BPD

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.

UC Berkeley student robbed at gunpoint near campus Saturday

There have been at least 21 other robberies in Southside Berkeley since early August, according to CrimeMapping.com.

Men charged with murder after shooting near UC Berkeley

Berkeley police found 17 shell casings at the scene. Andy Gutierrez-Rebollo and Michael Monrroy-Ramos have been charged with murder.