Police said Gabriella Rebecca Riemer “laughed hysterically” when they played her a recording of the 911 call in which she allegedly told dispatchers she had stabbed her mother in self defense.
Homicide
Berkeley police arrest woman on suspicion of fatally stabbing her mother
Gabriella Rebecca Riemer, 23, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after police responded to a stabbing inside a University Avenue apartment on Sunday.
Jonah Roper pleads not guilty in Berkeley Hills family murder case
Roper has entered not-guilty pleas in the September killing of his mother, Maura Claire Ghizzoni, and attacks on two other people.
Missing woman’s boyfriend arrested after a body is found in Tilden
Authorities are working to identify human remains found in a wooded area of the park near Berkeley.
‘Let me see your hands; we want to help you’: BPD releases new video of Toyota of Berkeley shooting
Police released new body camera footage of the fatal Sept. 21 shooting in response to a records request from Berkeleyside.
Vigil planned for young woman killed in Toyota of Berkeley shooting
Described by her family as “shy and goofy,” Alonna Gallon, 24, of Richmond, was killed by her son’s father, Lamar Walker, authorities say.
Overlook Road stabbing homicide suspect held without bail
Jonah Jeremiah Roper, 36, was arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, child abuse, elder abuse, auto theft and burglary, according to jail records.
Overlook Road stabbings leave 1 dead, 2 injured, Berkeley police say
Officers chased the suspect to 9th and Gilman streets and made an arrest. The suspect was taken to city jail.
2 men charged with murder in Telegraph Avenue shooting
Police say two men opened fire on a group after starting a fight with them at a busy Southside intersection, killing 29-year-old Isamaeli Mata’afa.
Teen brothers killed in shooting laid to rest in deeply moving Berkeley funeral
Family, Berkeley High friends and soccer teammates said a final goodbye to Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia on Thursday, marking a “new chapter” of their grief.
The 2022 Berkeley gunfire map
As of Nov. 30, three people had been killed and 15 wounded in shootings in Berkeley this year. There have been at least 41 confirmed gunfire incidents.
6 years after murder of Berkeley musician, family still prays for answers
Police say Alex Goodwin Jr., a 22-year-old musician from South Berkeley, was not his killer’s intended target.