TBS Today, July 10

Two scoops for The Scanner today.

First, a former BHS student has been charged with felony gun crimes after showing up near campus with a rifle in his waistband, according to court papers.

TBS found the case while poring through public records this week.

Former Berkeley High student faces new gun case

Detectives detained 20-year-old Romain Usher at court in Oakland this week, Berkeley police wrote.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

We also broke the news today about the name of the man who was killed when a driver struck him on Claremont Avenue on Tuesday night.

He was 67-year-old Roderick Nared (no permanent address). Readers tell us he may have been homeless and lived on the street near where he was killed.

Otherwise, all we've learned about him so far is that he once spent nearly a week in jail for a crime linked to his twin brother.

Police have so far declined to share details about the collision.

We'll continue to follow the story.

Update: Pedestrian dead after Claremont Avenue crash

The man who died was identified as Roderick Nared, 67 (address unknown), the coroner’s office said Thursday.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

In other news

We spent all day at the courthouse updating our files on the 60 or so criminal cases we track and checking recent arrests for interesting stories. More on that for you tomorrow.

In case you missed it

We posted several updates yesterday to our AM story on Ohlone Park. Don't miss them.

Ohlone Park homeless camp closure underway in Berkeley

Residents saw city cleaning crews and police at the park around 7 a.m.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

Superintendent: There were no ICE visits to Berkeley schools

Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel called recent reports of ICE at Berkeley schools an “unsubstantiated rumor.”

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

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