BPD: Homeless housing shooter had 'narco tunnel' under floor
Berkeley police say David Meier, who was prohibited from owning guns due to his criminal record, had ammunition and meth in his room.
Berkeley shootings in 2025: The definitive gunfire map
Berkeley gunfight suspects headed for court
Berkeley High sexual battery suspect facing new charges
Photolab holds 'break-in sale' after crash-and-grab burglary
Update: Former Berkeley gang member arrested after chase
Berkeley robbery cases: Police make 2 arrests
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Courts
Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case
Judge Thomas Reardon said the situation "just doesn't pass the stink test."
Ursula Jones Dickson becomes Alameda County's new DA
New Alameda County DA says she'll 'do things a little different'
Alameda County DA decision: Highlights from the meeting
Alameda County's next DA will be Judge Ursula Jones Dickson
Alameda County DA search: Here are the 7 finalists
Alameda County DA search: All 15 applications are now public
Traffic safety
New survey supports a strong Berkeley Bike Plan: Op-ed
The authors commissioned a professional poll from a nonpartisan research agency to learn more about what Berkeley wants in its bike infrastructure.
Older drivers in Berkeley have caused several fatal crashes. Is the city doing enough?
Remembering Elise Lusk: 'Always striving to get better'
Berkeley woman, 77, struck by hit-and-run driver
Update: Female pedestrian, 66, dead after Berkeley crash
Rider sustains serious injury in Berkeley motorcycle crash
Rollover car crash knocks out power to thousands in Berkeley
Crime
Berkeley murder case from 1990 solved with genetic genealogy
Maria Weidhofer's family said they hope "she will be remembered for the person she was, and not for what happened to her."
Berkeley High student robbed at gunpoint during dice game
Authorities to announce 'recent results' in Berkeley cold case
Looking Glass Photo fans rally to save shop after 'violent break-in'
Update: Men try to rob mom holding baby at Berkeley ATM
Berkeley man pistol-whipped amid robbery on Shasta
Adult at park touched Berkeley High student 'inappropriately'
UC Berkeley
Police arrest intruder after attempted rape of Cal student
A dispatcher said she could hear a woman "screaming and saying, 'get out of the room,'" as police rushed to Carleton Street.
Teenage boy robbed at UC Berkeley, Nike sweatshirts taken
Cal student still critical after crash, GoFundMe underway
Man charged in UC Berkeley sex crime case
UC Berkeley police investigate sexual battery near campus
UC Berkeley student, 19, in critical after skateboard crash
Police make arrest in UC Berkeley sex crime case
Shootings
Highway 24 shooting leaves man wounded, blocks lanes
The CHP closed eastbound SR-24 at Claremont Avenue on Tuesday afternoon "to allow investigators to search for evidence."
2 Berkeley shooting reports: Man wounded; gunfire on I-80
Berkeley police investigate 2 shootings in 3 days
Update: Woman, 30, arrested after New Year's Eve gunfire
Berkeley police investigate gunfire in the Elmwood
Berkeley police investigate shots fired into home on Acton
More gunfire in Berkeley — this time on Tunnel Road
Community
City says Civic Center Park encampment has its attention
Staffers say they're working to get up to speed and added that, if the city finds grounds to take action, it will likely face another lawsuit.
Homeless camp poses 'clear and present danger' to BHS: Op-ed
How a Berkeley grandma, 84, saved family members from fire
Berkeley aims to up wildfire prevention rules after LA fires
Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii on her first months in office
Dissent on the dais as motion from new Berkeley mayor fails
Update: 1 dead, 1 critical after Berkeley house fire
Policing
Berkeley police staffing still a struggle, consultant says
The analysis found that officers are often spread thin with little time for proactive policing, particularly as calls for service have rebounded.
Berkeley votes to tackle its most hazardous homeless camps
Berkeley may start cleaning up problematic homeless camps
Berkeley approves 'challenging' budget for the next 2 years
Update: New Berkeley security cameras have been approved
Berkeley police annual report: Violent crime rose 15% in 2023
Berkeley police may get more surveillance cameras
Arrests
Sheriff plane, Flock cameras help police nab armed robbers
A man with a gun robbed a delivery driver of his necklace and cellphone, then fled in a getaway car with a woman behind the wheel.
Woman rappelled into North Face for burglary, police say
Berkeley sexual battery suspect released, may get diversion
Nevada fugitive charged with Berkeley carjacking attempt
Berkeley police arrest teens in stolen car after foot chase
Driver charged with murder after stabbing van theft suspect
Berkeley's new Flock camera system nets another gun arrest
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