Man fatally shot in Berkeley

Berkeley saw its first homicide of the year Thursday evening, when a man was shot and killed on the 3000 block of Shattuck Avenue, police say. The man — who has now been identified by police as 32-year-old Hercules-resident Kenneth Warren — was found with several gunshot wounds at the southeast Read More…

Man robs credit union in Downtown Berkeley

An unknown male suspect allegedly made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Berkeley branch of the Patelco Credit Union in Downtown Monday morning. At about 11:01 a.m., the Berkeley Public Safety Communications Center received a silent hold up alarm from the credit union — located at 2033 Read More…

The Honda sales lot, located on Shattuck Avenue, is slated to become a five-story building with commercial space.

Court punishes city of Berkeley for failing to hold public hearing

In response to a court order issued this summer, Berkeley City Council is set to rescind a decision it made over a year ago next week that affirmed the city Zoning Adjustments Board’s approval of the construction of two mixed-use and one residential building on Southside. The Alameda County Superior Read More…

Attempted strong arm robbery in the Downtown

The following is a crime alert, provided by UCPD. On Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011, around 9:40 p.m., UCPD was informed that City of Berkeley Police Department (BPD) officers responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery at the intersection of Shattuck Avenue and Allston Street.  BPD Officers detained a suspect, Read More…

Man robbed in Downtown Berkeley

A man was the victim of a strong-arm robbery in Downtown Berkeley Sunday morning. At about 2:15 a.m., the victim, a 23-year-old male, was on his bicycle on the intersection of Addison Street and Shattuck Avenue when he was allegedly approached from behind by two males who pulled him off Read More…