The following is a sample of crime in Berkeley this week, provided by the Berkeley Police Department. Car Stop and Drug Violation — Fairview and Sacramento Streets — One Arrested BPD Drug Task Force officers made a traffic enforcement stop of a blue Volvo on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 about Read More…
The following is a crime alert, provided by UCPD. On Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011, around 9:40 p.m., UCPD was informed that City of Berkeley Police Department (BPD) officers responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery at the intersection of Shattuck Avenue and Allston Street. BPD Officers detained a suspect, Read More…
The following is a crime alert, provided by UCPD. On Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011, around 2:30 a.m., UCPD was informed that City of Berkeley Police Department (BPD) officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at the intersection of Channing Way and Fulton Street. The unidentified suspect took a Read More…
The following is a crime alert, provided by UCPD. On Sunday, July 31, 2011, at approximately 1:04 a.m. a sexual battery and simple assaults occurred at 2424 Haste Street. Four victims, one male and one female student, and two non-affiliated females, were attending a party at an apartment in the Read More…
The following is a sample of crime in Berkeley this week, provided by the Berkeley Police Department. Grand Theft – Items valued over $950 — 200 block of Hillcrest Road A Danville woman called to report theft from an unsecured garage in the 200 block of Hillcrest Road between December 2010 Read More…
The following is a crime alert, provided by UCPD. On Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 12:07 a.m., UCPD received a report of a robbery which had just occurred on the 2500 block of Durant near the Durant Avenue Food Court. The victim, a 21 year old Cal student, was approached by Read More…
The following is a sample of crime in Berkeley this week, provided by the Berkeley Police Department. Pedestrian Armed Robbery — 2600 block of Telegraph Avenue Two women, 29 and 33 years old, were in the 2600 block of Telegraph Avenue when they were victims of an armed robbery. It Read More…
A 12-second recording from what is believed to be the first surviving talking doll could be the first-ever commercial recording, according to historians. The audio, posted online on July 6 by the National Parks Service, was captured on a 123-year-old cylinder phonograph. The recording featured an unidentified woman reciting one Read More…
The following is a sample of crime in Berkeley this week, provided by the Berkeley Police Department. Robbery of a bike via punches – Thousand Oaks School An 18-year-old Berkeley man was riding his “Fit” brand BMX style bicycle on the Thousand Oaks School grounds, 800 block of Colusa Avenue. It Read More…
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake shook Berkeley early Saturday morning. At 3:51 a.m., the earthquake occurred, with its epicenter just west of Clark Kerry Campus. The earthquake had a depth of about 4 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. So far no injuries or damages have been reported. Allie Bidwell Read More…
