The two American hikers and former UC Berkeley students detained for allegedly crossing the Iranian border more than two years ago were released early Wednesday morning on a $1 million bail by the Iranian authorities, The New York Times reported. According to The Times, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal — Read More…
UCPD received a report Friday night of an attempted rape that occurred sometime earlier last week on Southside. According to UCPD Lt. Marc DeCoulode, at 9:06 p.m. Friday, the department responded to the report of an attempted sexual assault that the victim said occurred either Thursday or Wednesday at around Read More…
Berkeley police have arrested one suspect who they say is responsible for puncturing dozens of tires and spray painting a few vehicles in South Berkeley last week, police announced Thursday morning. At about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Berkeley Police Department officers arrested Berkeley resident Mandisa Monroe, 33, near her home, according Read More…
Berkeley police officers responded to a report of 15 people fighting in front of a bar in Downtown Berkeley early Sunday morning in what turned out to be an altercation between employees and allegedly intoxicated patrons. At about 2:05 a.m., the Berkeley Police Department received a report of fighting in Read More…
A UC Berkeley student was robbed of his iPhone and cash on Southside Saturday night. No suspects have been arrested. At approximately 9 p.m., the victim, a 20-year-old male student, was standing alone on the 2400 block of Channing Way west of Telegraph Avenue when he was approached by three Read More…
A UC Berkeley student was robbed of his iPhone Saturday night just south of campus. No suspects have been arrested. At approximately 8:50 p.m., the 18-year-old victim was walking westbound on the 2700 block of Bancroft Way when he was approached by two men who threatened him and demanded his Read More…
After being a part of the Berkeley community for 16 years working for the city and the campus, Caleb Dardick, UC Berkeley director of local government and community relations, is returning to his river roots to take up a new position at home in Nevada County. Dardick — who has Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Berkeley resident Jeanne Clinton as special advisor to the California Public Utilities Commission, the governor’s office said Tuesday. Clinton, 60, has been a manager of the commission’s Climate Strategies Branch since 2009 and was an advisor on clean energy and policy planning to the commission Read More…
From the wee hours of Sunday morning up until Monday night, the UC Berkeley grounds and the area directly south of campus saw a combined total of three sexual battery crimes, two in which a student and parent were victimized. In each of the three cases, one suspect — who Read More…
A man was arrested Monday night after allegedly sexually battering a UC Berkeley student on Southside. At around 9 p.m., the victim, a 19-year-old female student, was walking with two friends on the 2600 block of Durant Avenue near Bowditch Street when a man approached her from behind and grabbed Read More…
