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.
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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.
Unhoused man, angry about service at Berkeley Blue Bottle, attacks barista and Cal student
The UC Berkeley student was able to take a photograph of her assailant, which allowed police to identify him, BPD said.
UPDATE: Man still critical after FedEx driver hit him in Berkeley
Police say the man had just delivered groceries through an app service and was walking near his parked van when a FedEx driver struck him.
Berkeley police arrest man linked to shooting threats
Micah Blakely was also wanted in connection with a shooting in another city, according to booking records.