Crime

Greyhaven: New details emerge in attempted murder case

Byron DeCles, 21, has entered not-guilty pleas in relation to the charges against him, which include two counts of attempted murder.

Man with knife confronts cops, put on psychiatric hold

Police say the man stabbed at the windshield of a cruiser where an officer was sitting at about 2:15 p.m.

'This is a farce': Berkeley families slam plea deal in homicide case

After moving through the court process at a glacial pace, the Alameda County DA's Office made a deal with Otis Wyatt last month.

Berkeley writer Diana Paxson on the mend after stabbing

Paxson told The Scanner that what happened Friday had been the culmination of "a series of difficulties" with Byron DeCles over the past year.

Berkeley double stabbing suspect arrested in Oakland

Byron DeCles, 21, was arrested Tuesday shortly before 4 a.m. on a warrant related to the Berkeley case, jail records show.

Berkeley police search for suspect in Claremont stabbing

BPD lifted the shelter-in-place advisory just before 9:40 p.m., according to a Nixle alert. Police are still looking for suspect Byron DeCles.

Amazon driver carjacked at gunpoint in Berkeley

The driver was on a break when a stranger approached him and displayed a black handgun, according to preliminary reports.