Emilie Raguso has covered Berkeley crime for more than a decade. She was senior news editor at Berkeleyside, and launched and ran Albany Patch. In 2017, she was SPJ NorCal's journalist of the year.
Man charged in UC Berkeley sex crime case
Police said Andrew McNear pulled a woman off her bike and threatened her while she was riding near University Village in Albany.
Berkeley sexual battery suspect released, may get diversion
Berkeley PD's Bike Patrol picked up Audrey Barlow last week just a day after a teenager said he slapped her buttocks on her way to school.
Nevada fugitive charged with Berkeley carjacking attempt
Police said Jason Dunaway told detectives he'd gone to the Berkeley Hills "looking to either steal work trucks or steal from work truck."
Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii on her first months in office
Ishii offered insights on her plans to get critical work done and build unity across divisive issues.
Update: Men try to rob mom holding baby at Berkeley ATM
Berkeley has had about a dozen robberies this year — a steep drop from historic, pre-pandemic averages of about one robbery a day.
Dissent on the dais as motion from new Berkeley mayor fails
Cecilia Lunaparra criticized some of her colleagues for using the "Trumpist tactic of silencing dissent." Terry Taplin pushed back hard.
Update: 1 dead, 1 critical after Berkeley house fire
Firefighters broke a window to get inside, performing a tactic known as a "vent, enter, search" to complete the first rescue, BFD said.