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William Turner

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William Turner in jail again: SFPD says he threatened a mom and her 2-year-old girl

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso April 20, 2018, 8:30 a.m.August 4, 2022

A man who has run into trouble with the law in Berkeley is back in jail this week after threatening a mother and her 2-year-old daughter in San Francisco, authorities say.

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Berkeley police: Turner grabbed 2 boys walking to school, asked for ‘weed’

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Feb. 23, 2018, 4:01 p.m.October 4, 2022

William Turner is facing new charges this month after police say he grabbed two boys, ages 12 and 14, and asked them for “weed” as they walked to school, according to police.

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Police: Turner back in jail after skipping court, seeking Girl Scouts at YWCA

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Feb. 14, 2018, 2:05 p.m.October 4, 2022

A 37-year-old man who’s had repeated run-ins with Berkeley parents over the past year is back in jail after asking for “some Girl Scouts” Tuesday at the YWCA and skipping court.

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Behind the story: A Berkeleyside reporter gets a subpoena in a criminal case

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 19, 2018, 1:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

“When an investigator from the public defender’s office showed up at my door with a subpoena, I was even more taken aback.”

Posted inCrime & Safety

Hung jury leads to mistrial in Berkeley indecent exposure case; Turner released

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 09, 2018, 12:27 p.m.October 4, 2022

A man who pulled down his pants after telling a woman they’d have sex says he’ll take a bus home to Iowa. His trial ended in a hung jury.

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Indecent exposure case sends ‘lewd conduct’ offender back to court

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Oct. 03, 2017, 9:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

A 37-year-old man on probation for lewd conduct has been charged with a misdemeanor after a local mother said he exposed himself to her in South Berkeley in September.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Disturbing interaction with man linked to tot lot incidents alarms Berkeley mom

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 23, 2017, 7:49 p.m.August 4, 2022

Three days after police put out an alert about a probationer with a history of bizarre interactions with children, a local mother had her own troubling experience with him.

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Police put out warning about ‘potential threat’ to kids after tot lot incidents

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 18, 2017, 2:33 p.m.October 4, 2022

The Berkeley Police Department has asked the community to be on the lookout for a man linked to several bizarre run-ins with local children earlier this year.

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‘Annoying or molesting a child’ charges filed after tot lot scares

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso July 24, 2017, 12:15 p.m.August 4, 2022

A man who tried to give a baby a mystery drink in June has been charged with annoying or molesting a child, authorities report, after several bizarre run-ins with local kids.

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Mother says ‘unstable’ man at tot lot tried to give her baby a mystery drink

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso June 19, 2017, 9:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

A local mother who took her two children to play at Ohlone Park last week said a man tried to give her son liquid from a bottle without permission. The suspect was arrested.

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