Police released dramatic video Thursday, and announced a new arrest, in a South Berkeley robbery investigation from earlier this month.
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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
Starting March 15, the City Council will meet in the Berkeley Unified School District board room at 1231 Addison St. Photo: Google Streetview 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. […]
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Berkeley homeless encampment at Old City Hall packs up under city orders
Liberty camp on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jay Rooney 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 […]
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Police make arrest after homeless camp stabbing
Residents of a homeless encampment remain on the grounds of Old City Hall in what they say is a protest of new laws passed this week by the City Council. Photo: David Yee Berkeley police responded to a stabbing at the recently established Old City Hall homeless encampment and arrested a man late Thursday morning. According […]
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Berkeley orders new homeless tent city to disband
About 50 people have set up tents on the front lawn of Old City Hall to protest news homeless laws passed by the Berkeley City Council last week. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The city of Berkeley issued a cease and desist order Tuesday to residents of an encampment that popped up at Old City Hall on […]