Berkeley High student robbed at gunpoint during dice game
Three unidentified males took the student's backpack, which contained a laptop and $5,000 in cash, Berkeley police said.
Authorities to announce 'recent results' in Berkeley cold case
Looking Glass Photo fans rally to save shop after 'violent break-in'
Homeless camp poses 'clear and present danger' to BHS: Op-ed
Woman rappelled into North Face for burglary, police say
Man charged in UC Berkeley sex crime case
Remembering Elise Lusk: 'Always striving to get better'
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Courts
New Alameda County DA says she'll 'do things a little different'
Ursula Jones Dickson said she'll take a close look at staffing and timely charging, while also ensuring collaborative courts remain an option.
Alameda County DA decision: Highlights from the meeting
Alameda County's next DA will be Judge Ursula Jones Dickson
Alameda County DA search: Here are the 7 finalists
Alameda County DA search: All 15 applications are now public
Applications to open this week for Alameda County's next DA
Price recall campaign declares victory. What comes next?
Traffic safety
Berkeley woman, 77, struck by hit-and-run driver
The force of the crash left the woman face down in the street, according to preliminary reports. The investigation is ongoing.
Update: Female pedestrian, 66, dead after Berkeley crash
Rider sustains serious injury in Berkeley motorcycle crash
Rollover car crash knocks out power to thousands in Berkeley
Don't forget to park 20 feet from crosswalks starting Jan. 1
Update: Berkeley train strike fatality ID'd as Michell Contreras
Woman killed in fatal Amtrak train strike in Berkeley
Crime
Update: Men try to rob mom holding baby at Berkeley ATM
Berkeley has had about a dozen robberies this year — a steep drop from historic, pre-pandemic averages of about one robbery a day.
Berkeley man pistol-whipped amid robbery on Shasta
Adult at park touched Berkeley High student 'inappropriately'
Thieves steal $25,000 in gear from Berkeley North Face
Police field 'swatting' call in South Berkeley
Berkeley triple stabbing: Woman dead, 2 men wounded
Group of 9 steals cigarettes, register from Berkeley Chevron
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley police investigate sexual battery near campus
The Scanner learned after publication that the victim was a student. This story has been updated.
UC Berkeley student, 19, in critical after skateboard crash
Police make arrest in UC Berkeley sex crime case
Remembering Robert Shadric, a longtime Berkeley presence
UC police: Woman pepper-sprays man who grabbed her
Arsonist admits setting fires at federal building, UC Berkeley
UCPD: Former student took pics in UC Berkeley dorm shower
Shootings
2 Berkeley shooting reports: Man wounded; gunfire on I-80
Authorities said they do not currently believe the incidents are linked.
Berkeley police investigate 2 shootings in 3 days
Update: Woman, 30, arrested after New Year's Eve gunfire
Berkeley shootings in 2025: The definitive gunfire map
Berkeley police investigate gunfire in the Elmwood
Berkeley police investigate shots fired into home on Acton
More gunfire in Berkeley — this time on Tunnel Road
Community
How a Berkeley grandma, 84, saved family members from fire
She pushed through burning flames to rouse her daughter and son-in-law. BFD rescued another daughter, who was bedridden, but she later died.
Berkeley aims to up wildfire prevention rules after LA fires
Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii on her first months in office
Dissent on the dais as motion from new Berkeley mayor fails
Update: 1 dead, 1 critical after Berkeley house fire
Man, 44, found dead on busy Berkeley sidewalk
Berkeley apartment fire displaces 9 people
Policing
Berkeley police staffing still a struggle, consultant says
The analysis found that officers are often spread thin with little time for proactive policing, particularly as calls for service have rebounded.
Berkeley votes to tackle its most hazardous homeless camps
Berkeley may start cleaning up problematic homeless camps
Berkeley approves 'challenging' budget for the next 2 years
Update: New Berkeley security cameras have been approved
Berkeley police annual report: Violent crime rose 15% in 2023
Berkeley police may get more surveillance cameras
Arrests
Berkeley sexual battery suspect released, may get diversion
Berkeley PD's Bike Patrol picked up Audrey Barlow last week just a day after a teenager said he slapped her buttocks on her way to school.
Nevada fugitive charged with Berkeley carjacking attempt
Berkeley police arrest teens in stolen car after foot chase
Driver charged with murder after stabbing van theft suspect
Berkeley's new Flock camera system nets another gun arrest
Berkeley man charged with posting 'child porn' photos
Man charged with retail thefts from Berkeley Lululemon
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