Emilie Raguso has covered Berkeley crime for more than a decade. She was senior news editor at Berkeleyside, and launched and ran Albany Patch. In 2017, she was SPJ NorCal's journalist of the year.
Hey Berkeley, get ready now for the next emergency
Learn how to stop bleeding and how to use fire extinguishers this Saturday. The first 300 families get a free emergency kit.
Berkeley police seek driver who struck cyclist, fled scene
Witnesses said the motorist who struck the cyclist was driving a white sedan, BPD said.
UC Berkeley launches private security patrols near campus
UC Berkeley said the Treeline Security patrols would operate daily from 6 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. for "at least one month and possibly longer."
Drink with Berkeley firefighters, Gilman Brewing at charity beer collab party
Proceeds from the beer sale will fund scholarships for the fire academy and EMT training.
Man shot in the leg outside West Berkeley liquor store
The man turned up at a local emergency room seeking treatment after the shooting at Lo-Cost Liquors, which happened just before 10 p.m.
2 pedestrians taken to hospital after Southside Berkeley crash
One woman reported a leg injury and one said she had pain in her shoulder, police said. They were taken to Kaiser Oakland for treatment.
Community grieves for Eli Mata'afa: 'I don’t know how we’re going to let him go'
"He always wanted to take the burden off of someone else," one friend said.