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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.
Armed men carjack security guard, rob Berkeley dispensary
CBCB's owner said she felt terrible about the disruption to neighbors and had worked for years to make the business community oriented.
Woman stomped by teen girls during violent Berkeley robbery
The woman was left with a swollen eye and cuts and scrapes to the face, hand and knee, police said. Robberies are up 17% this year, data show.
Berkeley police arrest Richmond man linked to armed robberies
Police wrote that cellphone data put Joseph Cardenas in the area of at least two robberies in Berkeley on April 22 and say witnesses also identified him.
Lost and found: Woman, 82, on being robbed in North Berkeley
Nancy Bickel was waiting outside for a friend on a recent morning when two young men pulled over and took her purse. This is her first-person account.
Woman coming home robbed on Roosevelt in central Berkeley
Several men approached the woman from behind on a flight of stairs and tried to take her backpack and cellphone, police said.
Man, 62, hurt in Berkeley Hills armed robbery by youth
Police said the man was knocked to the ground and hit his head, causing significant bleeding. He was taken to the hospital.