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# TBS Today, Aug. 5
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/06/newsletters/tbs-today-aug-5-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-06T01:00:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-06T01:00:37.000Z
- Description: Arson conviction; plus: a real-life dog and pony show.
- Author: Editor's Desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Today, we have an update on a case we wrote about in February.

A man who burned a mezuzah at a Jewish student center serving UC Berkeley was found guilty this week of arson, authorities say.

[Berkeley Hillel arson ends in hate crime findingDavid Denton faces up to three years in prison and must register as an “arson offender,” the DA’s office said.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-ef0b2b5e-4404-4ac9-837d-5428bae0b30d.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-2.41.42---PM-12f93944-e36a-4005-89bb-1975d929bd64.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/06/uc-berkeley-crime/berkeley-hillel-arson-hate-crime-verdict/)

### In other news: Dog and pony show! 

Yesterday we asked for your National Night Out photos. The one that took the cake came from the 1400 block of Parker Street, where the entertainment included a real-life dog and pony show. A [Scanner reader](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/support/#become-a-scanner-insider-by-sharing-tips) captured the event.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-05-at-5.46.02---PM.jpg)

### In case you missed it

[Berkeley U-Haul repairman paid teen for sex, police sayFrank Vieira met the victim when she was 16, and knew she lived in a San Ramon group home, authorities say.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-9cd53190-e585-45ac-a488-3cefa97c0313.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-08-04-at-4.15.42---PM-6acfef0f-68de-4b53-81e0-31e0faab5aaf.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/05/crime/berkeley-uhaul-repairman-paid-teen-sex-police-say/)

[Berkeley auto theft case leads police to Oakland chop shopOfficers found more than 50 vehicles that had been stripped for parts, and several that had been set on fire.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1da5924f-bbc0-4d35-a027-9786810cc08d.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_1282-a1e86ba9-b452-49e3-ac0c-dcd3d6da47c8.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/31/crime/berkeley-auto-theft-case-oakland-chop-shop/)

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