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.

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.

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.

Man killed Monday morning in Berkeley train strike

The man was trespassing on the railroad tracks when he was hit, Union Pacific said in a prepared statement.

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.