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Bank robbery

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Police: Convicted bank robber strikes again in Berkeley, Walnut Creek

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 09, 2022, 11:10 a.m.September 10, 2022

Authorities said the matter is now a federal investigation.

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Masked man robs downtown Berkeley bank

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Aug. 30, 2022, 4:31 p.m.August 31, 2022

It was Berkeley’s third bank robbery of 2022.

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Man with note robs Mechanics Bank in downtown Berkeley

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 27, 2021, 12:40 p.m.August 4, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso July 13, 2021, 8:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso April 14, 2021, 9:28 p.m.August 4, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Feb. 11, 2021, 4:58 p.m.February 20, 2023

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

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Nov. 30, 2020, 2:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Oct. 12, 2020, 11:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Eden Teller Sept. 15, 2020, 12:39 p.m.August 4, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Feb. 03, 2020, 2:59 p.m.August 4, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 27, 2020, 7:03 p.m.October 4, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 23, 2020, 11:59 a.m.October 4, 2022

It’s rare when Berkeley has even one bank robbery, but Wednesday there were two.

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