The CHP arrested Rahila Jarrett just after 2:30 a.m. Friday on suspicion of evasion and impersonating a police officer.
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Police pursue driver after report of gun, assault attempts in Berkeley Hills
For the most part, police told Berkeleyside, the fleeing driver observed traffic laws and stayed within the speed limit.
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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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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.
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Man charged with felony assault after northwest Berkeley stabbing
The victim, a 42-year-old man, was stabbed twice in the arm and taken to Highland Hospital.
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Police: Man arrested after assaulting 80-year-old woman, trying to kick her dog
According to court records, Brett Walker was on probation at the time of his arrest due to a conviction for felony assault in December 2021.
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Berkeley man charged with elder abuse, threatening parents while out on bail
Authorities say Yarman Smith, 33, grabbed a “butcher-style knife” and threatened to kill his parents and himself in late December.
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Crime roundup: Crowbar attack, REI bike robbery, hate crime charges
Arrested or charged individuals are presumed innocent.
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Police ask for help to solve North Berkeley stabbing, attempted robbery
The 23-year-old Berkeley man was walking home when four men demanded his property, then stabbed him when he fought to keep it.
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Berkeley man charged after domestic violence stabbing on Hearst Avenue
Yarman Smith has convictions for pimping a minor and possession of child pornography that sent him to prison in 2013, according to court papers.
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Police: Man with knife shatters window at Bobby G’s Pizzeria, scares patrons
The man hurled two rocks, shattering the window and injuring a man’s shoulder, before he was arrested, police said.
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Man charged with attempted sexual assault of UC Berkeley student
Gabriel Jordan is also facing separate rape charges from a 2019 attack in Oakland.