A federal judge reduced the sentence because there was insufficient proof Amer Alhaggagi intended to harm the U.S. government.
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Annual crime report sees shootings rise for the third straight year
The 2020 Berkeley crime report shows that shootings have risen as other crimes have dropped.
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23-year-old man who set up email accounts for ISIS sent to prison for 15+ years
The federal judge rejected the defense argument that Amer Alhaggagi was an Internet troll who had been joking around when he talked about setting off bombs and killing 10K people.
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Federal judge considers whether 23-year-old former Berkeley man was a terrorist or internet troll
Amer Alhaggagi has admitted to opening social media accounts for ISIS and planning bombings and fires around Berkeley. His attorneys say he was just kidding around.
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23-year-old Berkeley High School graduate pleads guilty to helping ISIS
Amer Sinan Alhaggagi admitted he opened Twitter and Facebook accounts for people connected to ISIS. The FBI said he also had plans to set bombs throughout the Bay Area.
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Violent crime is up again in Berkeley
Violent crime is up in Berkeley by double digits for the third year running, according to the latest annual crime report from the Berkeley Police Department.
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Latest Berkeley crime stats show 23% increase in violence in 2017
Violent crime reports in Berkeley rose 23% over the first half of 2017, as compared to the prior year, according to public safety data just released by the FBI.
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Federal authorities were in Berkeley on Friday, but we don’t know why
Several Berkeleyside readers asked for details after seeing FBI agents in North Berkeley early Friday morning.
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FBI alleges Berkeley High graduate, ISIS sympathizer, planned to set fires, plant bombs
Amer Al-Haggagi, 22, has been indicted on terrorism charges. His plans allegedly included setting multiple bombs around UC Berkeley. His family says he is innocent.
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Violence up, property crime down in 2016
Violent crime rose 18% in Berkeley in 2016, while serious property crime fell 9%, according to an annual report set to be presented to the Berkeley City Council next week.
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First 6 months of year see crime drop
2016 mid-year crime report. Source: BPD Crime is down in Berkeley this year, after it spiked in 2015 with the highest serious felony statistics since 2009. In the six-month crime report, set to go before the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday, Berkeley police authorities say overall Uniform Crime Report numbers were down 8.3% from January […]
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$50,000 reward offered by FBI to find ‘prolific’ rapist, killer
Authorities are hoping the public can help identify “a violent serial burglar, rapist, and murderer who terrorized multiple communities in California throughout the 1970s and 1980s.” Images: FBI Authorities are hoping the public can help identify “a violent serial burglar, rapist, and murderer who terrorized multiple communities in California throughout the 1970s and 1980s.” Images: […]