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UC Berkeley student, 19, in critical after skateboard crash

The teenager, who was not wearing a helmet, was riding an electric skateboard when he fell, police said. This story has been updated.

Man, 44, found dead on busy Berkeley sidewalk

A downtown worker got worried at about 5:40 p.m. after realizing the man, ID'd as Andrew Nathan Patrick, had not moved for hours, authorities said.

Thieves steal $25,000 in gear from Berkeley North Face

Six or more people pulled up to the store in two cars and then ran out with $25,000 in stolen merchandise, according to preliminary reports.

Update: Female pedestrian, 66, dead after Berkeley crash

The woman who died Sunday was Elise Lusk, a Berkeley native who later moved to Kensington. The driver was an 87-year-old Oakland woman.

2 Berkeley shooting reports: Man wounded; gunfire on I-80

Update: BPD later determined the wounded man had been shot in Oakland. No further information about the freeway shooting has been released.

Police field 'swatting' call in South Berkeley

Police immediately suspected the call was a hoax.

Rider sustains serious injury in Berkeley motorcycle crash

Police said he lost control, flew off the bike and hit a pole, according to the preliminary investigation.