The incident began at about 2:15 p.m. when police tried to stop the man in connection with a murder case from another jurisdiction.
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Berkeley police: Helicopter footage shows chase, arrest of armed man
Dramatic aerial footage from the Contra Costa County sheriff’s helicopter shows the pursuit as it happened.
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CHP arrests 1 after early-morning helicopter activity in North Berkeley
The California Highway Patrol followed a speeding motorist into Berkeley early Tuesday morning and ultimately arrested one person hiding in a backyard, authorities report.
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Watch: Injured Coast Guard bird hauled away after emergency landing
A local resident who has regularly chronicled Cesar Chavez Park over the years produced a video about the helicopter that made an emergency landing Saturday at the Berkeley Marina.
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Coast Guard helicopter makes emergency landing at Berkeley Marina
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter made an emergency landing in Berkeley on Saturday, citing mechanical issues, authorities report.
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Police: Fires, fights reported in protests
Protesters forced the cancellation of far right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’ planned talk at UC Berkeley’s MLK Student Union. After the cancellation, a group of so-called ‘black bloc’ demonstrators fought and vandalized property in downtown Berkeley.
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Man pointed gun, struck vehicles before arrest in Berkeley after car chase
Update, Feb. 12: Berkeley Police have confirmed that the man arrested Wednesday after a car chase was Darryl Clarence Blackman, 37, of Berkeley. Original story, Feb. 10, 10:16 a.m. After a car chase through Oakland and Berkeley on Wednesday morning, authorities arrested an armed man near Ohlone Park, according to authorities. The Oakland Police Department said on Twitter at […]
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Low-flying helicopter to measure radiation in Berkeley
Berkeley residents may see and hear a low-flying helicopter overhead on Wednesday as part of a federal program focused on measuring radiation levels. According to a statement published by the city of Berkeley, the helicopter is expected to fly over San Francisco, Pacifica, Berkeley and Oakland between Tuesday, Sept. 1, and Sunday, Sept. 6. The helicopter is slated to […]
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Medical helicopter lands in Berkeley’s San Pablo Park
A medical helicopter landed at West Berkeley’s San Pablo Park on Thursday afternoon to take a patient to UC Davis, according to unconfirmed scanner reports, for care. The Berkeley Fire Department picked up the patient from Alta Bates Hospital at about 3:10 p.m., and planned to meet the helicopter at the park, according to scanner traffic. […]
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Helicopters near Berkeley? Police search underway
Update, 3:11 p.m. According to the Oakland Police, San Francisco officers have both men linked to the shooting now in custody. No one else is being sought. Police say roads will re-open “as soon as possible.” Update, 3:04 p.m. Police say they are looking for an African-American or Hispanic man in his 20s “with wavy hair, […]
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Concord man captured, after CHP chase into Berkeley, has history of erratic driving, high-profile arrests
A Concord man who drove the wrong way on the freeway, and fled from authorities after causing a traffic collision in Berkeley on May 18, was arrested early Wednesday morning. The California Highway Patrol arrested Jerome Wingert, 32, at around 3:10 a.m. at a Berkeley hotel. The arrest was made by CHP officers with assistance from Berkeley […]
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Hunt in Berkeley after man in stolen car drives wrong way on freeway for 30 miles, crashes, flees
Update: 11:20 a.m. The California Highway Patrol is still looking for the suspect in this case. CHP Oakland spokesman Officer Sean Wilkenfeld said the agency has some leads which it is pursuing. Wilkenfeld also confirmed that the victim involved in the vehicle collision on Hearst Avenue was Zaya Yaro, 45, from Santa Clara. Update, 4:30 a.m. A stolen vehicle […]