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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Police link 5 youth from Berkeley car chase to Walnut Creek armed robbery
Police said some of the juveniles were wearing ankle monitors because they were already on probation at the time of their arrest.
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Laptop snatch on Fourth Street leads to injury crash, detention of 5 juveniles
The vehicle used in the laptop grab was taken during an armed carjacking Monday in Oakland, police said.
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Berkeley police chase car from Oakland carjacking onto Highway 24, detain 3
The chase began just before 1:50 p.m. in downtown Berkeley when officers saw a vehicle they recognized as wanted.
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Berkeley police: Helicopter footage shows chase, arrest of armed man
Dramatic aerial footage from the Contra Costa County sheriff’s helicopter shows the pursuit as it happened.
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Wanted man arrested after car chase; other stops net guns and drugs
Police reported several felony arrests this week and Berkeleyside also received multiple inquiries about an arrest Thursday night.
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High-speed police chase through Berkeley ends with Oakland arrest
The chase began in Sacramento, police said.
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Berkeley police arrest two after car chase into Oakland late Tuesday night
BPD responded to a call about a group fighting and an attempted robbery in Berkeley shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday
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Man arrested after officer in car rammed, police chase from Oakland to Berkeley
Police descended on the Elmwood after a man rammed an officer who tried to pull him over.
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Berkeley police pursue driver into Oakland after attempted car stop; officer hit but uninjured
Berkeley police pursued a driver into Oakland on Saturday night: “Just saw 10+ police cars full speed on Adeline/MLK,” wrote Aya de Leon, who took this photograph and posted it on Twitter at about 6:30 p.m. A driver police tried to stop near Berkeley on Saturday night “clipped” a BPD officer and left the scene, […]
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Richmond police chase ends in Berkeley with crash, arrest
A car crashed on the basketball court at Strawberry Creek Park during a police chase Thursday. Photo: Citizen reporter Update, 1:25 a.m. Authorities have just confirmed this incident began in Richmond at around 10:35 p.m. “Richmond PD officers were attempting to stop a vehicle. The suspect vehicle turned onto a dead end street and made an abrupt […]