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Berkeley High School student dies after fall from parking garage
Tragedy strikes the Berkeley High School community. A student died Monday after falling from a nearby parking garage during lunch period.Read More
Anti-Semitic flyers show up on hundreds of Berkeley doorsteps
The Berkeley Police Department and City Council released a joint statement on Monday afternoon condemning hateful messages left on the doorsteps of houses in the north Berkeley hills. According...Read More
Police activity shuts down some Berkeley streets
Police activity in Berkeley is causing some streets to be closed Thursday evening, according to Berkeley police. The police activity is taking place near Byron Street and Channing Way....Read More
Police ask for public help to find missing Berkeley boy
An 11-year-old boy went missing from Berkeley on Wednesday morning and police are asking for help locating him, police said. Jari Clay is about 5 feet 2 inches tall...Read More
Berkeley structure fire causes Sacramento Street detour
A structure fire was reported in the area of two major thoroughfares in Berkeley on Tuesday morning, according to police. Berkeley police issued an advisory shortly before 7 a.m.,...Read More
Stockton man faces charges after police find missing 15-year-old girl at his home
Berkeley police have found a 15-year-old girl who went missing Tuesday from her family home in the southwest part of the city and arrested a 25-year-old man in connection...Read More
Berkeley police search for missing 15-year-old girl
A 15-year-old girl was reported missing in Berkeley on Tuesday and police are asking for the public’s help in finding her. Pooja Nafri is missing from the southwest area...Read More
Police peacefully end standoff with heavily armed man passed out in vehicle
Police in Berkeley on Thursday arrested a man in connection with several crimes following a reported standoff with officers. The 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication...Read More
Berkeley police arrest woman accused of hate crime against delivery driver
Police arrested a 35-year-old woman on suspicion of a hate crime in connection with an altercation with a package delivery driver in Berkeley on Sunday, April 18. Berkeley police...Read More
Berkeley considers permanent ban on ‘less-lethal’ crowd-control weapons
Berkeley City Councilmembers on Tuesday will consider an ordinance permanently banning certain less-lethal weapons used by police officers. The ordinance would permanently ban police from using pepper spray, tear...Read More
Berkeley renews effort to solve 10-year-old murder with $50,000 reward
The city of Berkeley is offering a $50,000 reward for information in the case of a man fatally shot 10 years ago Monday in a residential backyard. Tobias “Toby”...Read More
Berkeley police shoot chain-wielding robbery suspect
A man was arrested following a store robbery that led to an officer-involved shooting Saturday evening in Berkeley, police said in a statement issued Sunday. Shortly after 8:20 p.m.,...Read More
Police departments prepare for potential Election Day strife
Bay Area police departments are very aware 2020 isn’t a normal election year and are responding with increased staffing and coordination with other local officials. Berkeley police spokesman Byron...Read More
Berkeley measure could establish independent police accountability board
A measure on the Nov. 3 ballot in Berkeley would establish an independent board to hold police accountable because, according to a supporter of the measure, the current commission...Read More
Berkeley woman suffers ‘significant’ injuries in armed intruder attack
A Berkeley woman suffered significant injuries early Sunday morning when she was attacked by an armed man who entered her apartment, police said. Poice were notified around 12:45 a.m....Read More
Police say Berkeley man attempted to set people on fire with WD-40
A man has been charged with numerous offenses for allegedly trying to set multiple people on fire Monday night in Berkeley, police said Wednesday. Brandon McGlone, 46, was charged...Read More
Chilean government pushes to solve 2010 murder of emigrant man
A $50,000 reward is being offered for information that could help solve the shooting death 10 years ago of a Chilean man in Berkeley, police said Saturday Adolfo Ignacio...Read More