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# TBS Today, Oct. 6
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/10/06/newsletters/tbs-today-oct-6/
- Published: 2023-10-06T21:04:09.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-11T01:26:47.000Z
- Description: Hope Center carjacking attempt.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

A quick story for you today: Police arrested a man Thursday night after he tried to carjack a Hope Center worker in her vehicle in downtown Berkeley, authorities report.

Robberies in Berkeley are up 19% this year compared to the same period last year, according to the latest BPD data.

There have been more than 280 robberies in Berkeley so far this year.

[Berkeley police: Man tried to carjack Hope Center workerThe man punched the woman, pulled her out of her car and then got into the vehicle himself, Berkeley police said.![](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/2023/10/berkeley-way-hope-center.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/10/06/arrests/berkeley-police-hope-center-carjacking-attempt/)

Carjacking reports, which are a subset of robberies, are also up.

There have been at least 28 other carjacking reports in Berkeley this year compared to the historic average of 14 a year in total.

Last year at this time, there had been 12 carjackings, according to BPD data.

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