Woman killed in fatal Amtrak train strike in Berkeley
The coroner's office identified her as 34-year-old Jessica Marie Leenders. There was no city of residence on file.
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DUI crash sends pedestrian to hospital, driver arrested
The pedestrian was initially described as bleeding from the head and unconscious after the driver hit him, but he woke up at the scene.
Boy and girl, both 14, arrested after Flock hit on stolen car
The City Council approved the Flock camera contract about a year ago. Many of the license plate readers came online last month.
Another armed carjacking on Gilman Street in Berkeley
Berkeley police said three people, each carrying a gun, approached the victim and took their car, a metallic Dodge Charger.
2 carjackings reported in Berkeley in recent days
The incidents were unusual: There have been only six other carjackings reported in Berkeley this entire year, according to BPD data.
CHP search with helicopter underway in Berkeley
One reader said a helicopter was circling for at least 20 minutes around San Pablo Avenue in the area of Delaware Street and University Avenue.
Berkeley votes to tackle its most hazardous homeless camps
The vote came after hours of impassioned public comment with most speakers urging the city not to criminalize the homeless.