Relatives and friends of Anthony Medearis III. mourned on Thursday night at the site of his shooting. Photo: Emilie Raguso More than 100 people took to the streets last Thursday night in an effort to build community and take a stand against violence in the part of the city that’s seen much of it this […]
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Robbery attempt led to Medearis killing; 2 charged
Anthony Medearis III A robbery gone awry after a dice game in West Berkeley left one man dead and a child with a bullet wound to the face in early September, according to court documents released Tuesday afternoon by authorities. Police have charged an Oakland man with the Sept. 8 murder of Anthony Medearis III, and […]
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‘Ceasefire Walk Against Violence’ comes to West Berkeley
A small memorial was set up in West Berkeley near the site of Zontee Jones’ death earlier this year. Photo: Emilie Raguso Residents, officials and members of community and religious organizations will walk through West Berkeley on Thursday night to take a stand against violence and remember three men killed in shootings earlier this year. Councilwoman […]
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Council highlights gangs, staffing during crime report
Pedestrian robberies in Berkeley from January to June 2013 mapped by location. (Click to see the full report.) Source: Berkeley Police Department The Berkeley Police Department’s mid-year crime report drew compliments from city officials regarding the city’s approach to crime fighting, as well as requests for more information in the future about case closure rates, […]
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Witnesses, texts link San Leandro man to Berkeley killing
Photo: Krishna Ferreira, via Facebook The man charged with killing 24-year-old Dustin Bynum in Berkeley in August was seen near the crime scene before and after the shooting, according to court documents, though no one actually saw the attack. Police wrote that Krishna Ferreira, 23, was the only person seen fleeing the scene. “Although nobody […]
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Berkeley Police make arrest in August murder
Photo: Krishna Ferreira, via Facebook Berkeley Police detectives have arrested a San Leandro man in connection with the shooting death of Dustin Bynum in August, authorities said Wednesday. On Tuesday, police arrested 23-year-old Krishna Ferreira on suspicion of murder, according to a notice released by the Berkeley Police Department on Wednesday evening. Bynum was killed Aug. 1 outside […]
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Relatives remember Berkeley shooting victim ‘Lil Tone’
Anthony Medearis III Family members have identified the man who died Sunday in a shooting in West Berkeley as Anthony ‘Lil Tone’ Medearis III. The 22-year-old lifelong Berkeley resident and father of three children, ages 1, 4 and 7, loved to dance, and was a compassionate family man and “social networker” who was very popular […]
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Police identify Berkeley shooting victim
Berkeley’s third homicide of the year took place Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquor’s on San Pablo Avenue. Photo: Google Berkeley’s third homicide of the year took place Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquor’s on San Pablo Avenue. Photo: Google Police have identified the man who died after a shooting on San Pablo Avenue on Thursday night […]
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24-year-old man dies after Berkeley shooting
Berkeley’s third homicide of the year took place Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquor’s on San Pablo Avenue. Photo: Google Berkeley’s third homicide of the year took place Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquor’s on San Pablo Avenue. Photo: Google A man who was shot Thursday night outside Bing’s Liquors in northwest Berkeley was pronounced dead at […]
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Murdered man was brother of man killed by gangs in 2009
Berkeley’s second homicide of the year took place in the 1800 block of Derby Street, just west of Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Photo: Google Street View Berkeley’s second homicide of the year took place in the 1800 block of Derby Street, just west of Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Photo: Google Street View Exclusive: […]
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Guilty verdicts in Berkeley murder trial
The René C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland. Photo: Wally Gobetz Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley announced Monday that a jury had found four defendants in the 2009 Berkeley murders of a college student who was home for the holidays, and two other bystanders who were caught in a high-speed car chase when the […]
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Community meeting called in wake of Berkeley shootings
A community meeting will address two recent multiple shootings, one of which took place in the 2200 block of Bonar Street. Photo: Tracey Taylor Councilman Darryl Moore is hosting a community meeting in the wake of two multiple shootings that took place in his Berkeley district this month, and members of one neighborhood are also […]
