Man, 18, arrested after Berkeley carjacking on Parkside in July
Robberies in Berkeley are up 22% this year compared to the same period last year, according to the latest BPD data.
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Carjacking attempt at UC president's home in Berkeley
UC officials have ignored repeated inquiries about the carjacking attempt last month.
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"The main thing is that everybody's OK and nobody was hurt," said Fournée owner Frank Sally.
3 arrested, guns found; women robbed: Berkeley crime roundup
The robberies happened Saturday, one in the Claremont neighborhood and the other in South Berkeley. In one, a 79-year-old woman was targeted.
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Armed carjacking on Parkside: Men followed woman home
The carjacking appears to be the first robbery of any kind this year in the typically safe Berkeley neighborhood east of Claremont Avenue.
Hate crime vandalism at UC president's Berkeley mansion is under investigation
Police say the Claremont Boulevard home was spray-painted with "racial slurs, profanity and other miscellaneous words and symbols."