TBS Today, Jan. 23
Police are investigating a scammer who targeted an elderly Berkeley woman last month by claiming her daughter needed money to get out of jail.
He said her daughter had been in a car crash. It was a scam.
The stranger told the 91-year-old woman “not to tell anyone else about their phone call” — a red flag, Berkeley police said.
Emilie Raguso
In other news
We've learned the name of a man found dead in Claremont Canyon park earlier this month. He was Brian Zanzibar, 55, of Berkeley.
Body found in Claremont Canyon near UC Berkeley
Update, Jan. 23: The man who died has been identified as Brian Zanzibar, 55, of Berkeley.
Emilie Raguso
The name of this week's train fatality remains unavailable pending family notification, the coroner's office told us today.
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Police investigate more gunfire in South Berkeley
The incident may have begun as a conflict between two women, one of whom reportedly had a knife, authorities said.
Emilie Raguso
After DNA hit on bloody towel, convicted burglar charged again
Authorities say they have linked Jatinder Pal Singh to at least three “hot prowl” burglaries of occupied homes in the neighborhood near UC Berkeley.
Emilie Raguso
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