Charges filed after Dream Fluff Donuts armed takeover robbery
Authorities say Jacob Hellman and four other people robbed the cashier at Dream Fluff Donuts in Berkeley one morning in November.
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Berkeley shootings in 2025: The definitive gunfire map
As of March 6, Berkeley has had four shootings in 2025, including one on the freeway. Last year there were six shootings in the same period.
Berkeley High sexual battery suspect facing new charges
A judge had ordered Audrey Barlow to stay away from Berkeley High when she released him on his own recognizance last month.
Update: Former Berkeley gang member arrested after chase
Neighbors heard "a large boom that shook their house and found a two- to three-car pileup with multiple officers responding," one man said.
Berkeley robbery cases: Police make 2 arrests
In one incident, a Cal student was walking when a stranger waving a cane began to chase him and demand his phone, BPD said.
Police arrest intruder after attempted rape of Cal student
A dispatcher said she could hear a woman "screaming and saying, 'get out of the room,'" as police rushed to Carleton Street.
Sheriff plane, Flock cameras help police nab armed robbers
A man with a gun robbed a delivery driver of his necklace and cellphone, then fled in a getaway car with a woman behind the wheel.