Uber driver has wallet, cash snatched while returning phone

Police say suspect Tariq Ahmad reached into the Uber and grabbed several items when the driver tried to return a woman's lost property.

Police investigate robbery via knife at Berkeley business

Man struck by driver in Berkeley crosswalk, taken to Highland

Police oversight board members resign: PAB has 'been ignored'

Berkeley motel will house new post-arrest diversion program

BPD: More details about this week's hazmat on Colusa

Huge warehouse fire breaks out in Berkeley overnight

Community

Berkeley hazmat: Picric acid destroyed; marina re-opens

The blast — a sharp boom — sent a plume of smoke into the air at about 2:30 p.m.

Berkeley hazmat: Shelter-in-place issued for Colusa Ave.

Deadly bacteria outbreak at Berkeley homeless camp

Berkeley asks court to drop 'nonsensical' PAB lawsuit

Berkeley police to hold forum on drones, cameras, ALPRs

City considers 10% budget cuts, with $29M deficit possible

Learn skills to help Berkeley get through disasters

Traffic safety

Man killed Monday morning in Berkeley train strike

Update, Jan. 28: The man who died has been identified as Derrick Donnel Wallace, 33, of Oakland, the coroner's office said.

Berkeley man, 76, crashes into tree on Marin Avenue

Female pedestrian, 95, critical after Berkeley crash

Robbery during used car sale led to chaotic police call

Hit-and-run crash in stolen car sends man to hospital

Scooter crash fatality ID'd as Jorge Velazquez Sosa, 34

Young woman taken to hospital after crash near Cal

Crime

He said her daughter had been in a car crash. It was a scam.

The stranger told the 91-year-old woman "not to tell anyone else about their phone call" — a red flag, Berkeley police said.

Familial DNA helped police solve sex crime series with 7 victims

Robbery reported in Elmwood city parking lot

ID'd by victims, sex crime suspect charged decades later

Catalytic converter theft is having a moment in Berkeley

Resident threatened at gunpoint during catalytic converter theft

Berkeley Cotopaxi closed after drive-through burglary

UC Berkeley

After DNA hit on bloody towel, convicted burglar charged again

Authorities say they have linked Jatinder Pal Singh to at least three "hot prowl" burglaries of occupied homes in the neighborhood near UC Berkeley.

Body found in Claremont Canyon park near UC Berkeley

Man dies 1 month after scooter crash on UC Berkeley campus

UC Berkeley student charged after antisemitic graffiti reports

UC Berkeley stalking case leads to child pornography charges

UC Berkeley gas leak: Officials issue 'all clear' advisory

UC Berkeley student files lawsuit after frat party fall

Shootings

Police investigate more gunfire in South Berkeley

The incident may have begun as a conflict between two women, one of whom reportedly had a knife, authorities said.

Gunfire breaks out on Berkeley-Oakland border

Berkeley shootings in 2026: The definitive gunfire map

Late-night Berkeley gunfire leaves vehicles damaged

Berkeley police arrest Addison Street shooting suspect

Gunfire suspect ID'd as parolee with open carjacking case

Berkeley police investigate gunfire on Addison Street

Courts

Police shooting: Jason Fletcher manslaughter case dismissed

Former San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher fatally shot Steven Taylor in a Walmart store in 2020. The case has dragged on for years.

DA's office moves to drop fatal police shooting case

Recalled DA Pamela Price says she'll reclaim her seat in 2026

Man describes stabbing over 'snipes' outside Berkeley bank

Woman testifies about alleged sex crime at Berkeley restaurant

Despite felony charges, judge releases Medina Reyes on 'OR'

Police shooting prosecuted under Price faces new challenge