With $500,000 to spend, how should Ohlone Park be reimagined?
The public has until April 9 to give feedback on giving two playgrounds a facelift and installing native gardens.
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Man with machete slashes Berkeley woman outside her tent
A Berkeley man with a machete slashed a woman Saturday afternoon when she asked him to move along and leave her alone, police report.
Berkeley police: Turner grabbed 2 boys walking to school, asked for ‘weed’
William Turner is facing new charges this month after police say he grabbed two boys, ages 12 and 14, and asked them for “weed” as they walked to school, according to police.
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Police: Turner back in jail after skipping court, seeking Girl Scouts at YWCA
A 37-year-old man who’s had repeated run-ins with Berkeley parents over the past year is back in jail after asking for “some Girl Scouts” Tuesday at the YWCA and skipping court.
Hung jury leads to mistrial in Berkeley indecent exposure case; Turner released
A man who pulled down his pants after telling a woman they’d have sex says he’ll take a bus home to Iowa. His trial ended in a hung jury.
Indecent exposure case sends ‘lewd conduct’ offender back to court
A 37-year-old man on probation for lewd conduct has been charged with a misdemeanor after a local mother said he exposed himself to her in South Berkeley in September.
Disturbing interaction with man linked to tot lot incidents alarms Berkeley mom
Three days after police put out an alert about a probationer with a history of bizarre interactions with children, a local mother had her own troubling experience with him.
Police put out warning about ‘potential threat’ to kids after tot lot incidents
The Berkeley Police Department has asked the community to be on the lookout for a man linked to several bizarre run-ins with local children earlier this year.
‘Annoying or molesting a child’ charges filed after tot lot scares
A man who tried to give a baby a mystery drink in June has been charged with annoying or molesting a child, authorities report, after several bizarre run-ins with local kids.
Berkeley mom says ‘unstable’ man at tot lot tried to give her baby a mystery drink
A local mother who took her two children to play at Ohlone Park last week said a man tried to give her son liquid from a bottle without permission. The suspect was arrested.
