Berkeley Police: Man, 70, robbed at bus stop, taken to hospital
A 70-year-old man sitting at a bus bench was robbed in South Berkeley during a brief struggle Thursday evening, authorities said.
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Berkeley Police: Man with wooden stick arrested after ‘jabbing’ officer
A man with a wooden stick was arrested in downtown Berkeley on Tuesday after threatening someone with the stick, then jamming it into an officer's stomach, authorities report.
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Man arrested in Berkeley after sexual battery, false imprisonment with violence
Police arrested a 45-year-old man in People's Park early Monday morning after he was linked to separate incidents involving two women on Durant Avenue near UC Berkeley.
Police: Felon arrested with gun, cocaine during southwest Berkeley traffic stop
Police recovered cocaine, a handgun and a digital scale — and arrested a man whose criminal past prohibits him from owning firearms — during a traffic stop Friday, authorities say.
High school student raped at gunpoint by stranger in Berkeley
A high school girl walking in Berkeley on Thursday morning was held at gunpoint and raped, authorities report.
William Turner in jail again: SFPD says he threatened a mom and her 2-year-old girl
A man who has run into trouble with the law in Berkeley is back in jail this week after threatening a mother and her 2-year-old daughter in San Francisco, authorities say.
Police: Man tries to walk away from traffic stop, punches cop, arrested
A driver who tried to walk away from a traffic stop in South Berkeley was arrested Wednesday night after punching a police officer, authorities report.
Sex offender charged in chemical attack that burned UC Berkeley custodian
A 62-year-old failed sex offender registrant is back in jail this week in connection with an early-morning caustic chemical attack in early April on a female custodian at Cal.
Police respond to South Berkeley gunfire, find casings in two locations
No victims were found in either of two nearby locations where shell casings were found.
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Berkeley assault, carjacking ends in arrest in Oakland
An assault and carjacking that happened in Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto early Monday morning ended with an arrest of a female suspect in West Oakland.
UC Berkeley worker attacked, robbed at People’s Park
A UC Berkeley employee working at People's Park was robbed, kicked and punched Friday morning, authorities report. The person responsible has been arrested, police said.
Berkeley contractor faces robbery, assault charges after skateboard scuffle
A 29-year-old Berkeley man reported to have attacked a female friend with his skateboard last week is now in jail facing robbery and assault charges, authorities report.
