DEA agents arrest man in downtown Berkeley
Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a man in downtown Berkeley on Wednesday afternoon, according to officials and community reports.
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Man charged with trying to kidnap child at Berkeley library
A man who followed a toddler and his nanny from a local park to the library has been charged with trying to kidnap that child, according to court papers and police.
Police: Man with gun arrested after South Berkeley foot chase
Police who chased a man on probation who ran from them during a bike stop last week say they recovered a gun he tossed over a fence before he was arrested.
Person wounded during early-morning shooting near UC Berkeley campus
Police are investigating a shooting near UC Berkeley early Sunday morning that sent one person to the hospital, authorities report. There have been at least 26 confirmed gunfire incidents in Berkeley in 2019.
Update: Richmond police pursuit through Berkeley ends in arrest
Multiple police cars with sirens blaring tore up University Avenue around 9:50 a.m. Thursday.
Update: Berkeley police search for wanted man ends with his arrest
Berkeley police arrested a man after a search in South Berkeley on Wednesday.
Police respond to sound of gunfire near Cal campus; no victims found
Officers investigated the sound of gunfire Monday night near the UC Berkeley campus, authorities report.
Police: Berkeley man tried to kill woman in unprovoked punching, slashing attack
A man who suddenly attacked a woman he did not know as she walked to her friend’s home in South Berkeley last weekend has been charged with attempted murder, authorities report.
Emerson school sends alert to parents about man asking child ‘for sex’ at Sack’s
Police increased patrols near Emerson Elementary School in Berkeley on Wednesday morning after a man approached a child to ask for sex at a nearby coffee shop, according to the school principal.
Police say stabbing with scissors at West Berkeley chemical lab was unprovoked
A Vallejo man has been charged with attempted murder after an unprovoked stabbing with scissors at a chemical laboratory in West Berkeley on Friday, according to court papers.
Police: Man arrested after stabbing co-worker in the neck with scissors
A Vallejo man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing a female co-worker in the neck Friday afternoon at a West Berkeley environmental testing laboratory, authorities report.
North Berkeley driver found guilty after hit-and-run crash with cyclist
A driver charged with fleeing the scene after hitting a 69-year-old man on his bicycle in North Berkeley in mid-September changed her not guilty plea to a no-contest plea Wednesday in an Alameda County courtroom.
