TBS Today, Jan. 8
Two new stories for you today after a rather busy weekend.
- Burglars broke into Creekwood Restaurant in Berkeley for the second time in about a year, shattering the glass front door and stealing cash from the closed business. It's the latest in what appears to be a spike in commercial burglaries citywide.
- A Berkeley stabbing suspect who fled to Georgia has now been charged with attempted murder after an unprovoked attack outside a Chase Bank branch last year, authorities say.
We have the scoop for you on both stories.
Emilie Raguso
Emilie Raguso
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In case you missed it, we published our 2024 gunfire map after Berkeley's first shooting of the year, which took place Sunday morning.
Emilie Raguso
Emilie Raguso
People's Park status update
We spent Friday night out at People's Park and posted live tweets throughout the night. A few of those updates appear below.
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A local resident shared these images of a community shabbat celebration that just wrapped up in support of People’s Park. pic.twitter.com/UKZvdhFlBq
— The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) January 6, 2024
Crowd is peaceful here at Telegraph and Dwight listening to the Destroy Boys concert in support of People’s Park. pic.twitter.com/R2FCrwLwjQ
— The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) January 6, 2024
Smart strategy using a metal barrier to separate protesters from the police line. Perhaps 200 officers in the line, most seem to be from the CHP here at Dwight Way and Telegraph. pic.twitter.com/3Hwgxrs8i4
— The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) January 6, 2024
Underpass Brass band (they go by many names) at Telegraph and Haste. pic.twitter.com/atG3r7cpcL
— The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) January 6, 2024
“This is occupied Ohlone land.” Scenes from the Telegraph Avenue protest for People’s Park. pic.twitter.com/j0Ovv91Dn6
— The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) January 6, 2024
The scene here at Telegraph and Dwight. Still very low key here in Berkeley at the People’s Park protest. pic.twitter.com/PVk6uAi7N9
— The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) January 6, 2024
Teams from Berkeleyside and the Daily Cal have been doing a lot of reporting out there, as have other media to a lesser extent. Check out their work to learn more.
And many thanks to those of you who answered our call on Twitter for a spot to report from the scene near People's Park. So far we haven't needed it, but we're definitely keeping your kind offers on file!