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Man, 21, charged with grabbing students near UC Berkeley
At least two of the women who were accosted were UC Berkeley students and one had recently graduated, police said.
City pledges cleanup of West Berkeley homeless camps
Members of the business community are pleading with the city to do more to tackle encampments and problematic behavior associated with them.
Sex offender now charged with making rape threats in Berkeley
David Prendez has been linked to multiple "attacks and sexual batteries on female community members" in Berkeley, BPD says.
Sex offender on probation after grabbing UC Berkeley student
The 19-year-old girl was walking up to a security gate at a private apartment building on Haste Street when a stranger approached her from behind.
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.
BPD: Student fell off 3-story frat house during Cal Day party
On Wednesday, BPD said the woman's fall was "looking like an accident." She suffered broken bones and internal injuries but was stable as of last week.
Court records shed new light on UC Berkeley sex crime series
UCPD has linked Daniel Condronimpuno with nine attacks from April 2 through April 11, new court papers show.