Man charged with attack on Berkeley homeless man in 2023
Police said the homeless man who was attacked suffers from mild cognitive issues, which may include dementia.
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Berkeley domestic violence stabbing suspect arrested
Police arrested 50-year-old Manuel Sanchez in San Francisco early Saturday morning, booking records show.
Police search for man who stabbed woman in Berkeley
The man and woman had been walking on the sidewalk when the man "just turned and stabbed" the woman in the stomach, BPD said.
Chase Bank stabbing suspect charged with attempted murder
The victim said he did not know why suspect Wayne Johnson stabbed him and had never seen Johnson before, police wrote in court papers.
Dawn Carraway charged with felony assault of woman, 78
Police wrote that Carraway seemed to be "experiencing a psychiatric episode" when she shoved the woman down on Shattuck Avenue.
Months after Berkeley road rage attack, man charged
Police say Jalene Rogers chased down a pedestrian and struck him with a metal tire jack, leaving him with "severe pain, bleeding and memory loss."
Berkeley High Spirit Day: Fights downtown, teenager hurt
One parent said the argument may have begun as a verbal dispute over egging and that the injured teen may have been punched in the head.