Duane Nailor. Photo: via Facebook Update, March 9, 1:15 p.m. Nailor was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison, according to Bay City News. Said his mother in court, “We know he went over the top, but we’d like to see some light at the end of the tunnel.” Original story, March 4, 9 a.m. A man […]
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Berkeley man sent to prison after 2014 shooting
A Berkeley man is going to prison after a shooting outside this liquor store in 2014. Image: Google Maps A Berkeley man was sentenced to prison last week after shooting another man twice outside a San Pablo Avenue liquor store last year. Arthur Palmer, 51, was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison, and ordered […]
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Teen in critical condition after group attack in Berkeley
Police responded Sunday to a report of a group assault on a teenage juvenile male victim. Image: Google maps Update, Nov. 19, 1:27 p.m. The Alameda County district attorney’s office has not filed charges in this case, and spokeswoman Teresa Drenick says it remains under investigation by the Berkeley Police Department. Said Officer Byron White, police […]
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Male sustains serious head injury after fight; 6 arrested
Police responded to an altercation Sunday on Ashby. Image: Google maps Update, Nov. 19, 1:27 p.m. The Alameda County district attorney’s office has not filed charges in this case, and spokeswoman Teresa Drenick says it remains under investigation by the Berkeley Police Department. Said Officer Byron White, police ultimately released Emauj Roos, Aaron Meredith and Caleb […]
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Berkeley police make attempted homicide arrest
Image: Google maps Berkeley police arrested a 56-year-old man Thursday night on suspicion of attempted homicide in what appears to have been an incident of domestic violence, authorities said Friday afternoon. Police arrested Theodore Roosevelt Carter at 11:48 p.m. Thursday after receiving a report of gunfire in the 2900 block of King Street in South Berkeley, between […]
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Berkeley assault leaves man in critical condition
Police discovered a man who had been beaten with a baseball bat at 2020 Durant on Friday Aug. 29, 2014. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel A violent assault in a senior living complex in downtown Berkeley on Friday morning left a man in critical condition, according to authorities. Berkeleyside broke the story, then updated it as we […]
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Woman stabbed on AC Transit bus: ‘What did I do that made you want to murder me?’
A woman was stabbed Monday night on an AC Transit bus like this one. Photo: Paul Sullivan This article has been updated to include comments by the father of the alleged assailant. Update: 8/16 If you want to help Mariah, you can made a donation at a You Fund Me site that has been set […]
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Man uses skateboard to interrupt stabbing on bus
An AC Transit bus in Berkeley. Photo: Paul Sullivan The Berkeley Police Department arrested a Berkeley man Monday night in connection with the random stabbing of a young woman on a bus, authorities said Wednesday. Police credited a bystander with fighting off the assailant with a skateboard. Police arrested Eric Scott Palmer, 24, shortly before 11 […]
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Breaking: Arrest made in recent Berkeley shooting
Police have arrested a Berkeley man in connection with a shooting June 26 that sent one man to the hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. The Berkeley Police Department arrested 50-year-old Arthur Palmer on July 14. Palmer is being held without bail on suspicion of attempted homicide and is scheduled for arraignment Thursday at 2 p.m. Police […]
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Berkeleyside Blotter: Crime in Berkeley, June 12-18
Selected calls for service to the Berkeley Police, via CrimeMapping.com. (Scroll down for maps of burglaries, auto burglaries and auto thefts.) Click the map for the full list. See the map key here. This is a partial list of recent crime in Berkeley, compiled by Berkeleyside, and based on reports to the Berkeley Police Department unless otherwise noted. […]
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Man arrested after attempted Berkeley homicide with baseball bat following Cal frat house fight
Image: Google maps Police arrested a 23-year-old Oakland man over the weekend in Berkeley after he reportedly struck two males over the head with a baseball bat, causing what authorities described as “significant injuries.” Sunday, at 1:25 a.m., the Berkeley Police Department responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 2700 block of […]
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Police call for Tasers after attempted killing of officer
The Berkeley Police Association has been making the case for officers to have Tasers. Photo: Creative Commons The president of the Berkeley Police Association is asking city officials to consider the use of Tasers by Berkeley officers after a violent attack on an officer Monday. The police association, the union for the rank and file, has […]
