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.
Armed carjacking on Parkside: Men followed woman home
The carjacking appears to be the first robbery of any kind this year in the typically safe Berkeley neighborhood east of Claremont Avenue.
Berkeley woman, 68, followed home and robbed
The culprit dragged the woman down three flights of stairs and then took her purse, phone and keys before fleeing the scene, Berkeley police said.
Attempted murder charges filed after man set on fire in Berkeley
Berkeley police detectives arrested Bradley Marcrum, 24, on Wednesday morning during a warrant operation, according to booking records.
Should Berkeley get license plate readers? Weigh in tonight.
The new automated license plate readers, which would be mounted not mobile, would be the city's first to focus on criminal investigations.
July Fourth gunfire damages 6 vehicles in West Berkeley
A resident called Berkeley police around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday after finding bullet holes in a vehicle near Eighth Street and Channing Way.