In the latest crime round-up, a teen girl was surrounded by a group of youth who took her phone, a man was stabbed in West Berkeley, and a boy who claimed he had to call his mom scammed a 19-year-old out of her phone.
Robberies
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UC Berkeley student robbed on campus by pair with knife, police report
Police say two people with a knife tried to rob a Berkeley man on Ellsworth Street. An armed pair also took a backpack and laptop from a UC Berkeley student on campus Wednesday night. Police say they may be related.
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Police: Violent robberies, alleged burglar caught red-handed (literally), more
The Berkeley Police Department regularly releases cases of community interest, which include incidents that involve violence or weapons or that people in the city have asked about.
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2 men charged with Berkeley, Oakland robbery series
Two young men from Oakland and San Leandro are facing 14 felony charges from a series of robberies at two Berkeley cafés and a bus stop in April, according to court papers. They face charges from Oakland, too.
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Berkeley police: Gun arrests, armed robberies of Cal students, more
The Berkeley Police Department regularly releases cases of community interest, which include incidents that involve violence or weapons or that people have asked about.
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Berkeley police say armed robbery crew may be tied to 3 robberies in 4 hours
A crew of armed robbers with a gun may have targeted downtown Berkeley overnight, committing three robberies around the UC Berkeley campus — and attempting a fourth — over about four hours, police report.
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Berkeley police: Teen jogger attacked and robbed, gunfire in West Berkeley, more
Berkeley had 15 robberies in less than a week. They included a man with a gun who took a phone from a 17-year-old girl and a man who punched an 18-year-old jogger and knocked him unconscious.
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Berkeley police: Armed robbery, coffee shop laptop thefts, cellphone thefts, more
Berkeley police share news of several laptop and cellphone thefts, as well as an armed robbery in the past week.
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Violent crime and property crime were down in Berkeley in 2018
Violent crime was down in Berkeley in 2018 for the first time in recent years, Berkeley police reported Tuesday night, and property crime was down, too.
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Berkeley’s Caffè Strada targeted again for laptop theft
Two people took laptops from customers at Berkeley’s Caffè Strada on Monday night, authorities report.
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Berkeley police: Elmwood robberies, felon with cocaine and loaded gun, more
Berkeley police share news about incidents of concern over the past week.
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Berkeley police: ID theft case, criminal threats, guns seized, more
The Berkeley Police Department regularly releases cases of community interest, which include incidents that involve violence or weapons or that people in the city have asked about.