San Pablo police make early-morning arrest in Berkeley
Flashbang grenades used during the police operation set off the fire alarm at Fourth & U, prompting a building evacuation in the middle of the night.
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Cyclist pinned in Berkeley crash, left with major leg injury
Police had applied a tourniquet to the cyclist within 2 minutes of being dispatched, according to emergency radio clips.
Intruder fires gun during event Sunday morning in Berkeley
The interloper had been asked to leave after displaying aggressive behavior, Berkeley police said.
Freeway shooting in Berkeley, patient taken to Highland
The shooting happened near Ashby Avenue and Interstate 80 in Berkeley just before 4:50 p.m.
Attempted murder case nears end with poisoning plea deal
The victim used a spy camera in her office to catch David Xu in the act, police said when he was arrested in 2019.
Berkeley car stop leads to drug sales, gun charges
Kenya Helton told police that she had the gun "for safety" and that the drugs "belonged to a friend who left them inside her vehicle."
Berkeley police go undercover to target store burglaries
With property crime on the rise in recent years, the Berkeley Police Department has been doing more proactive work to curtail the trend.