Berkeley July 4th safety tips: Avoid fireworks, hillside roads
Certain streets will be closed July Fourth with access limited mostly to residents. Details here.
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Alyx Herrmann fought for her life. Her bite mark may have helped catch her killer.
Theo Lengyel played cat-and-mouse with police, reportedly taunting them for "blunders" and trying to find out why he hadn't been arrested.
Berkeley driver, 85, charged with death of jogger Julia Elkin
The DA's office charged Buldan Seka with vehicular manslaughter on Tuesday.
Gun brandished during catalytic converter theft attempt
There were also reports that they pushed a garbage bin into the man, denting his car, where his 2-year-old grandson was sitting.
Cyclist taken to Highland after collision with AC Transit bus
The crash happened at about 5:30 p.m. at Spruce Street and Regal Road.
UC Berkeley police report armed robbery near Greek Theatre
Police also called BFD for a male battery victim who was reportedly struck in the ribs with a baseball bat in the Foothill lot.
Men brandish gun while taking catalytic converter in Berkeley
The incident took place around 3:50 a.m. on Regal Road near Marin Avenue.