According to BPD, 145 people sustained moderate or serious injuries in 141 crashes in 2021 involving cyclists or pedestrians. Five others died.
Emilie Raguso
Emilie Raguso (former senior editor, news) joined Berkeleyside in 2012 and covered politics, public safety and development until her departure in 2022. In 2017, Emilie was named Journalist of the Year by SPJ NorCal. In 2021, she won SPJ NorCal's longform journalism award (print, small division) for her investigation into the death of Gulf War veteran Michael Hermon after he was attacked at Santa Rita Jail. Her reporting on homelessness has also been recognized by SPJ NorCal, and she has been part of Berkeleyside teams to win Community Journalism awards from SPJ NorCal three times. Emilie previously launched and ran beloved community news site Albany Patch.
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Police: Convicted bank robber strikes again in Berkeley, Walnut Creek
Authorities said the matter is now a federal investigation.
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Woman on electric scooter sustains head injury in College Avenue car crash
The 22-year-old woman’s condition was unavailable this week, but preliminary reports indicated that she sustained a possibly severe head injury.
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Berkeley man, 18, charged with 2 armed robberies and a vehicle theft
Both of the people robbed at gunpoint were women in their 50s, police said.
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Berkeley man charged with dealing fentanyl, meth, cocaine in San Francisco Tenderloin
He had just been placed on probation in Alameda County in April after a drug sales case last year.
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Antioch man charged with northwest Berkeley carjacking after being spotted in stolen car
Authorities say they found him driving the stolen car in Antioch the next day.
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Masked man robs downtown Berkeley bank
It was Berkeley’s third bank robbery of 2022.
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Police: After Ashby fire, men found with meth, mailbox keys, ID theft document trove
Authorities say the men had more than 1,700 personal items that did not belong to them, including mail, checks and ID cards, as well as a gun and ammunition.
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6 years after murder of Berkeley musician, family still prays for answers
Police say Alex Goodwin Jr., a 22-year-old musician from South Berkeley, was not his killer’s intended target.
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Berkeley couple charged with human trafficking
Authorities say Chemon Parks, 23, coerced a woman into having sex for money, and was at times violent toward her, for more than six weeks.
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City secures $15M state earmark to improve Berkeley Marina
The Berkeley Marina is slated to receive an influx of cash following a successful lobbying campaign for a $15 million earmark from the state.
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Brief: Catalytic converter thefts are up in Berkeley
Berkeley averaged about 20 catalytic converter thefts each month during the first quarter of 2022. By July, it was closer to 60, police say.