TBS Today, Aug. 6

Two crime shorts for you today and some scenes from National Night Out.

Man charged with robbery attempt in Berkeley parking lot

Police say Christian Jensen admitted to “asking people for money with his lighter, which was shaped like a firearm.”

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

Man charged with gun crimes amid Berkeley DV dispute

A witness told police Ashley Walker went to his car and grabbed a gun after saying “you want to play,” BPD wrote.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

We spent a very long morning at court catching up on the Guillermo Medina Reyes case. He entered a not guilty plea. Despite international interest last week, no other media outlets were there. We haven't written a new story, but we'll continue to follow the case. Catch up on past coverage.

In other news

We had a great time on National Night Out speaking with so many of you (and trying not to eat too many cookies!). We tagged along with BPD and had a chance to catch up with lots of friends and readers.

Bonus pic below: family-friendly wrestling at the Berkeley library. (Who knew??)

In case you missed it

10 crime books set in Berkeley: Summer reading to thrill you

Spend some time with a good read set in Berkeley before summer ends.

The Berkeley ScannerFrances Dinkelspiel

Berkeley is one of 18 sanctuary cities singled out by feds

The list also included the county of San Francisco and the state of California, along with a dozen other states.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

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