BPD

Chief: Berkeley police have a 'severe staffing crisis'

Berkeley is authorized to hire as many as 181 police officers but has fewer than 120 officers available for full duty as of this month.

Berkeley police: Man arrested after threatening toddler at park

Abdurrahman Butler made a hand signal in the shape of a gun and pointed it at the child, saying, "I'm going to kill you," his nanny told Berkeley police.

Police: DUI driver hits Emerson Elementary School in Berkeley

The driver appears to have backed into a doorway leading to a stairwell on the Garber Street side of the building. No one was hurt in the crash.

The Berkeley Scanner shooting and gunfire map for 2022

Three people were killed and 16 wounded in shootings in Berkeley in 2022, making it much more violent than the prior year.

Swanson & McNamara to run police misconduct probe

Staff released a statement about the contract Thursday in response to an inquiry from The Berkeley Scanner about the status of the investigation.

Police arrest suspect after chase through People's Park

The man had punched a young female Taco Bell Cantina worker multiple times during a robbery attempt Tuesday night, police said.

Driver who ran over homeless woman while fleeing UCPD held on murder charge

Alexander McGee, now 32, ran over 58-year-old Bernadette Young Bear while fleeing from a UCPD officer nearly three years ago.