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.
Police arrest kidnapping, sex crime suspect near UC Berkeley
Police arrested Wilmer Guerra Peña, 28, on suspicion of kidnapping to commit a sex crime, assault with intent to commit rape and other crimes.
Berkeley warehouse fire keeps BFD busy Sunday night
Firefighters had to force entry into the 12,000-square-foot warehouse.
Victim families slam Pamela Price: 'They didn’t fight for us'
"There are so many families like us," said Teresita Mendoza. "If we all come together, we can do something."
Cyclists beware: 'Bike jackers are back' in Oakland
There have been at least two armed robberies from cyclists of expensive racing bikes: one that took place Sunday and the other Thursday.