Woman robbed on Southside Monday night

A man allegedly robbed a female with a sharp object Monday night on Southside. The victim was walking in the area of Blake Street and Chilton Way at around 11:30 p.m. when an man allegedly grabbed her from behind and pressed a sharp knifelike object into her side, demanding her Read More…

Seven computers stolen from Graduate Assembly building

Seven computers worth an estimated $14,000 were stolen from the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly building between Nov. 23 and 25, according to the UCPD crime logs. At 9:55 a.m. on Nov. 25, UCPD received a call that seven Mac computers were found missing from Anthony Hall and determined that a Read More…

UCPD shoots, kills student brandishing gun at Haas

UC Berkeley sophomore Cody Barcikowski had been in a third-floor computer lab at the Haas School of Business for 15 minutes when he heard an angry voice repeatedly order someone to lower his gun, followed by four or five gunshots from an adjacent lab. Barcikowski dived under a table and Read More…

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Data show increasing safety on city streets

Over the past few years, Berkeley streets have become increasingly safe to walk on during the summer. Since 2009, Part I crimes  — which include both violent crimes such as homicide, rape and aggravated assault and property crimes — in Berkeley have had an overall decreasing trend in the summer Read More…