Crime

Man, 80, strangled by stranger during attack on College Avenue

Police say David Hobbs jumped into the victim's passenger seat and got on top of him, then began to strangle him, after the man opened his car door.

Teen stabbed in Berkeley, assailants flee on scooters

The victim told police he had been stabbed near the shoulder and could not feel his hand, according to emergency dispatches.

Suspected Berkeley drug dealer arrested after foot chase

Over the radio, police identified the suspect as 42-year-old Djuan Brown and said he was on probation for robbery.

Police investigate gunfire near UC Berkeley stadium

UCPD's ShotSpotter gunfire detection system picked up two gunshots on the east side of the stadium, near Stadium Rim Way.

Berkeley police investigate transphobic hate crime

BPD said the department is working to identify the assailant and following up on investigative leads.

Berkeley home invasion suspect charged with stalking neighbor

"His schizophrenia has gotten more severe, and help for it feels increasingly distant," Montri Vanderhorst's sister told TBS after publication.

Would-be thief asks undercover Berkeley cop to be his lookout

The officer, a sergeant with UCPD, said he was on duty in an unmarked car when a stranger asked him for a favor.