Woman who died in Berkeley apartment fire is identified
Ernestine Bankston, 85, was identified as the victim in the early morning fire, the coroner’s office reported.
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BPD traffic officer seriously injured in crash on Sacramento Street
The driver was a teenage girl with out-of-state license plates, according to preliminary information.
Collisions near Cedar and Sacramento prompt neighborhood concerns
One neighbor said there had been two serious crashes at the intersection in less than 24 hours, following a third bad crash several weeks prior.
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Berkeley police arrest 3 men after early-morning gunfire
Police arrested three young men after reports of gunfire, with one driver chasing another, in central Berkeley early Friday morning.
Police: Man with knife threatened clerk before officer fired ‘baton round’
Authorities say a man caught on video being shot by Berkeley police with a round from a “less-lethal” weapon had been threatening a convenience store clerk with a knife just before officers got to the scene.
Woman attacked by group of 5 during South Berkeley robbery; police intervene
Three teenage boys and two adults from Oakland attacked a woman walking in South Berkeley on Saturday night during a robbery that was interrupted by a Berkeley police officer who happened to be nearby, authorities say.
Police: ‘Known gang member’ charged with gunfire at Durant, Telegraph
Police identified Rashad Albert as the shooter after interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage, according to court papers.
Police: Berkeley man tried to kill woman in unprovoked punching, slashing attack
A man who suddenly attacked a woman he did not know as she walked to her friend’s home in South Berkeley last weekend has been charged with attempted murder, authorities report.
Cigarette fire displaces 3 from Berkeley senior housing; Mo’Joe closed for now
Three residents of a senior housing complex have been displaced by a fire authorities believe began Sunday with a visitor’s lit cigarette. Water damage also temporarily closed Mo’Joe Café.
Female pedestrian in her 70s struck during crash in South Berkeley
A crash at Sacramento and Fairview streets in South Berkeley left a pedestrian unresponsive Wednesday night. Crista Carlson, 70, of Emeryville died in June.
Berkeley mother, son rescued off balcony after someone set fire to their home
Firefighters rescued a mother and her teenage son off a second-floor balcony early Friday morning after someone set a fire outside their townhome on Stanton Street in South Berkeley, authorities report.
Mail carrier charged with aggravated trespass; more complaints arise
A Berkeley mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service has been charged with entering a South Berkeley man’s home without permission in January, according to court papers obtained by Berkeleyside.
