Suspected car-to-car shooting occurs in Southwest Berkeley
A car to car shooting occurred at 7th Street and Potter Street Wednesday night around 8:53 p.m. Read More…
Category Archives: Crime & Courts
Minor sexually assaulted at Berkeley Marina
A 6-year-old boy was sexually assaulted at the Berkeley Marina Tuesday afternoon, launching a massive search for the suspect. According to police reports, the boy was touched by an adult male in the Shorebird Park bathroom near Adventure Playground. The child’s mother reported the incident to the police at about Read More…
Former campus graduate student sentenced to 6 years in prison for vehicular manslaughter
Former UC Berkeley graduate student Jose Lumbreras was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday for the vehicular manslaughter of his 22-year-old girlfriend, Milanca Lopez, and her 6-year-old son, Xavier Chevez. Lumbreras was charged with two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, resulting in a six-year sentence with Read More…
Suspicious device found by Channing Circle deemed harmless party prop
A suspicious device reported near the intersection of Channing Way and Piedmont Avenue Saturday was found to be a party prop according to Berkeley police. Read More…
Five fires occur in the neighborhood near The Alameda
Five small fires occurred within a 40-minute window on May 19 on The Alameda and adjacent streets in Berkeley. The first fire, called in at 2 a.m., was located at the intersection of Sutter Street and Yolo Avenue. However, the brush fire of dry foliage was small and already extinguished Read More…
UC Berkeley student assaulted Sunday night at Grizzly Peak
A UC Berkeley student was assaulted with a deadly weapon Sunday night at Grizzly Peak, suffering multiple injuries to the face. Read More…
UCPD arrests three suspects in cellphone theft spree
UCPD released information about the results of an undercover investigation which has arrested three suspects in connection to over 50 thefts reported at the UC Berkeley Recreational Sports Facility (RSF) basketball courts. Read More…
Law student pleads no contest in Las Vegas bird decapitation case
A former UC Berkeley Law School student has been convicted of three misdemeanors after pleading no contest in the ongoing Las Vegas exotic bird beheading case involving two other law students. Read More…
Parents of UC Berkeley student killed in drunk driving accident file lawsuit
On May 18 2012, 22 year old Milanca Lopez and her son Xavier Chevez died from a car collision in which her boyfriend, UC Berkeley alumnus Jose Lumbreras, was the driver. The lawsuit seeks financial compensation from Lumbreras and the UC Regents Read More…
UC Berkeley alumnus found guilty for DUI deaths
Jose Lumbreras, 25, faces 12 years in prison for killing 22-year-old Berkeley graduate Milanca Lopez and her 6-year-old son Xavier Chevez. Read More…