Berkeley police intervene to stop suicide attempt downtown
Berkeley police officers arrived within minutes and saw the man on top of a fence with a rope, according to emergency radio traffic.
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UC Berkeley gunfire suspect now arrested after psych hold
Virgil Hampton was medically cleared and taken into custody Thursday afternoon.
Man armed with blade near UC Berkeley placed on psych hold
UCPD deployed a Taser on the armed man after he ignored orders and was not stopped by "less lethal" baton rounds, authorities said.
Woman sustains major injuries in Berkeley Hills crash on Marin
Police said the pedestrian was still down in the roadway when first responders arrived. She had serious injuries to the head.
UC Berkeley shooting suspect put on psych hold after arrest
UCPD arrested the shooter within two minutes of the first 911 call. No one was wounded Friday night.
Update: 4,600 Berkeley customers lost power Sunday
As of 8:30 p.m., power to most households had been restored, according to the PG&E outage map.
Update: Kate Harrison resigns from Berkeley City Council
“I’ve had it with this place,” Harrison said, once she stepped off the dais. "These processes are broken." Watch video of the resignation here.