The UC Berkeley Police is reporting two recent robberies on Wednesday this week after 11.00pm, one involving a gun. In both cases the Berkeley Police Department arrested positively identified suspects. On Wednesday at approximately 11.17pm a strong arm robbery took place on the 2300 block of Telegraph. The male victim was standing in front of Larry Blakes […]
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Student held up in armed robbery on campus
A student was the victim of an armed robbery on campus on Sunday, July 4, at 3:01 pm, according to the University of California Police Department. The victim, a 23 year old summer school student, was walking on the service road between Minor Hall and the Women’s Faculty Club, listening to her iPod when two males approached her. […]
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Police arrest men suspected of string of robberies
Berkeley police have arrested three Richmond men they believe are responsible for the string of armed robberies that have made residents wary of walking at night. Harvey B. Coulter, Jr., Adam A. Doty, and Rashad A. Bailey were arrested April 19 after allegedly robbing three separate people by handgun on the south side of the […]
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Rash of armed robberies in north Berkeley
Two men walking around with a gun apparently went on a robbery rampage in north Berkeley last weekend, holding up four people. Another incident involving a carjacking on the UC Berkeley campus may have involved the same people. Two African-American males, one with a thin build and one with a medium build, attempted to rob […]
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Help identify North Berkeley robbery suspect
A possible suspect for a series of residential burglaries in north Berkeley has been identified and the Police Department would like the community’s help in identifying him. Detectives believe as many as seven burglaries, which began in late February and are still ongoing, may be connected to the suspect, pictured above. He is described as: black […]
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Police ask for ID help on Andronico’s robbery
The Berkeley Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying the above pictured suspect who is responsible for the robbery that took place at Andronico’s on 2655 Telegraph Avenue on Sunday, March 7. At approximately 10:00 pm, an unidentified suspect entered Andronico’s, approached an employee, brandished a handgun and demanded cash. After the […]
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Bank on Shattuck robbed
A man robbed the Mechanics Bank on Shattuck near Bancroft Way Monday afternoon, but was quickly apprehended by police. The robber walked into the bank around 1:39 pm and handed the teller a note demanding cash. He left the bank and was quickly apprehended by police just a few blocks away on Harold Way. Police […]
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Police seek help in Elmwood shooting
The Berkeley Police Department is asking the community for help in identifying two suspects involved in a street robbery that resulted in the shooting of a pedestrian in the Elmwood last Sunday, around 6.20pm. According to a police release, an unidentified suspect attempted to rob a 62-year-old male pedestrian on the 2700 block of Russell […]