As an independent student newspaper and the paper of record for the city of Berkeley, the Daily Cal has been communicating important updates during this pandemic. Your support is essential to maintaining this coverage.
Spokespeople for both UCPD and the Berkeley Police Department attribute financial struggles to the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming that insufficient funding has allowed for an increasing number of vacant positions in the police force.
Read More…
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged the suspect in the May 3 shooting on Channing Way with murder on May 6, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
Read More…
As a result of a false report, Berkeley Drop-In Center director Jorge Colon was detained at gunpoint by Berkeley police in early February.
Read More…
A city audit published Thursday outlined Berkeley Police Department’s use of overtime, increased work with outside entities and its impacts on the department’s budget.
Read More…
A teenage boy was shot in both the thigh and the hand, near Grove Park on Oregon and Grant streets at 12:37 p.m. Thursday.
Read More…
A Bay Area white supremacist group placed antisemitic flyers on the doorsteps of hundreds of North Berkeley hills residents Feb. 20, blaming the COVID-19 agenda on Jewish communities.
Read More…
After several calls at approximately 12:30 p.m., BPD arrested a man on the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street following reports of alleged fighting and possible involvement of a gun, according to BPD spokesperson Byron White.
Read More…
The Berkeley Police Department will launch an investigation regarding a man’s death after being released from police custody.
Read More…
A shooting occurred Monday in the 2900 block of Sacramento Street in South Berkeley, about 2 miles away from campus.
Read More…
Berkeley resident Reginald Patillo was charged in federal court on Dec. 10 with possession of three handguns allegedly linked to a Memorial Day shooting investigation.
Read More…
