Crime

DA motion prevails, condemned man now eligible for parole

The Alameda County DA's office initiated the review, arguing for Keith Thomas to be resentenced "in the interests of justice."

Retail theft charges filed in Berkeley Walgreens case

The two adults who were charged had also been arrested in San Francisco in recent months on suspicion of organized retail theft.

DA: Murderer to be freed as death penalty review expands

Update: The DA said three people on death row had already been resentenced. But it turns out the deals still need to go before a judge.

Armed confrontation prompts Berkeley Hills police chase

Men in a stolen car linked to an armed robbery in another city led police on a chase on Grizzly Peak, police said.

Bay Area swim coach arrested in child sexual assault case

Tyler Livingston was arrested in connection with crimes involving five boys younger than 10, BPD said. And there "may be more victims."

Unsealed: The federal complaint against Casey Goonan

Goonan was initially charged with arson and other crimes in Alameda County, but the feds took over the case.

Former UC Berkeley janitor to stand trial in gay murder case

Sweven Waterman and Curtis Marsh "exchanged" six phone calls shortly before the fatal stabbing, OPD said. No motive in the case has been released.