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Berkeley High lockdown follows robbery attempt
[Editor’s Note: This story has been updated throughout the day. Scroll down for updates.] Berkeley High went on a precautionary lockdown at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday following police activity...
View ArticlePolice conduct manhunt in Berkeley Marina after sexual attack
UPDATE 6/12 10:15 a.m.: Berkeley police continued their investigation throughout the night and currently have patrol officers looking for the suspect in the Marina, according to Lt. Dave Frankel. The...
View ArticleShots fired early Saturday near West Berkeley park
The sound of numerous gunshots early Saturday morning woke Berkeley residents around University Avenue and Bonar Street shortly before 1 a.m., leaving many with questions about what had happened....
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Gang members arrested after hurling bottles at police
Berkeley Police officers arrested two men after they allegedly hurled glass bottles at a police officer and shouted insults at him Friday night, authorities said. Berkeley Police Lt. Dave Frankel said...
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Police arrest 2 after man brandishes gun in laundromat
Police arrested two people Sunday after responding to a report of a man with a gun at the Washingtown Coin Wash laundromat at 3215 Adeline St. (at Fairview) in South Berkeley. Berkeley Police Lt. Dave...
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Berkeley Police investigate drive-by shooting on Harmon
Police responded to a drive-by shooting in South Berkeley over the weekend, authorities said Sunday night. Saturday at approximately 11:45 p.m., the Berkeley Police Department dispatch center received...
View ArticleUpdate: 2 teens shot on Harmon Street in Berkeley
Update, March 25, 6:10 p.m. The Berkeley Police report that, contrary to earlier information, one of the shooting victims was not arrested by the Oakland Police Department. “No arrest was made after...
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Gang violence, drug use, graffiti spark renewed push to clean up West...
Stepped up police patrols, trimmed-back bushes and increased efforts to clean up graffiti around Strawberry Creek Park are among a slew of recent steps by the city following two troubling incidents in...
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Berkeley Police beats could get much bigger
A handful of community members got a preview Tuesday night of three possible alternatives for a new Berkeley Police beat map, which ultimately will determine how officers are deployed around the city....
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Police, BHS prepare for more ‘havoc’ downtown Friday
After several weeks of increasing youth activity, which erupted into violence in downtown Berkeley last week, police have reorganized their staffing and plan a highly visible presence downtown to keep...
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Radio problems hamper Berkeley shooting investigation
Update, June 10: The Berkeley Police Department said it was aware of the radio problems Saturday and “immediately contacted the City’s Radio Shop personnel in the Public Works Department to try to...
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1 sent to hospital with head trauma after Berkeley fight
A fight broke out in Berkeley in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 16, sending a 20-year-old Richmond man to the hospital with head trauma, authorities said. Berkeley Police Lt. Dave Frankel...
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Police report mistakes, challenges in Berkeley protests
Berkeley police officers used 50 tear gas grenades and “blast rounds” to clear Telegraph Avenue during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in December, but police officials declined to say Wednesday...
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Woman charged in Berkeley teen sex trafficking case
An Oakland woman is set to appear in court this week to face charges in a teen sex trafficking investigation that began at Berkeley High School. Trinice Suwanabart, 23, was arrested in November after...
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Berkeley School Board rejects school officer grant
The Berkeley School Board said a resounding “no” to a proposal to add a second police officer to its campus roster during a discussion earlier this month about ways to address safety and racial tension...
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