Crime

Berkeley robbery cases: Police make 2 arrests

In one incident, a Cal student was walking when a stranger waving a cane began to chase him and demand his phone, BPD said.

City says Civic Center Park encampment has its attention

Staffers say they're working to get up to speed and added that, if the city finds grounds to take action, it will likely face another lawsuit.

Police arrest intruder after attempted rape of Cal student

A dispatcher said she could hear a woman "screaming and saying, 'get out of the room,'" as police rushed to Carleton Street.

Highway 24 shooting leaves man wounded, blocks lanes

The CHP closed eastbound SR-24 at Claremont Avenue on Tuesday afternoon "to allow investigators to search for evidence."

Teenage boy robbed at UC Berkeley, Nike sweatshirts taken

The victim jumped into a police cruiser seeking help, according to emergency dispatches reviewed by The Scanner.

Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case

Judge Thomas Reardon said the situation "just doesn't pass the stink test."

Sheriff plane, Flock cameras help police nab armed robbers

A man with a gun robbed a delivery driver of his necklace and cellphone, then fled in a getaway car with a woman behind the wheel.