Berkeley to dismiss police watchdog director

Tension has been brewing for months between the City Council and director of police accountability Hansel Aguilar.

Suspect in violent robbery also tied to hot prowl burglary

Berkeley 'Tesla Takedown' trial: Ricardo Ruiz found not guilty

Youth pastor's family reacts to plea deal in deadly shooting

Fatal Berkeley fire: Before she died, neighbors tried to help

UCPD investigates gunfire, sex crime in UC Berkeley parking lot

Uber driver has wallet, cash snatched while returning phone

Community

Police oversight board members resign: PAB has 'been ignored'

Their decision leaves just four members on the nine-member advisory body, which has been plagued by vacancies for much of its tenure.

Berkeley motel will house new post-arrest diversion program

BPD: More details about this week's hazmat on Colusa

Huge warehouse fire breaks out in Berkeley overnight

Berkeley hazmat: Picric acid destroyed; marina re-opens

Berkeley hazmat: Shelter-in-place issued for Colusa Ave.

Deadly bacteria outbreak at Berkeley homeless camp

Traffic safety

Man struck by driver in Berkeley crosswalk, taken to Highland

When Berkeley police and firefighters arrived, the pedestrian was bleeding from the head but conscious.

Man killed Monday morning in Berkeley train strike

Berkeley man, 76, crashes into tree on Marin Avenue

Female pedestrian, 95, critical after Berkeley crash

Robbery during used car sale led to chaotic police call

Hit-and-run crash in stolen car sends man to hospital

Scooter crash fatality ID'd as Jorge Velazquez Sosa, 34

Crime

Police investigate robbery via knife at Berkeley business

The clerk "suffered minor injuries" but "did not require medical attention," police said.

He said her daughter had been in a car crash. It was a scam.

Familial DNA helped police solve sex crime series with 7 victims

Robbery reported in Elmwood city parking lot

ID'd by victims, sex crime suspect charged decades later

Catalytic converter theft is having a moment in Berkeley

Resident threatened at gunpoint during catalytic converter theft

UC Berkeley

After DNA hit on bloody towel, convicted burglar charged again

Authorities say they have linked Jatinder Pal Singh to at least three "hot prowl" burglaries of occupied homes in the neighborhood near UC Berkeley.

Body found in Claremont Canyon park near UC Berkeley

Man dies 1 month after scooter crash on UC Berkeley campus

UC Berkeley student charged after antisemitic graffiti reports

UC Berkeley stalking case leads to child pornography charges

UC Berkeley gas leak: Officials issue 'all clear' advisory

UC Berkeley student files lawsuit after frat party fall

Shootings

Police investigate more gunfire in South Berkeley

The incident may have begun as a conflict between two women, one of whom reportedly had a knife, authorities said.

Gunfire breaks out on Berkeley-Oakland border

Berkeley shootings in 2026: The definitive gunfire map

Late-night Berkeley gunfire leaves vehicles damaged

Berkeley police arrest Addison Street shooting suspect

Gunfire suspect ID'd as parolee with open carjacking case

Berkeley police investigate gunfire on Addison Street

Courts

Police shooting: Jason Fletcher manslaughter case dismissed

Former San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher fatally shot Steven Taylor in a Walmart store in 2020. The case has dragged on for years.

DA's office moves to drop fatal police shooting case

Recalled DA Pamela Price says she'll reclaim her seat in 2026

Man describes stabbing over 'snipes' outside Berkeley bank

Woman testifies about alleged sex crime at Berkeley restaurant

Despite felony charges, judge releases Medina Reyes on 'OR'

Police shooting prosecuted under Price faces new challenge