> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # TBS Today, Aug. 21 - URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/08/22/newsletters/tbs-today-aug-21/ - Published: 2023-08-22T00:23:02.000Z - Updated: 2023-08-22T00:23:02.000Z - Description: Armed carjacking attempt in the Berkeley Hills. - Author: Editor's desk - Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters Hot off the presses: Police are investigating an attempted carjacking in the Berkeley Hills on Monday shortly before 5 p.m. There have already been at least 17 carjackings in Berkeley in 2023, up significantly from historic averages. [Attempted armed carjacking in the Berkeley HillsThere have already been at least 17 carjackings in Berkeley in 2023, up significantly from historic averages.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/08/berkeley-hills-carjacking-attempt.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/08/22/crime/berkeley-hills-carjacking-attempt/) We also shared the news today about gunfire on Blake Street on Sunday afternoon involving a bystander who tried to intervene in an argument between a man and woman, authorities report. No one was hurt, but the shooting happened blocks from two block parties (complete with bouncy houses) underway at the same time. [Mid-afternoon gunfire amid argument Sunday in BerkeleyA man “pulled out a gun and shot at the victim repeatedly” when a bystander tried to intervene in an argument, police said. No one was hurt.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/08/IMG_0061.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/08/21/shootings/berkeley-gunfire-blake-street/) The TBS gunfire map is also fully updated. Bookmark it for the most authoritative information on Berkeley shootings and gunfire. [Berkeley gunfire map: Shootings and gunfire in 2023As of Aug. 21, Berkeley has had 21 shootings in 2023, including one on the freeway. Five people had been wounded. None were fatal.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/08/berkeley-gunfire-map-august-2023-4.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/03/26/shootings/berkeley-shootings-gunfire-map-2023/) We have bigger stories in the works but sometimes the neighborhood news keeps us busy. Just a reminder: **If you need to log in** to change your account settings, [you can do so here](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/#/portal/signin). You can always find the sign-in link in any comments area or by clicking the button in the lower right corner of the screen. ### In case you missed it [Homicide victim families demand recall of DA Pamela Price“As a mother, I cannot accept this,” one woman said. “How can you protect your community if you’re going to do that?”![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/08/BI6A7971.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/08/20/courts/homicide-victim-families-demand-recall-da-pamela-price/) [Man breaks car window to rob woman at Berkeley red light“I have never heard of anything like this before in Berkeley,” a witness told The Scanner. “It was really terrible.”![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/08/berkeley-sacramento-rose.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/08/21/crime/man-breaks-window-robs-woman-north-berkeley-red-light/) [Berkeley carjacking suspects caught by Palo Alto ALPR camerasAuthorities say the men carjacked a UC Berkeley student outside a Cal fraternity Monday night as the student was helping a friend move in.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/08/flock-alpr-camera.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/08/17/uc-berkeley-crime/berkeley-carjacking-suspects-caught-palo-alto-alpr-cameras/) **Connect with The Berkeley Scanner** You can find TBS pretty much everywhere these days. \- [Google News](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMIeRwAswlKzXAw?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) \- [Microsoft Start](https://www.msn.com/en-us/community/channel/cid-10ee62a1b0a9abed?item=flights%3Aprg-tipsubsc-v1a&cvid=036c21a898774ef8a2bea16627ded306&ei=16&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) \- [NewsBreak](https://original.newsbreak.com/@the-berkeley-scanner-1682291?s=01&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) \- [FlipBoard](https://flipboard.com/@berkeleyscanner/?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) \- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/berkeleyscanner/?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) \- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BerkeleyScanner?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) \- [Mastodon](https://journa.host/@berkeleyscanner?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) \- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BerkeleyScanner/) \- [Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/groups/berkeleyscanner/?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) *Is there somewhere important we're missing? 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