Police: Man arrested near Berkeley High after marijuana sale to student
Police arrested a 21-year-old man at Civic Center Park on suspicion of selling marijuana to a Berkeley High School student, authorities report.
Emilie Raguso (senior reporter, community engagement chief) joined the Berkeleyside team in October 2012. She covers politics, public safety and development in Berkeley, California. In 2017, Emilie was honored to be chosen as the Journalist of the Year by the SPJ NorCal board. Her reporting on homelessness has also been recognized by SPJ NorCal, and she was part of the Berkeleyside team to win Community Journalism awards from the organization two years running. Emilie previously launched and ran community news site Albany Patch in Albany, California. Her stories have appeared on the New York Times website, Salon and NPR. Emilie's first full-time news job was as a crime reporter for The Modesto Bee after she got her master’s in journalism from UC Berkeley in 2006.
Berkeley police: ID theft case, criminal threats, guns seized, more
The Berkeley Police Department regularly releases cases of community interest, which include incidents that involve violence or weapons or that people in the city have asked about.
Police report 2 laptop grabs from Berkeley coffee shops
Two Berkeley coffee shops were targeted in short order Tuesday night by groups of crooks who took customer laptops, authorities report.
Berkeley officials push for zoning reform to boost ‘missing middle’ housing
Several council members have asked the city to study the impacts of letting more Berkeley property owners add a unit, or several, to single-family lots to help address the regional housing crisis and climate change.
Berkeley police discover guns, make arrests during 2 traffic stops Saturday
Officers confiscated two loaded guns and a BB gun, and arrested three people, during several incidents in West Berkeley on Saturday, authorities report.
Berkeley police: Man with knife, group robberies, traffic enforcement is coming
The Berkeley Police Department regularly releases cases of community interest, which include incidents that involve violence or weapons or that people in the city have asked about.
Man in van arrested after gunfire reports in West Berkeley
Police took a man into custody Thursday night after investigating reports of gunfire, authorities report.
Berkeley man, 18, charged with having illegal gun on Cal campus
An 18-year-old from Berkeley has been charged with carrying an unregistered, loaded gun on the UC Berkeley campus, authorities report.
UC Berkeley police arrest 3 after armed carjacking, assault, robbery
UC Berkeley campus police have arrested three people — including a 14-year-old — after an armed robbery, assault and carjacking on Grizzly Peak Boulevard on Monday night.
Berkeley police seize firearm stash, armor-piercing bullets in warrant search
Berkeley police investigators turned up five loaded firearms and armor-piercing bullets during a warrant search at the home of an Emeryville felon last week, according to authorities and court documents.
Berkeley to replace all its streetlights due to elevated failure rates
The city of Berkeley is in negotiations over who will pay for the labor to replace streetlights systemwide due to elevated failure rates observed over the past year, Berkeleyside has learned.
Berkeley woman injured after flipping car in presumed DUI crash
A 55-year-old Berkeley woman was taken to the hospital Saturday night after overturning her vehicle in what police believe was a DUI crash in the Elmwood, authorities report.
