Berkeley private school teacher charged with sex crimes
A principal who learned of "a series of explicit communications" between Jason Hoopes and an underage student reported it to police, BPD said.
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Berkeley police release video of officer-involved shooting
CORRECTION: The bodycam of the officer who shot Ricardo Ruiz shut down abruptly before the shooting. It did not appear to be due to anything the officer did, sources familiar with the investigation said.
Berkeley police find missing boy, 6, reading in Mr. Mopps'
An officer with kids of his own found the little boy by thinking about where a child might go, BPD said in response to a Scanner inquiry.
Update: Driver tossed grenade during CHP chase into Berkeley
After spotting the grenade, officers immediately closed traffic and began evacuating people from the area. The driver was ID'd as Carlos Kuceja.
Berkeley postpones EMBER vote, announces workshops
District 6 Councilman Brent Blackaby shared the following announcement Thursday. It has been reprinted with permission.
Home invasion suspect arrested after using extinguisher on cops
The incident began on Derby Street near College Avenue in the Elmwood neighborhood Wednesday evening.
Update: Suspicious item was not a bomb, Berkeley police say
Officers found the item in the area of Sunday morning's police shooting, which left a man in critical condition.