Arrests

Berkeley police catch 'prolific' North Face retail theft suspect

Maljanae Williams was part of an "organized retail theft crew" in San Francisco known as the Rainbow Crew, according to BPD.

Berkeley police go undercover to target store burglaries

With property crime on the rise in recent years, the Berkeley Police Department has been doing more proactive work to curtail the trend.

Hotel arson suspect was free pending parole revocation

Two people were in the lobby when the fire was set. Repairs are expected to cost more than $100,000, police said.

Repeat offender picks up 2 burglary cases in less than a day

During an arrest in 2022, police noted that Peter Nothof "appeared to not believe that there would be consequences for his actions."

Man arrested in Berkeley after accidentally shooting himself

Police said he would be arrested on suspicion of being a prohibited person in possession of a gun as well as drug possession charges.

Police: Man charged with sex crime after hounding girl at park

Mark Blackmore asked the girl her age and if "she was fast," police wrote. He also asked "if she dates grown men" and wanted to be his wife.

Police: Man grabbed girl, 16, outside restroom; charges filed

Police say Romeo Swan followed the girl into a restroom at the Veterans Memorial Building on Center Street earlier this month.