Crime log: Guns seized, elders attacked, hate crime arrests, more
Police investigated two shootings, made two hate crime arrests and seized several guns during traffic stops. Strangers attacked two older women.
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Police: Man arrested after following Berkeley teens; no charges filed
The man also followed women in several other cities, police said. He is no longer in custody and police are seeking additional witnesses.
After DNA link to 1997 rape of teenage boy in Berkeley Hills, man charged
Police say the man enticed the teenager with marijuana and offered him a ride home, then locked the doors, drove him around and ultimately sodomized him.
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Man charged with attempted murder, sex crime after freeway stabbing
Authorities said the stabbing was the culmination of a domestic violence attack and sexual assault that began in Berkeley.
Man charged with rape of unconscious woman after night at Berkeley bar
An Oakland man was charged this week with the rape of an unconscious woman after a night out at Kip’s bar in 2019, according to court papers.
Attempted murder suspect charged with rape at Seabreeze homeless camp
A man police say used a metal bat to try to kill a younger man in September has now been charged with a rape at the Seabreeze homeless camp in August.
Former UC Berkeley budget director charged with possession of child porn
A former UC Berkeley budget director has been charged with possession of child pornography following his arrest in January at his Berkeley home, according to court records.
Sex offender faces new felony charges after Berkeley rape, other crimes
A registered sex offender from Oakland is back in custody this week facing new felony charges of rape and other sex crimes in Berkeley, court papers show.
Man charged with sexually motivated burglary at Elmwood home
A woman who was asleep in her bed Friday woke up in the middle of the night to find a stranger looming over her, authorities report. The alleged intruder was charged Monday with sexually motivated burglary.
Man charged with 2 cold case stranger rapes in Berkeley after DNA hits
The rapes took place less than 1 mile apart in South Berkeley. Neither woman knew the man who attacked her.
Man charged with using girl for sex acts, distributing ‘child pornography’
A 30-year-old Berkeley man was charged Monday with felony sex crimes against children after Berkeley detectives arrested him at his home Friday night, according to police and court papers.
Head groundskeeper of Tilden Golf Course arrested in child porn case
The man who oversees maintenance at the Tilden Golf Course was arrested there after a child pornography investigation, authorities report.
