Several UC Berkeley students and affiliates robbed in campus area last week
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A UC Berkeley student was robbed at gunpoint near Moffitt Library Sunday evening. Read More…
2 Berkeley homicides connected with killing of 8-year-old Oakland girl
Oakland police announced charges against a man not only for murder in the September death of Berkeley man but also for murder in the July death of an eight-year-old Oakland girl, helping piece together a string of murders that rattled neighborhoods in Berkeley and Oakland. Read More…
Recent copper thefts part of larger campus and city trend
An electrical wire theft, which UC Berkeley officials believe may be linked to the recent on-campus explosion, is part of a larger trend of copper thefts on campus and in the city. Read More…
3 arrested in Caffe Mediterraneum tip jar robbery Saturday night
Berkeley and campus police arrested three men involved with a robbery at Cafe Mediterranean on Telegraph Avenue around midnight Saturday night. Read More…
Berkeley Unified School District reviewing preliminary report on campus safety
In the coming months, Berkeley Unified School District plans to release a report regarding an issue that has come to the forefront of national concern: school safety. Read More…
UC Berkeley sophomore Maliq Nixon dies at 19
A UC Berkeley sophomore and a political activist, Nixon was pronounced dead early Saturday morning at Stebbins Hall, a Northside co-op on Ridge Road where he was living. He was 19. Read More…
Suspect arrested in connection with Berkeley’s third homicide of the year
A San Leandro resident was arrested Wednesday in connection with the August murder of a Berkeley resident. Krishna Ferreira, 23, was arrested and booked into Santa Rita Jail in connection with the murder of 24 year-old Dustin Bynum. Read More…
City Council to consider funding for enforcement of underage drinking law
The Berkeley City Council will consider approving a grant that would fund increased enforcement of underage drinking laws at its meeting next Tuesday. Read More…
Monthlong encampment at Downtown Berkeley post office ends
Following over 30 days of encampment, protesters who had been working to prevent the sale of the 99-year-old historic Berkeley Post Office left as of Thursday morning. Read More…
Campus and city leaders address student safety concerns
City representatives, campus officials and student leaders coalesced Thursday evening to discuss growing concerns about student safety in the neighborhoods south of campus. Attendees proposed a number of short-term solutions, including increasing light visibility and invigorating pedestrian safety campaigns in Berkeley.
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