Crime

Man charged with arson after Berkeley house fire

Berkeley police officers recognized Tony Weems from surveillance video and a witness photograph, BPD said.

Gunfire during catalytic converter theft in Berkeley

The non-injury shooting happened at about 5:15 a.m. on Ninth Street south of Channing Way, BPD told The Scanner.

Berkeley police arrest road rage shooting suspect

Police arrested Devon Craft on suspicion of assault with a firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm and more.

Man, 18, charged with making assault weapons in Berkeley

BPD began looking into Yicheng Shi after building management saw a rifle in his eighth-floor unit that was pointing down at a courtyard, police said.

Berkeley police investigate road rage gunfire on MLK

The shooter fled before police arrived and no one was hurt, BPD said.

Police investigate kidnapping attempt at Berkeley school

Police say someone in a white van or SUV approached a student at Ruth Acty Elementary School on Monday afternoon.

Berkeley apartment complex now linked to 3 big drug busts

The same South Berkeley apartment complex near Ashby BART has come up several times in major law enforcement operations.