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.
Owners pledge action after gunfire at Golden Bear Homes
"We want people to feel like they have a direct line to us and that their concerns are being heard," a spokeswoman for one of the owners said.
BPD: Hit-and-run driver who sent baby to hospital arrested
Police said an automated license plate reader picked up 32-year-old Luis Roberto Munoz-Sanchez in San Leandro.
Person dead, downtown Berkeley BART station closed
According to dispatch traffic, a caller advised police just after 5:45 p.m. that a person had been hit by a train.
Hit-and-run driver sends baby to hospital with broken bones
The driver initially stopped but decided to flee, BPD said. Pedestrian Safety Month kicked off this week with several traffic ops planned.
Man charged with Berkeley homeless shelter murder
Mark Dowling and Marcel Jones were roommates at Harrison House. Dowling had the top bunk and Jones had the bottom. They did not get along.
Update: Berkeley Hills grass fire now contained
Hikers on the Nimitz trail called 911 to report the fire. "We heard a loud, startling explosion around 1:30," one of them told us.
Antisemitic hate crime, hate incidents reported in Berkeley
Berkeley police and local officials have expressed strong concerns. Investigations are ongoing.