Crime

Berkeley smoke shop robbed at gunpoint — again

Robberies in Berkeley are up 31% compared to last year, with more than 358 robberies so far in 2023, according to BPD data.

More than 30 iPhones snatched in Berkeley Apple Store theft

As of publication time, no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.

Suspect in Piedmont carjacking of mom, baby held to answer

Quran Mabon, 19, has also been charged with three robberies, including a carjacking, in Berkeley this year, court papers show.

Berkeley police link pair to Apple Store burglaries, charges filed

The two suspects had already been linked to a "brazen smash and grab robbery" at Macy's in Walnut Creek that was "widely publicized," BPD said.

Manslaughter plea for convicted killer, 2 murder charges dropped

"I feel the entire system failed my child," said Berkeley resident Florence McCrary. "They don’t care about the victim at all."

Halloween hit-and-run spurs traffic safety audit on Derby

"I just grabbed him up onto my body and just held him, screaming," the mother of the boy who was hit said Wednesday. The driver "never stopped."

Dawn Carraway charged with felony assault of woman, 78

Police wrote that Carraway seemed to be "experiencing a psychiatric episode" when she shoved the woman down on Shattuck Avenue.