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# TBS Today, June 23
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/24/newsletters/tbs-today-june-23-2026/
- Published: 2026-06-24T00:48:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-24T00:48:04.000Z
- Description: Facebook Marketplace theft arrest; Ruiz freed on mental health grounds.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Two court stories for you today — as we rush to tonight's Berkeley City Council meeting.

First: An arrest stemming from what police say was a Facebook Marketplace setup.

[Police: Pokemon card stolen in Facebook Marketplace setupBerkeley police say Flock license plate data and cellphone records linked suspect Zavier Alvarez to the crime.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-5df685d3-5cf5-44aa-a239-e514473eb1e2.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1605979399824-542335ee35d5-dff06310-001c-4bd0-be96-0720f81e2b6a)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/23/uc-berkeley-crime/berkeley-police-pokemon-card-stolen-facebook-marketplace-setup/)

Also: A man shot by Berkeley police during a standoff last year has been released to a pretrial diversion program, putting his criminal case on hold.

The Scanner was the only news outlet in the room.

[Berkeley standoff suspect freed on mental health groundsRicardo Ruiz had been charged with 11 felonies stemming from an armed standoff with Berkeley police in April 2025.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-b176d361-f427-4f97-8f52-501402e7b804.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Ricardo-Ruiz-2025-booking-photo-cb859ea7-7109-4721-9692-8cda1387afc4.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/24/shootings/berkeley-standoff-suspect-ricardo-ruiz-freed-diversion/)

### In other news: Albany Scanner is hiring! 

Help us find our first reporter for Albany Scanner. Details here.

[JobsAlbany Scanner is hiring.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-ee1b7da9-5739-4d6d-a5e3-8bde97eca33d.jpg)Albany ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/laura-rivera-9ZQzrLWV52M-unsplash-1-c1237062-7335-4162-b9e1-f20d44c9262d.jpg)](https://www.albanyscanner.com/jobs/?ref=berkeleyscanner.com)

### In case you missed it

[Berkeley man taped birthday party guests in bathroom: policeSuspect Andrew Farago apologized to guests for his “tremendous lapse in judgement,” authorities wrote.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-07c5aa33-d8d8-4a52-9a07-16d09c880d88.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/berkeley-police-SUV-IMG_2216-7edc2327-3a6f-430b-8e64-b0a43596ab4e.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/22/crime/berkeley-man-taped-party-guests-bathroom-police-say/)

Weekend update: The motorcycle rider from Sunday's crash is still critical, police said today. We've added another update, with more about the collision, to the bottom of the story.

[Motorcycle rider critical after car crash near UC BerkeleyBerkeley’s Fatal Accident Investigation Team has been called in.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-10d228df-95e9-4b2e-9f13-6f35415bc9d1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/BI6A4675-071ed2f1-bc76-46ec-b22d-8854f7cbbb58.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/21/traffic-safety/motorcycle-rider-critical-car-crash-near-uc-berkeley/)

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