16 hours in Berkeley: 3 robberies and a hot prowl burglary Robbers tore a purse from the hands of an 82-year-old woman. Other culprits ripped a cash register out of a McDonald's drive-through window.
Arrest made in killing of Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia Two other teenage boys were also wounded in the shooting on Apgar Street at a birthday party for Berkeley High students.
Police investigate more gunfire in southwest Berkeley No injuries have been reported but police are checking with local hospitals to learn more.
Fewer Berkeley police officers will be on patrol starting Sunday Non-emergency calls, such as those that do not involve in-progress crimes, will likely see much slower response times, police say.
Woman, 78, staves off robbery attempt by teen with BB gun The woman used a stick to knock the BB gun from the teenager's hand. Officers arrested him in the area, police said.
Bomb cyclone damages historic redwood, buckeye at UC garden "Decades of care and nurturing of some of the garden’s treasures have been destroyed," the garden's director of collections said.
'Our sense of safety has been taken from us': Reflections after a Berkeley 'hot prowl' burglary The March 12 burglary was one of four in the neighborhood on the same night. Two of them were "hot prowl" burglaries where people were home.