Suspect charged with hacking teen girls’ phones across bay
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A 19-year-old male suspect in Berkeley has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after hacking the phones of teenagers across the Bay Area.
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FBI finds ‘UC Berkeley Library’ in search results of Florida pipe bomb suspect
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found that a suspect recently arrested on suspicion of mailing explosives to prominent Democrats across the country used the term “UC Berkeley Library” in an internet search, according to a UCPD Nixle alert.
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3 men charged in connection with violence at Berkeley ‘Free Speech Rally’
Four more people have been charged in connection with violence at political rallies, three of whom for involvement in attacks that occurred during the April 2017 Berkeley “Free Speech Rally,” according to a Department of Justice, or DOJ, press release.
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Berkeley ranks No. 5 in hate crime rate among California cities
Berkeley has the fifth-highest hate crimes rate out of all California cities with populations of more than 50,000, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2016 Hate Crime Statistics report.
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BHS graduate indicted on charge of attempting to support ISIS
22 year-old Berkeley High School graduate and alleged ISIS supporter Amer Sinan Alhaggagi was indicted by a federal grand jury July 20 on a charge of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee on Comey hearing: ‘Stay woke, stay vigilant and stay engaged’
United States Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, spoke to The Daily Californian, answering questions about Comey’s meetings with Trump, her thoughts on what the next steps Congress should take and what this development means for the Berkeley community.
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City report shows increase in violent crime from 2015 to 2016
A recently released report on crime in Berkeley revealed a 17.9 percent increase in the city’s instances of violent crime in 2016 as compared to 2015.
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Premier Cru lawsuit reaches settlement
A settlement decision on the Premier Cru class action lawsuit was reached May 16, affecting approximately 4,450 Premier Cru customers who were left without the bottles of wine they paid for before the company declared bankruptcy Jan. 8.
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Berkeley wine store owner pleads the fifth in response to creditors’ questions
John Fox, owner of the Berkeley wine store Premier Cru, declined to testify during a creditor’s hearing Wednesday in response to questions posed by creditors and the trustee regarding the loss of millions of dollars in wine orders.
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Owner of Premier Cru embroiled in FBI investigation for alleged Ponzi scheme
John Fox — owner of wine shop Premier Cru in Berkeley — who filed for bankruptcy is currently embroiled in an FBI investigation for alleged involvement in a Ponzi scheme.
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