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.
Man, 55, held to answer in sex crime case involving girl, 14
The girl testified that the man had found her crying on BART and offered her a place to stay because she had run away from home.
16 hours in Berkeley: 3 robberies and a hot prowl burglary
Robbers tore a purse from the hands of an 82-year-old woman. Other culprits ripped a cash register out of a McDonald's drive-through window.
Arrest made in killing of Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia
Two other teenage boys were also wounded in the shooting on Apgar Street at a birthday party for Berkeley High students.
Police investigate more gunfire in southwest Berkeley
No injuries have been reported but police are checking with local hospitals to learn more.
Fewer Berkeley police officers will be on patrol starting Sunday
Non-emergency calls, such as those that do not involve in-progress crimes, will likely see much slower response times, police say.