People's Park near UC Berkeley plagued by violent crime reports
A sexual assault, arson, threats via knife and a violent robbery have all been reported around the park over the past month.
Assaults
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Homeless man arrested after attack on teen near UC Berkeley
Police say Lucas Glassy punched a UC Berkeley student multiple times in late September and stabbed a man in the hand that same night.
Fight at Berkeley homeless camp leads to head injury, arrest
When officers arrived at Eighth and Harrison, they found two axes on the ground and blood in the street. They arrested Andrew Cooley.
Man charged with punching 4 people, including Cal students
Police say 52-year-old James Rainey Jr. had begun punching people on Telegraph Avenue near Channing and worked his way up to Durant.
Teens attack homeless man, woman at Berkeley BART plaza
"There's some crazy stuff that happens in the plaza, but that was the first time I saw that," one local worker told The Berkeley Scanner.
Police search for man who punched Cal student on campus
The unprovoked attack occurred Thursday night on the Cal campus on Lower Sproul Plaza.
Man charged with attacking 2 people in downtown Berkeley
Chiazo Onwuasoeze Jr. had been placed on probation in January after a woman said he touched her chest without permission.