Police find gun during arrest of passed-out driver in Berkeley
Passers-by called Berkeley police when they saw the man slumped over in the driver's seat on Adeline Street on Saturday night.
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Too much crime, too little action: Berkeley merchants raise alarm
"We have an email chain that includes two years of merchants reporting crime to the mayor and City Council," said Eduardo Perez of Sliver. "No one does anything."
Charges filed in catalytic converter theft case where man shot at resident
Oscar Cerrato-Garcia was wearing an ankle monitor related to a prior catalytic converter theft case during the Berkeley crimes, police said.
Man charged with attacking 2 UC Berkeley students
Last week, The Berkeley Scanner wrote about Lucas Glassy's arrest, but more information became available after charges were filed against him.
It took 20 months, but Berkeley has picked its new police chief
Jen Louis has served as interim police chief since March 2021. A City Council vote to make the decision final is set for Nov. 15.
Hit-and-run car dumped on UC Berkeley's Clark Kerr Campus
The crash mangled the front of a blue sedan at Dwight Way and College Avenue, but no injuries were reported.
'Hot prowl' burglary call leads to parolee bike chase, arrest
The burglary report turned out to be trespassing at an abandoned home — but officers did not initially know that. Kenji Thompkins was arrested.