Officer Darrin Rafferty pins a distinguished service medal on Officer Susan Lee at the Berkeley Police Association Awards ceremony on May 3, 21012. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The Berkeley Police Association honored seven Berkeley police officers for their outstanding service to the community in an awards ceremony on May 3 at Freight & Salvage. The officers […]
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Man wielding machete arrested after 3-hour standoff
After a three and half hour standoff, Berkeley police arrested a 65-year old man on Wednesday who had barricaded himself in a house on Parker Street armed with a machete and saw. Kamal Abdul Khalid was taken into custody about 10:20 am after giving himself up to police. He was taken to a hospital for […]
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Man involved in standoff-suicide on Marin Ave identified
The bullet hole in the window of a Marin Avenue neighbor. The Alameda County coroner’s office has identified the man who fatally shot himself after an overnight standoff on Marin Avenue Monday. He was 58-year-old Owen Davis. Davis entered a house in the 1800 block of Marin Avenue around 7:30 pm and started firing shots out […]
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Man kills himself after standoff on Marin Avenue
Window of Marin Avenue resident with bullet hole. A man who held police at bay for hours on Marin Avenue Monday night was found dead this morning of a self-inflicted gunshot. The man entered a house into the 1800 block of Marin Avenue around 7:30 pm and started firing shots out into the street, according […]
