Man, 28, faces felony sex crime charges after Berkeley assault
Christopher Szabo has a long list of arrests in Alameda County dating back to 2015, according to records online.
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Police: Man arrested in the Elmwood after chasing girl, 8
The man had recently been arrested, police said, after entering a secure playground area at an Elmwood neighborhood church “and threatening to take the children.”
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.
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Mrs. Dalloway’s, Berkeley’s 17-year-old bookstore of ‘literary and garden arts,’ is for sale
The two owners are hoping to find buyers who love books and the community as much as they do.
Sex offender charged with exposing himself to kids at Berkeley park
One parent who witnessed the incident told police it was “super disturbing” and that Herbert Blue’s behavior was sexually motivated.
Berkeley residents are a generous bunch: The city ranked 7th in GoFundMe’s list of most-giving cities
Three campaigns raised the most money in 2020: for Moe’s Books, Rialto Theaters and a West Berkeley metal shop making plastic face shields for health workers.
The vaccine ‘will not mean back to normal.’ How 3 businesses rose to the challenge of COVID-19
These business owners switched from building phone booths to sneeze guards, designed a user-friendly testing kiosk and created a “cleanroom” for customers.
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Longtime Berkeleyan Mila Mangold celebrates 113th birthday
Mila Mangold, who raised her family on Magnolia Street in the Elmwood, is now reportedly one of the 30 oldest people in the entire world.
Early-morning fire in Elmwood apartment building displaces 5
A two-alarm fire displaced five people early Monday morning at an apartment building in the 2600 block of Etna Street, authorities said.
Berkeley mayor vows to set up sanctioned homeless camp as Willard Park conditions worsen
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen an increase in homeless campsites around town, Berkeley is stepping up efforts to tackle problematic behavior and firming up plans for its first sanctioned camp.
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.
Something to celebrate: A Berkeley neighbor turns 112 — and a half
It’s the second pandemic Mila Mangold has lived through. Her son says she has clear memories, growing up in Nebraska, of the 1918 Spanish flu.
