Crime & Courts

Man charged with vehicular manslaughter in car collision case

Mourners lay flowers at the tree that the car allegedly driven by Jose Lumbreras collided with, the impact of which left 2012 UC Berkeley graduate Milanca Lopez dead and her son seriously injured.
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Mourners lay flowers at the tree that the car allegedly driven by Jose Lumbreras collided with, the impact of which left 2012 UC Berkeley graduate Milanca Lopez dead and her son seriously injured.

The driver who was involved in a vehicle collision with a tree last week that left one woman dead and a child in the hospital with serious injuries has been charged with vehicular manslaughter while driving drunk. Jose Lumbreras, 24, was driving a Cadillac in which Milanca Lopez, 22, and Read More…

Crime & Courts

Man injured in South Berkeley shooting

A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in South Berkeley Saturday afternoon. Witnesses say they heard gunshots around 2:30 p.m. in the area arounf California Street and Ashby Avenue from an unidentified blue four-door vehicle, according to Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Mary Kusmiss. Kusmiss said police believe the Read More…

Crime & Courts

Police officials increase vigilance

String of auto burglaries around the city spark concerns

Berkeley Police Department and UCPD officers reported they will be taking precautions and advised Berkeley residents to do the same following an increase in smash-and-grab auto burglaries in the last month in the city and the areas surrounding campus. Three auto burglaries were reported in the Witter Field parking lot Read More…

City

Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan

Berkeley police chief used officers to search for son’s stolen iPhone

Berkeley Police Department Chief Michael Meehan used the department’s police forces and assistance to search for his son’s stolen cellphone, according to a department statement released Monday. Meehan’s son’s iPhone was reportedly stolen at Berkeley High School in January, but a report was not immediately written up following the incident. Read More…

Crime & Courts

Man convicted in 2006 Berkeley killing

A Berkeley man charged with the 2006 shooting of a former Berkeley High School student was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday by the Alameda County Superior Court. Bahsson Carl Smith, now 31, was found guilty of the murder — with personal and intentional discharge of a firearm — of Keith Stephens, who Read More…

Crime & Courts

Arraignment postponed for suspect in police shooting

An arraignment for the main suspect in a shooting involving police earlier this month was postponed Monday. Calvester Stewart is being held without bail on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident April 13 in which Stewart allegedly opened fire on police officers while fleeing from them. Although Stewart’s arraignment Read More…

Campus

UC Berkeley student arrested on suspicion of peeping

After two peeping incidents were reported in the same residence hall at UC Berkeley over the past two weeks, one student who lives there has been arrested. At around 7:15 p.m. Monday, an 18-year-old female resident was showering in a fifth floor coed restroom in Unit 2’s Davidson Hall when Read More…