Police asked anyone with information to contact their Special Victims Unit at 510-981-5717 and to reference case No. 2023-00050854.
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.
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Berkeley sees 2nd fatal Amtrak strike this month
A southbound train headed to San Jose struck and killed someone on the tracks around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to the railway.
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Wildcat Canyon Road in Tilden Park could be closed for another 2 years
Repairs on a section in Berkeley outside the park will end next month, but construction inside the park will take much longer.
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Amtrak train strike victim ID’d
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office’s Coroner’s Bureau identified the victim as 56-year-old Selana Eileen “Sissy” Williams.
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Need help managing vegetation around your Berkeley Hills home? City will have $4M for just that
A patchwork of city, university and regional projects adds up to millions of dollars’ worth of wildfire safety work on the horizon for Berkeley.
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Berkeley mountain biker dies during ride on Sierra County camping trip
Joel Lusk, warm and full of laughter, was an executive in a solar startup, active in the Berkeley community and a father of two.
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Berkeley moves forward with plan to install license plate readers
The City Council approved a $425,000 contract to install a network of 52 mass surveillance cameras.
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UC Berkeley law student appointed to Police Accountability Board
The PAB will still have two vacancies and no alternate, but it is rebuilding its ranks from a low point of five members just four months ago.
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Vigil planned for young woman killed in Toyota of Berkeley shooting
Described by her family as “shy and goofy,” Alonna Gallon, 24, of Richmond, was killed by her son’s father, Lamar Walker, authorities say.
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Berkeley High School students had guns in backpacks, district says
“While we have no evidence of any threats made to students or staff, nor of either gun being brandished on campus, these are deeply concerning incidents,” BUSD spokesperson Trish McDermott said in an email.
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Man charged with murdering his mother in Berkeley Hills stabbing case
A complaint against Jonah Jeremiah Roper named the woman he killed as Maura Claire Ghizzoni, who was identified in records of his previous criminal cases as his mother.
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Overlook Road stabbing homicide suspect held without bail
Jonah Jeremiah Roper, 36, was arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, child abuse, elder abuse, auto theft and burglary, according to jail records.
