A man sleeping in a car in a parking garage on Ridge Road aroused concern earlier this week. Image: Google Maps A man sleeping in a car in a parking garage on Ridge Road aroused concern earlier this week. Image: Google Maps A man who injured another driver during a hit-and-run crash in a rental car while […]
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1 man cut, 1 stabbed in 2 mysterious Berkeley assaults
Police responded to two mysterious assaults Thursday (file photo). Photo: Emilie Raguso Police responded to two mysterious assaults Thursday (file photo). Photo: Emilie Raguso Two men sought treatment at the hospital last Thursday night after receiving mysterious injuries in Berkeley. They had few details to share with authorities about how the injuries came about. In the first […]
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Teen surrenders after baseball bat attack, police standoff
The Grove Park baseball diamond backstop. Image: Google Maps A 17-year-old male with a baseball bat who authorities say attacked another male, causing potentially life-threatening injuries, then climbed on top of the Grove Park baseball field backstop, ultimately surrendered to officers who focused on talking him down Friday afternoon. At about 12:10 p.m., according to scanner traffic reviewed […]
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Update: Driver arrested, cyclist critical after crash
Emergency personnel work the scene of a collision involving a motorist and a bicyclist on Fulton Street and Bancroft Way. Photo: David Yee Update, Feb. 5, 9 a.m. Read Berkeleyside’s update on Meg Schwarzman, the cyclist who was struck. The Berkeley physician and mother is expected to survive, though the road to recovery looks to be long. […]
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Berkeley marijuana dispensary robbed at gunpoint
The Berkeley Patients Group has been on San Pablo Avenue in varying locations for more than 16 years. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The Berkeley Patients Group has been on San Pablo Avenue in varying locations for more than 16 years. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Police are looking for three masked robbers with a gun who tied up a security guard […]
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Gun violence makes for busy weekend for Berkeley police
Police responded to two shootings in South Berkeley over the weekend. Locations are approximate. Image: Google Maps Berkeley police handled two significant incidents over the weekend involving gunfire, one that sent a man to the hospital and another that led to the arrest of three 18-year-olds. Police have been unable to respond to a request for information […]
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2 arrested after West Berkeley carjacking, robbery
The north end of Aquatic Park in Berkeley. Photo: Emilie Raguso Police arrested two men early Monday morning after they reportedly brandished knives and carjacked a motorist in Berkeley’s Aquatic Park. Berkeley Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Coats said authorities received a call at 3:10 a.m. Monday alerting them of the incident. The victim, a man from Hayward, […]
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Berkeley police recover 3 loaded guns in car search
Berkeley Police station. Photo: Emilie Raguso Three men entered “no contest” pleas last week and accepted six-month jail sentences after police recovered three loaded handguns hidden in their vehicle during a car search in Berkeley earlier this month. On Dec. 6, police stopped the men at about 6:30 p.m. as they were driving near Dwight Way and […]
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Homeless man arrested after Berkeley bank robbery
Union Bank in Berkeley was robbed Tuesday. Image: Google Maps Berkeley police officers recovered the cash after arresting a homeless man they said was responsible for robbing a bank late Tuesday morning. According to police, Barrett Brown was not armed but instead used a note to demand money from a teller at the downtown Berkeley Union Bank located […]
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Woman charged in Berkeley teen sex trafficking case
Image via Facebook An Oakland woman is set to appear in court this week to face charges in a teen sex trafficking investigation that began at Berkeley High School. Trinice Suwanabart, 23, was arrested in November after police linked her to the case earlier this year. According to court papers, Berkeley High School Resource Officer Ethell Wilson began looking […]
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Car crash causes power outage in southwest Berkeley
A car crashed into a power pole at Ward and San Pablo. The pole fell onto a parked car. Photo: Danielle Madugo A car crashed into a power pole at Ward and San Pablo. The pole fell onto a parked car. Photo: Danielle Madugo A car crash downed power lines and caused outages to more than 1,000 people in […]
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Homeless man arrested after daytime robbery, attempted rape of UC Berkeley student
Police arrested a 51-year-old homeless man after the robbery and attempted rape of a UC Berkeley student Monday, authorities said. The incident took place at 11:30 a.m., said Officer Jennifer Coats, Berkeley Police spokeswoman, when the female Cal student was walking near Arch and Virginia streets, not far from the northern border of campus. Coats said […]