Longtime felon charged with South Berkeley robbery attempt
Police say the woman had returned home to find a man with a gun standing outside her door.
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Men charged after $7,300 retail theft from Berkeley Lululemon
Police say the group went into Lululemon, split up and began "grabbing stacks of items" from the high-end yoga gear shop.
Judge: Dana Rivers was sane during murder of Oakland family
Dana Rivers said she was insane when she killed a lesbian couple and their son in 2016. An Alameda County Superior Court judge disagreed.
Berkeley mother of 2 charged with felony child abuse, trying to kill police officer during arrest
Police say the woman ran at a Berkeley police detective while wielding a large knife, then thrust the blade toward his chest from over her head.
Police: Alert witness helped avert stabbing on Center Street
Police say Dawn Carraway ran toward a stranger, holding a knife in her hand, and planned to stab him from behind in the neck.
Felon charged with shooting at off-duty Berkeley police officer
Authorities believe Marzel Parker used an automatic weapon based on "audio recording from nearby security video and the volume of rounds fired."
Driver who ran over homeless woman while fleeing UCPD held on murder charge
Alexander McGee, now 32, ran over 58-year-old Bernadette Young Bear while fleeing from a UCPD officer nearly three years ago.