Would-be thief asks undercover Berkeley cop to be his lookout
The officer, a sergeant with UCPD, said he was on duty in an unmarked car when a stranger asked him for a favor.
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UC Berkeley warns public about sexual battery of student
The suspect was described as tan-skinned with gray hair, about 60 years old, wearing a white "Cal affiliate-labelled shirt" and blue pants.
Teenage boy robbed at UC Berkeley, Nike sweatshirts taken
The victim jumped into a police cruiser seeking help, according to emergency dispatches reviewed by The Scanner.
Man charged in UC Berkeley sex crime case
Police said Andrew McNear pulled a woman off her bike and threatened her while she was riding near University Village in Albany.
UC Berkeley police investigate sexual battery near campus
The Scanner learned after publication that the victim was a student. This story has been updated.
Police make arrest in UC Berkeley sex crime case
UCPD obtained a warrant for Andrew McNear's arrest on suspicion of kidnapping and assault to commit rape or some other sex crime.
UC police: Woman pepper-sprays man who grabbed her
The man "came out of the bushes and told her he was going to follow her and sexually assault her," police said in a WarnMe alert.