Berkeley police help de-escalate call of suicidal man with knife
When police arrived, they found the man holding a knife to his own neck. He said he planned to hurt himself.
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Too much crime, too little action: Berkeley merchants raise alarm
"We have an email chain that includes two years of merchants reporting crime to the mayor and City Council," said Eduardo Perez of Sliver. "No one does anything."
People's Park near UC Berkeley plagued by violent crime reports
A sexual assault, arson, threats via knife and a violent robbery have all been reported around the park over the past month.
Fight at Berkeley homeless camp leads to head injury, arrest
When officers arrived at Eighth and Harrison, they found two axes on the ground and blood in the street. They arrested Andrew Cooley.