Woman victim of attempted iPhone robbery

A woman was the victim of an attempted strong arm robbery on Southside Saturday night, according to police. The 17-year-old woman was walking on Channing Way near Telegraph Avenue around 8:45 p.m. Saturday when she was approached by two females, according to a UCPD crime alert released Monday. The suspects Read More…

Man robbed at gunpoint south of UC Berkeley campus

A man was robbed at gunpoint Thursday south of the UC Berkeley campus, police say. At 8:31 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Channing Way and Atherton Street, a man was approached by another man who allegedly displayed a silver handgun and robbed him of cash, according to a UCPD Read More…

Man allegedly brandishes knife south of campus

Police are looking for a man they allege brandished a knife at a victim Thursday south of the UC Berkeley campus. According to a UCPD crime alert, at about 7:49 p.m. the man brandished the knife at a victim not affiliated with the campus at 2345 Channing Way, near the Read More…

Woman robbed of purse at gunpoint on Southside

Police responded to an armed robbery directly south of the UC Berkeley campus on Sunday morning. At about 8:30 a.m., a woman was walking on the 2300 block of Channing Way, near Dana Street, when a man passed her on the sidewalk, turned around and pointed a gun at her, Read More…

Armed robbery at Channing and Fulton

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…