TBS Today, March 4

A burglary crew rammed its way inside a longtime Berkeley photo shop over the weekend on the same block where a popular camera store was burglarized in similar fashion in recent weeks.

Berkeley Photolab has now announced a "break-in sale" offering discounts on shop services as it works to get back to business as usual.

"Everyone was pretty shocked," Photolab manager Melissa Smith said Tuesday in an exclusive interview. "I was very determined not to let this get us down."

Here's what we learned.

Photolab holds ‘break-in sale’ after crash-and-grab burglary

“I was very determined not to let this get us down,” manager Melissa Smith said Tuesday in an exclusive interview.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

We also added quite a few details today to our initial Channing Way arrest story from last night.

Police say the chase began after a driver brandished a gun at a motorcycle rider on a busy block near UC Berkeley.

Don't miss the update.

Update: Former Berkeley gang member arrested after chase

Neighbors heard “a large boom that shook their house and found a two- to three-car pileup with multiple officers responding,” one man said.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

In other news

We're still working on our story about last night's vigil against hate, and the Peace and Justice Commission meeting that followed. Stay tuned.

In case you missed it

Berkeley robbery cases: Police make 2 arrests

In one incident, a Cal student was walking when a stranger waving a cane began to chase him and demand his phone, BPD said.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

New survey supports a strong Berkeley Bike Plan: Op-ed

The authors commissioned a professional poll from a nonpartisan research agency to learn more about what Berkeley wants in its bike infrastructure.

The Berkeley ScannerGuest Essay

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