Two women assaulted on Dwight Way
A robbery turned violent last Friday as two women were assaulted on Dwight Way and Prospect Street. Read More…
Category Archives: Crime & Courts
Man dies after being taken into police custody
Authorities are investigating the death of a 41-year-old man who died after being taken into custody by the Berkeley Police Department Tuesday for an involuntary psychiatric hold. Read More…
Arrest made in connection with Berkeley’s first homicide of the year
An arrest has been made in connection to the fatal shooting of a Berkeley man on Feb. 4. The Berkeley Police Department have confirmed that an arrest was made in the shooting of 34-year-old Zontee Jones who was shot and killed near the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Delaware Street. Read More…
Berkeley man dies after being taken into police custody
Authorities are investigating the death of a 41-year-old man who died after being taken into custody by the Berkeley Police Department on Tuesday for an involuntary psychiatric hold. Read More…
Drugs, weapons found after arrest of Oakland man by Berkeley police
An Oakland man was arrested by Berkeley Police officers after a search warrant and probation search was issued against him on Feb. 1.
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Law student pleads not guilty in exotic bird decapitation case
A UC Berkeley law student accused of torturing and decapitating an exotic bird entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment in Las Vegas Monday. Read More…
Reported rapes in Berkeley nearly double in 2012
The number of reported rapes in Berkeley spiked in 2012, nearly doubling 2011’s total. Crime statistics from 2012, presented by Berkeley police officers to the City Council in a special workshop last Tuesday, show a rise in reported rapes from 20 in 2011 to 39 in 2012. Read More…
Alleged Berkeley Mechanics Bank robber arrested in Missouri
The man who allegedly robbed Mechanics Bank has been arrested. Read More…
Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Lawrence Berkeley lab office
Law enforcement officials are investigating a bomb threat at a Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory office in Emeryville. Read More…
Despite increase in Alameda County auto theft rates, Berkeley bucks trend
A report released Jan. 28 shows declining automobile theft rates for Berkeley despite a general increase in Alameda County. Read More…