'Panic on the campus': New details on UC Berkeley shooting

Police say Virgil Hampton ordered students to open their backpacks and caused a disturbance because he wanted a charger.

Berkeley police intervene to stop suicide attempt downtown

Berkeley police officers arrived within minutes and saw the man on top of a fence with a rope, according to emergency radio traffic.

Berkeley car theft woes: 'I found the car myself'

Neither BPD nor OPD was willing to help, a resident said, "even though we knew where the car was the whole time."

Oakland car theft suspect arrested in southwest Berkeley

The Scanner scoured OPD arrest records to try to figure out what happened after readers reported "major police activity" in the area.

More than 50 cars burglarized in West Berkeley overnight

Auto break-ins appear to be experiencing a surge in Berkeley this week.

23 auto break-ins reported at North Berkeley BART

Not counting the recent BART auto burglaries, car break-ins are up 18% in Berkeley this year compared to last year.

UC Berkeley gunfire suspect now arrested after psych hold

Virgil Hampton was medically cleared and taken into custody Thursday afternoon.