Man with knife confronts cops, put on psychiatric hold
Police say the man stabbed at the windshield of a cruiser where an officer was sitting at about 2:15 p.m.
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Berkeley police search for suspect in Claremont stabbing
BPD lifted the shelter-in-place advisory just before 9:40 p.m., according to a Nixle alert. Police are still looking for suspect Byron DeCles.
Dawn Carraway charged with felony assault of woman, 78
Police wrote that Carraway seemed to be "experiencing a psychiatric episode" when she shoved the woman down on Shattuck Avenue.
'Erratic, violent': Berkeley Hills murder suspect has dark past
A police officer described Jonah Roper's behavior as "erratic, violent and sexually inappropriate" after he broke into his mother's home in 2021.
Berkeley SCU, a crisis team without cops, starts Tuesday
Dial 510-948-0075 to reach the Specialized Care Unit, a new team slated to serve anyone in Berkeley in need of free crisis support.
Woman wanted in arson series arrested amid vandalism spree
Police have described Dawn Carraway previously as "a local unhoused person that has been contacted in the past for violence."
Man charged with hate crimes, elder abuse in North Berkeley
Ross Wolfer injured a 75-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, then confronted a father with his children, police say.