Berkeley police investigate Dec. 23, 2011, shootings on Sacramento Street. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel A 17-year-old Berkeley man who was allegedly involved in a five-way shoot-out on Sacramento Street in December 2011 was killed Saturday in another shoot-out in Oakland. Tyler Frank Jamison, a former B-Tech student who lived on Hearst Avenue, was shot to death […]
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Relatives remember slain Berkeley woman
Jessica Kingeter. Photo: Courtesy of Cindy Burgos The young Berkeley woman who was stabbed to death in East Oakland at the end of December loved cooking, dancing and styling hair. Jennifer “Jessica” Kingeter grew up in Berkeley and Albany, dancing for 12 seasons in The Nutcracker at the Julia Morgan Theater on College Avenue, swimming in […]
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New details emerge in stabbing of Berkeley woman
Jessica Kingeter, left, with cousin Cindy Burgos. Photo: Courtesy of Cindy Burgos The five-time felon charged in the stabbing death of Jennifer “Jessica” Kingeter was found at the scene of her killing naked and covered in blood with a knife nearby, according to authorities. Last week, police arrested Jamaal Prince, 34, of Berkeley in Kingeter’s death. He […]
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Five-time felon charged with murder of Berkeley woman
Police found the body of Jennifer “Jessica” Kingeter of Berkeley in an apartment in East Oakland on Dec. 28. Image source: Google Maps A 34-year-old Berkeley man who was on parole for a 2010 assault on his mother has been charged with the stabbing death on Friday of a Berkeley woman in her 20s, according […]
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No suspect in Berkeley High student shooting case
The scene of the Feb. 23 shooting of a BHS senior at the intersection of Market and Lowell near the Oakland-Berkeley border. Photo: Linda Seccaspina Oakland Police Department say they have no suspect for Thursday morning’s shooting of a Berkeley High senior as he was riding his bike at the intersection of Lowell and Market […]
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City of Berkeley pays tribute to late clerk Deanna Despain
City Clerk Deanna Despain, who died in an accident at her home on Saturday. Photo: courtesy City of Berkeley Deanna Despain, Berkeley’s City Clerk since 2008, died on January 7th after apparently falling down the stairs in her home in Oakland. Interim City Manager Christine Daniel issued a statement to staff yesterday afternoon: “I am […]
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City clerk Deanna Despain found dead in Oakland
Update 2:35 p.m. The Associated Press is reporting that Deanna Despain’s death was apparently because of a fall down a staircase in her home. She was found by her husband. There were no signs of foul play. Deanna Despain, Berkeley’s city clerk, was found dead in her home on the 4100 block of Lyman Road […]
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Man drives off Grizzly Peak, undiscovered for four days
The spot on Grizzly Peak where a man drove his car off the hill an estimated three days ago. Photos: Tracey Taylor [Update, 11:05pm: The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the driver of the car was 53-year-old James Wright of El Cerrito who had been reported missing by his family on Monday. Wright was conscious and […]
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Deer attacks Berkeley woman and her dogs
KGO Photo/Dean Smith This is not a joke — last night’s TV news reported on an attack by a lone deer on Berkeley resident Sarah Lopus (left) and her two dogs, Oliver and Lucy, while they were out walking yesterday afternoon. The incident happened around lunchtime at the intersection of Colusa and Capistrano. Lopus said the […]
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Police chiefs past and present
Former Berkeley police chief Douglas Hambleton (above) will be recognized for his distinguished community service at a meeting tonight at which Oakland’s newly crowned police chief, Anthony Batts, will talk about his plans for the city. The “Safe Neighborhoods” meeting has been organized by a large group of community organizations and takes place at Maxwell’s, […]
