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# TBS Today, March 3
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/03/newsletters/tbs-today-march-3-2026/
- Published: 2026-03-03T22:59:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-03T22:59:49.000Z
- Description: 6 cases tied to home repair scam; March 9 deadline for Harrison encampment.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Authorities say they have linked two men and a teenage boy to at least six home repair scam reports in Berkeley in the past month alone.

[Berkeley police: Home repair scam arrests tied to 6 cases“People have been calling all weekend,” said Berkeley police spokesman Officer Byron White. “We know it’s not just here that it’s happening.”![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1648.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-03-03-at-1.16.17---PM.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/03/crime/berkeley-police-home-repair-scam-arrests-update/)

We also have news about the ongoing saga related to the homeless encampment at Harrison and Eighth streets. We went out there last night to learn the latest.

[Berkeley sets March 9 deadline to leave Harrison encampmentEight people seeking disability accommodations are excluded from the order, which declares the Harrison Street corridor a “no-lodging area.”![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1649.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_4539.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/03/community/berkeley-harrison-encampment-closure-march-9-deadline/)

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### In case you missed it

[Phong Tran case appears to totter as trial nearsIn recent weeks, the Alameda County district attorney’s office said it would drop three of the four remaining charges. Now, that’s on hold.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1650.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/BI6A7179-2.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/02/courts/phong-tran-opd-homicide-detective-case-update-trial/)

[Berkeley police make arrests linked to home repair scamsAuthorities warned that other scammers who have been swindling seniors and their families remain at large.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1651.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Photo-Mar-02-2026--12-18-05-PM-2.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/02/crime/berkeley-police-arrests-home-repair-scams/)

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