Familial DNA helped police solve sex crime series with 7 victims

Familial DNA searches help authorities "identify potential relatives of the alleged perpetrator" in government databases.

Robbery reported in Elmwood city parking lot

Police say the assailant struck a man in the face, forced him out of his vehicle "and beat him."

ID'd by victims, sex crime suspect charged decades later

Two women identified Lashay Durisseau as their assailant and his DNA connected him to the crimes, Berkeley police say.

Body found in Claremont Canyon park near UC Berkeley

Authorities have described it only as an unattended death. The investigation is ongoing.

Deadly bacteria outbreak at Berkeley homeless camp

"Cleanup will take at least 30 days" because that's how long leptospirosis can live in soil, the city said, calling it an "urgent public health concern."

Berkeley asks court to drop 'nonsensical' PAB lawsuit

The latest city filing is the sharpest condemnation to date of Berkeley Police Accountability Board director Hansel Aguilar.

Gunfire breaks out on Berkeley-Oakland border

A reader told TBS they heard eight gunshots followed by another five. It may be the first confirmed shooting of the year.