BPD

Woman, 78, staves off robbery attempt by teen with BB gun

The woman used a stick to knock the BB gun from the teenager's hand. Officers arrested him in the area, police said.

'Our sense of safety has been taken from us': Reflections after a Berkeley 'hot prowl' burglary

The March 12 burglary was one of four in the neighborhood on the same night. Two of them were "hot prowl" burglaries where people were home.

Man gets 35 years to life after Berkeley road rage murder

The killer had a chance to leave but "chose to escalate traffic conflict to murder," the judge said Friday.

UC Berkeley student tries to sell Nikes but is robbed at gunpoint

The victim, a Cal student in his 20s, had arranged to sell his Nikes — but the men who showed up to buy them robbed him instead, police said.

Shooting reported amid family dispute in Berkeley, no one hurt

BPD said the man fired one round during the argument on Channing Way but no one was hit.

UC Berkeley students robbed at gunpoint while filming movie project on Fourth Street

The driver pulled up beside them and came to an abrupt stop, then three people with guns jumped out of the car, authorities said.

Berkeley PD: Woman arrested after stealing city Prius

The Berkeley Police Department got multiple reports of erratic driving shortly after 6:30 p.m., police said.