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Man arrested after Berkeley bank robbery attempt via note

According to BPD data, there have been 117 robberies in Berkeley this year, up 10% from last year.

City pledges cleanup of West Berkeley homeless camps

Members of the business community are pleading with the city to do more to tackle encampments and problematic behavior associated with them.

Berkeley police: Driver arrested after intentionally hitting cyclist

The cyclist, a man in his 50s from out of state, declined medical help and the Berkeley Police Department said his injuries were not life-threatening.

UPDATE: Police chase through Berkeley; BB gun shooting

The shooting initially was reported as actual gunfire but turned out to have been from something like a BB gun.

Man charged with attempted stranger rape near UC Berkeley

Police identified 20-year-old Jonathan Castellanos Miller through his DNA, according to charging papers.

Man, 55, held to answer in sex crime case involving girl, 14

The girl testified that the man had found her crying on BART and offered her a place to stay because she had run away from home.

Berkeley High parents ask School Board for 'urgent' action after violent attack on their kids

"What am I supposed to do when I see people beat someone up and nothing happens to them?" asked one student who was attacked.