A man caught on video “creeping and peeping” outside a North Berkeley woman’s window was arrested with the help of surveillance video, according to community and police reports.
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BHS students get front row seat to the justice system in new year-long class
Don your critical thinking caps and check your assumptions at the door: A new BHS class offers a deep dive into the justice system. And diverse views are welcome.
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Muslim college hosts active-shooter drill for paramedics, Berkeley police
Scores of paramedics and police met Thursday at a Muslim college in North Berkeley to practice how they might respond if gunmen one day target the campus.
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Police make arrest during sexual assault on Telegraph
Berkeley police officers made an early-morning arrest Tuesday after interrupting a sexual assault on Telegraph Avenue that sent one woman to the hospital.
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Breaking: Wells Fargo robbed; police on the scene
Wells Fargo. Image: Google Maps Berkeley police are on the scene at Wells Fargo on University Avenue due to a robbery at the bank Thursday afternoon. Police got multiple reports from Wells Fargo at about 1:50 p.m. that it had just been robbed, said Berkeley Police Sgt. Andrew Frankel, department spokesman. The bank is located […]
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4 arrested after Berkeley robbery near campus
Image: Google Maps Berkeley police arrested three men and a woman after a robbery at a Southside Berkeley market Monday evening. Police got a report at about 6:45 p.m. about a robbery at the shop, in the 2200 block of Durant Avenue, not far from the UC Berkeley campus. According to Berkeley Police Sgt. Andrew […]
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Man caught with stolen goods after Berkeley burglary
Berkeley police cruiser (file photo). Photo: Emilie Raguso An alert neighbor pointed police to a man seen walking out of a South Berkeley home with what appeared to be stolen goods Saturday, which ultimately led, after further investigation, to his arrest, according to authorities. Berkeley Police Sgt. Andrew Frankel said an officer was responding to a “cold” burglary […]
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Thieves target Berkeley Apple store twice this week
The Berkeley Apple store. Photo: TJ Gehling A group of thieves stole an estimated 50 electronic devices from the Berkeley Apple store Tuesday night, and the store was hit again Thursday afternoon around 3 p.m., with a smaller group taking an estimated 20 devices, authorities report. Limited information was available because the reports are not yet complete, […]
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Berkeley police warn community about robbery spree
Source: Google Maps/Berkeleyside In just 20 minutes, there were two pedestrian robberies, and one attempt, in Berkeley on Wednesday night, and police are warning the community to be on the lookout for the trio believed to be responsible for them. In two of the incidents, victims were punched while their property was taken, according to […]
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After hit-and-run, victims chase suspect vehicle into Berkeley, then overturn after crash
Image: Google Maps Firefighters had to extricate a mother and daughter from their overturned vehicle in North Berkeley after they followed another car that hit them, causing property damage, on Monday afternoon, authorities said. According to Sgt. Andrew Frankel, Berkeley Police spokesman, the first collision happened around noon Monday somewhere between Berkeley and San Pablo. […]
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Berkeley homicide victim ID’d as Alex Goodwin Jr., 22
Twenty-two-year-old Alex Goodwin Jr. has been identified as the person who was fatally shot by San Pablo Park late Thursday night. Authorities have not released the name, but friends have identified Goodwin online and the family has been informed, according to those familiar with the neighborhood. Thursday night’s shooting became the first homicide of the […]
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Update: Man dead after shooting near San Pablo Park
Image: Google Maps Berkeley had its first homicide of the year early Friday after a man in his 20s was shot and critically injured near San Pablo Park. Police called to southwest Berkeley just before midnight following reports of possible gunfire found a young man down in the street who was breathing but unresponsive. Berkeley Police Sgt. Andrew Frankel said […]
