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Man gets 3 years for sodomy of boy, 15, in Berkeley in 1997
"You took everything from me," the victim told defendant Kevin Davis in court Monday, calling the sentence a "pathetic excuse for justice."
Frank Somerville arrested twice in Berkeley in just 10 hours
The first arrest related to criminal threats, battery, public intoxication and probation violation, BPD said. He was later arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Berkeley police arrest Richmond man linked to armed robberies
Police wrote that cellphone data put Joseph Cardenas in the area of at least two robberies in Berkeley on April 22 and say witnesses also identified him.
Man, 62, hurt in Berkeley Hills armed robbery by youth
Police said the man was knocked to the ground and hit his head, causing significant bleeding. He was taken to the hospital.
Bomb cyclone damages historic redwood, buckeye at UC garden
"Decades of care and nurturing of some of the garden’s treasures have been destroyed," the garden's director of collections said.
Felon, 61, charged with Berkeley 'hot prowl' burglary series
Tyrone Brown has been charged with felonies linked to four Berkeley households over less than a week, according to court papers.