecan
Alex N. Gecan joined Berkeleyside in 2023 as a senior reporter covering public safety. He has covered criminal justice, courts and breaking and local news for The Middletown Press, Stamford Advocate and Connecticut Post in Connecticut, Asbury Park Press on the Jersey Shore and the Marin Independent Journal.
Update: DA Pamela Price restores press access to Berkeley journalist
After press freedom groups rallied behind Emilie Raguso of The Berkeley Scanner, who was barred from a press event last week, she was told Saturday she was now ‘welcome’ at media events.
2 charged in Berkeley REI theft spree
Between Sept. 19 and Nov. 8, police say, one of the men stole more than $16,000 worth of jackets from the retailer, sometimes with help from other people.
Berkeley announces weekend road closures for half marathon
Several blocks around Civic Center Park will begin closing down Saturday morning, and the course around the city will be shut down Sunday morning through midday.
Alameda County sheriffs will take questions on military hardware
A state law from 2021 requires law enforcement agencies to develop military equipment use policies and report their inventories and deployments every year.
BART train strike kills 1 at North Berkeley station
The transit agency confirmed the strike occurred shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Berkeley police shooting kills 1 person
Police said the shooting took place around 5:26 a.m. near Seventh and Grayson streets during the investigation of an auto burglary.
Berkeley police release video of Albany Toyota service center shooting
Footage from inside the business and officers’ body cams shows the moment Berkeley police officers shot Lamar Walker, who they say had just killed his ex, Alonna Gallon.
Southwest Berkeley 1-year-old sickened by meth, police say
Police said they did not suspect anything amiss until a hospital toxicology test showed drugs in the child’s urine.
DNA evidence leads to arrest months after alleged Berkeley sex assault
A woman told police she’d met the suspect on Tinder and that he “overpowered” her in an empty Shattuck Avenue restaurant, telling her “you know you want it,” according to court records.
Berkeley, Oakland under heightened wildfire risk in windy weekend forecast
The peak point for high winds, and wildfire danger along with them, will be Saturday evening into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Berkeley police need your help to ID victim who was grabbed, licked
Police asked anyone with information to contact their Special Victims Unit at 510-981-5717 and to reference case No. 2023-00050854.