Former Cal football player charged with felony assault after Elmwood attacks
The player, who is a UC Berkeley student, missed all of the 2020 football season and nearly all of 2021 due to injury. The team released him in April.
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Police: Man wounded in shooting in West Berkeley
More people have been wounded or killed by gunfire in Berkeley this year than in all of 2021.
Berkeley police shooting of man armed with chain was within policy, BPD found
A review by the city’s Police Accountability Board can’t proceed until the man’s criminal case has concluded. A lawsuit against the city remains on hold for the same reason.
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Man, 22, sent for psych eval after series of attacks Monday in the Elmwood
Police said the man punched two men and a woman in separate locations Monday afternoon, sending one of the men to the hospital.
It took 9 days to arrest suspect in mass shooting plot at Berkeley High. Police explain why
A BHS student who amassed parts to build explosives and assault rifles got them legally, police say, and was not ready to carry out an attack.
Student, 16, arrested on suspicion of mass shooting, bomb plot at BHS
Police say they seized “parts to explosives and assault rifles, several knives” and other concerning materials at the boy’s Berkeley home.
Berkeley man charged with sex crime series in Berkeley, Albany, Oakland
Police say the earliest incident took place March 30 when a man who said he had a knife sexually assaulted a 9-year-old in Albany. This was followed by a sexual assault on Colusa Avenue.
Boy, 17, shot during altercation at Civic Center Park in downtown Berkeley
Police have detained one person in connection with the incident, but others remain at large, BPD said.
CHP: Hit-and-run DUI crash causes major injuries to officer, driver arrested
As of Thursday, the officer remained in the hospital but is now in stable condition.
Killer apologizes to mother of slain teen: ‘Before you know it, I shot Seth’
Tony Walker described himself as a “washed-up nobody” who probably deserved to die in prison.
A Berkeley man was convicted of killing a Cal student. He must now explain why
Until now, the motive for the fatal shooting has been shrouded in mystery. That is set to change Monday as part of a recent plea deal.
Berkeley police investigate gunfire, car crash on Alcatraz
One neighbor told Berkeleyside they were trying to nap when they “heard a series of gunshots and a crash followed by someone screaming.”
