Authorities said the matter is now a federal investigation.
Bank robbery
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Masked man robs downtown Berkeley bank
It was Berkeley’s third bank robbery of 2022.
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Man with note robs Mechanics Bank in downtown Berkeley
The robber was described as a white man in his 60s wearing a dark blue jacket, surgical mask and shorts, police said.
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Crime log: Gunfire, burglary sting, hate crime attack with guitar, more
A man took matters into his own hands when thieves burglarized his home, and more in the latest crime roundup.
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Parolee with knife charged after downtown Berkeley bank robbery
Police said David Godwin had a knife and a “large wad of cash in his hands” when he was arrested.
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Crime log: Sleeping driver ID’d as bank robber, attempted carjacking, more
Berkeley police reported on several crimes this week. They appear below. Send tips to Berkeleyside with your public safety questions.
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Man charged, again, with bank robberies in Berkeley and Oakland
Sixty-year-old Edwin Herold was convicted in 2010 of robbing the same Berkeley Mechanics Bank branch that was robbed in October, according to court records.
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Bank robbery under investigation at Mechanics Bank in Berkeley
Police are investigating a bank robbery that happened Monday morning in downtown Berkeley, authorities report.
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Man charged with robbery of TV cameraman at Berkeley synagogue
A TV cameraman was setting up for a shoot when a man with a gun rushed in to take the news station’s $25,000 camera, police said.
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Oakland man linked to spate of Bay Area bank robberies including 3 in Berkeley
Police have arrested an Oakland man on suspicion of three unarmed bank robberies in Berkeley in January and one in Pinole, authorities report.
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Police investigate another Berkeley bank robbery
For the third time in less than a week, an unarmed man took money from a Berkeley bank during a robbery, authorities reported Monday evening.
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Robbers hit 2 Berkeley banks Wednesday
It’s rare when Berkeley has even one bank robbery, but Wednesday there were two.
