Image: Google Maps A convicted felon who fled from police during a traffic stop in West Berkeley on Thursday night has been arrested on suspicion of a range of violations, including drug possession for sales and carrying a loaded firearm in public, authorities said. Rashee Domorris Alexander, 26, of Berkeley, was found hiding in a hole […]
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Berkeley man with violent past chased, arrested, charged
Terryl Rucker, via Facebook A man with a violent past in Berkeley has been arrested and charged with four felonies after escaping from police officers during a foot chase near his home on Russell Street in December, according to court papers. In a document related to the arrest of 25-year-old Terryl Rucker, authorities said two […]
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3 arrested with gun, drugs at Berkeley Marina
Image via Facebook. Berkeley Police officers arrested three men, including two felons, with a loaded firearm after finding one of them smoking marijuana in a stolen car at the Berkeley Marina earlier this month. Police conducting a security check at the marina on Feb. 11 found Deangelo Porter, 25, sitting in the driver’s seat of […]
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Police arrest 3, find heroin, loaded assault rifle
Image via Facebook A recent Berkeley Police Department probation search in Oakland netted heroin, counterfeit money, cocaine and two firearms, one of which was an assault rifle, and the other of which was a handgun that had been reported stolen in Vallejo, according to court documents. On Jan. 3, Berkeley officers served a search warrant […]
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Berkeley men arrested, linked to pills, 26 pounds of pot
Authorities arrested two West Berkeley roommates earlier this month, tying them to a drug sales operation involving prescription pills and a mail order marijuana business. According to court documents, a traffic stop Dec. 3 was the beginning of an investigation that ultimately uncovered more than 500 prescription pills and 17 pounds of marijuana in a […]
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Teen arrested after robbery tied to medical cannabis buy
Image via Facebook A Berkeley teenager is facing two felony counts after authorities say he robbed a 31-year-old Davis woman during a drug deal in Berkeley involving medical cannabis. Jerrone Horn, 19, was arrested Dec. 5 in the 1300 block of Delaware Street after police tied him to the crime using a telephone number. According […]
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2 charged with robbery after drug deal gone awry
Alameda County district attorney’s office seal, via Facebook. The Alameda County district attorney’s office has charged two Richmond men with robbery after they allegedly stole marijuana from a third man during an attempted drug deal near the Berkeley Pier, according to court documents. The robbery took place Oct. 4 when the three met up for […]
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Police arrest Berkeley man with guns after robbery
Image via Facebook A man fingered in a photo line-up as responsible for a robbery in Berkeley in late August has been charged by the Alameda County district attorney’s office with four felonies and a misdemeanor, according to court papers. In a document related to the arrest of 26-year-old Keith Deon Golson on Oct. 3, […]
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Berkeley Police arrest 2 felons with heroin, handguns
Alameda County district attorney’s office seal, via Facebook. Earlier this month, Berkeley Police detectives arrested two felons in Oakland and confiscated drugs, packaging materials and loaded handguns, according to court documents obtained by Berkeleyside this week. On Oct. 1, police served a search warrant at the home of Cynthia Simmons and Kevin Franklin in the […]
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Police arrest 4 linked to firearms, meth sales bust
Image via Facebook Four Oakland residents have been charged with gun-related and drugs sales violations after a Berkeley Police bust last week, according to court documents. The Berkeley Police Department said investigators were not available to comment prior to publication, but court documents shed some light on what took place. On Sept. 11, Berkeley Police […]
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Probationer found with 77-plant marijuana grow
Alameda County district attorney’s office seal, via Facebook. A Berkeley Police arrest earlier this month led to the seizure of 77 marijuana plants and the arrest of a probationer and alleged gang member. According to Alameda County court documents, police stopped Omar Ramirez, 25, on Aug. 21 outside his home in the 2300 block of […]
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Police arrest alleged drug dealer with loaded gun
Police arrested Melvin Holman in the 1500 block of Oregon Street, near Sacramento Street and Ashby Avenue. Image: Google Maps A man arrested in South Berkeley earlier this month — who police say had cash, a digital scale, marijuana and a loaded handgun — is scheduled to enter a plea in an Alameda County courtroom […]