Man charged after Berkeley shootout on San Pablo Avenue
No one was wounded, but gunfire struck a USPS truck driving through the area. BPD identified the shooter as Laroy Beamon.
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Woman charged with assaulting police at Berkeley park
Dawn Carraway was holding a box cutter, BPD said, and was "noticeably agitated" when officers tried to arrest her.
Police: Unknown woman has tried to kidnap 2 children in Berkeley
Police said both children, a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, have escaped unharmed. But the woman is still at large.
18-year-old charged with armed robbery near UC Berkeley
Irvin Garcia-Ramirez has asked to be released on his own recognizance and is slated to appear before a judge on that request Oct. 4.
Man charged with attacking 2 people in downtown Berkeley
Chiazo Onwuasoeze Jr. had been placed on probation in January after a woman said he touched her chest without permission.
BPD arrests DUI driver, tickets 33 during pedestrian safety operation
Police said they arrested one person on suspicion of driving under the influence and wrote 33 tickets for pedestrian safety violations.
'Anti-Asian hate crime' reported near UC Berkeley
According to Berkeley police data, there have been at least 14 hate crime reports to BPD this year in addition to the incident near campus.