Police released dramatic video Thursday, and announced a new arrest, in a South Berkeley robbery investigation from earlier this month.
2134 Martin Luther King Jr Way
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Man charged with South Berkeley robbery
An Antioch man has been charged with robbery after nearly running over a woman who struggled to keep her phone when she was accosted last week, according to court papers.
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City Council moves temporarily to school board building
The Berkeley City Council is packing up and moving its meetings. Tonight will be one of the last times that council convenes at Old City Hall, at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way – at least for a few months. Starting March 15, council will meet in the Berkeley Unified School District boardroom at 1231 […]
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Berkeley homeless encampment at Old City Hall packs up under city orders
Update: Three arrests were made while the encampment was packing up, according to Berkeley city spokesman Matthai Chakko. Chakko said he expected all three to be cited and released today. Three truck-loads of belongings associated with the camp were removed by the city, he said, and services were offered to the campers. Campers were told […]
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Police make arrest after homeless camp stabbing
Berkeley police responded to a stabbing at the recently established Old City Hall homeless encampment and arrested a man late Thursday morning. According to a post on the “First they came for the homeless” Facebook page, which has been documenting happenings and efforts at the camp, “Shortly before noon, one of the protesters was stabbed in […]
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Berkeley orders new homeless tent city to disband
The city of Berkeley issued a cease and desist order Tuesday to residents of an encampment that popped up at Old City Hall on Nov. 16 in reaction to new homeless laws the city is seeking to enact. The memo, distributed by police to about 50 people living in the approximately 22 tents on the front […]