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Police arrest intruder after attempted rape of Cal student

Police arrest intruder after attempted rape of Cal student

A dispatcher said she could hear a woman "screaming and saying, 'get out of the room,'" as police rushed to Carleton Street.
By Emilie Raguso Feb 27, 2025
Highway 24 shooting leaves man wounded, blocks lanes

Highway 24 shooting leaves man wounded, blocks lanes

The CHP closed eastbound SR-24 at Claremont Avenue on Tuesday afternoon "to allow investigators to search for evidence."
By Emilie Raguso Feb 25, 2025
Teenage boy robbed at UC Berkeley, Nike sweatshirts taken

Teenage boy robbed at UC Berkeley, Nike sweatshirts taken

The victim jumped into a police cruiser seeking help, according to emergency dispatches reviewed by The Scanner.
By Emilie Raguso Feb 25, 2025
Cal student still critical after crash, GoFundMe underway

Cal student still critical after crash, GoFundMe underway

Before the crash, Lucas Benitez was studying molecular environmental biology at Cal with an interest in veterinary medicine.
By Emilie Raguso Feb 25, 2025
Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case

Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case

Judge Thomas Reardon said the situation "just doesn't pass the stink test."
By Emilie Raguso Feb 24, 2025
Sheriff plane, Flock cameras help police nab armed robbers

Sheriff plane, Flock cameras help police nab armed robbers

A man with a gun robbed a delivery driver of his necklace and cellphone, then fled in a getaway car with a woman behind the wheel.
By Emilie Raguso Feb 24, 2025
Berkeley murder case from 1990 solved with genetic genealogy

Berkeley murder case from 1990 solved with genetic genealogy

Maria Weidhofer's family said they hope "she will be remembered for the person she was, and not for what happened to her."
By Emilie Raguso Feb 21, 2025

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