An Oakland man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal shooting in 2014 of 21-year-old Damarco J. Thomas. On Saturday, police arrested Keivon Burnette on a warrant in Oakland at 9:25 a.m. after working on the case for more than a year, said Carolyn Jones, East Bay Regional Park District spokeswoman. […]
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Berkeleyside blotter: Crime in Berkeley, Nov. 20-26
This is an overview of recent crime in Berkeley, exclusively compiled by Berkeleyside, and based on reports to the Berkeley Police Department unless otherwise noted. The following items represent a sampling of calls, and times may be approximate. From Nov. 20-26, there were reports of 27 burglaries, 28 auto break-ins or thefts from vehicles, nine stolen vehicles and 17 disturbances, according to CrimeMapping.com. Eleven robberies, 13 assaults or batteries, […]
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Police search South Berkeley after Seabreeze homicide
Authorities conducted a warrant search in South Berkeley early Thursday that was connected to a fatal shooting last week at the Seabreeze Market. The Berkeley Police Department put out a notice Thursday evening about the operation after receiving “several inquiries” from community members about the disturbance. According to the statement, the operation — which had been […]
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Man killed near Seabreeze market in West Berkeley
Update: Oct. 31: East Bay Regional Park District police identified the man shot and killed Tuesday night as 21-year-old Damarco J. Thomas of Stockton. Investigators are looking for information on cars that might have been on the scene of the Tuesday shooting, according to a press release. They want information on a white Ford or […]