Crime

Felon charged with shooting at off-duty Berkeley police officer

Authorities believe Marzel Parker used an automatic weapon based on "audio recording from nearby security video and the volume of rounds fired."

UPDATE: Gunfire strikes home, cars on Grant Street in Berkeley

Police found no victims at the scene, but witnesses told officers they heard a woman screaming when the shots rang out at about 8:30 p.m.

Berkeley police: Man arrested after threatening toddler at park

Abdurrahman Butler made a hand signal in the shape of a gun and pointed it at the child, saying, "I'm going to kill you," his nanny told Berkeley police.

Police: DUI driver hits Emerson Elementary School in Berkeley

The driver appears to have backed into a doorway leading to a stairwell on the Garber Street side of the building. No one was hurt in the crash.

The Berkeley Scanner shooting and gunfire map for 2022

Three people were killed and 16 wounded in shootings in Berkeley in 2022, making it much more violent than the prior year.

Police arrest suspect after chase through People's Park

The man had punched a young female Taco Bell Cantina worker multiple times during a robbery attempt Tuesday night, police said.

Driver who ran over homeless woman while fleeing UCPD held on murder charge

Alexander McGee, now 32, ran over 58-year-old Bernadette Young Bear while fleeing from a UCPD officer nearly three years ago.