Central Berkeley

Update: Former Berkeley gang member arrested after chase

Neighbors heard "a large boom that shook their house and found a two- to three-car pileup with multiple officers responding," one man said.

Rollover car crash knocks out power to thousands in Berkeley

The driver reported no injuries. Police said they do not believe impairment was a factor in the solo crash.

Rabid bat found in Berkeley

Berkeley had just 12 rabid animal cases, "almost entirely bats," from 1996-2018. There have been at least two other Berkeley cases in recent years.

Berkeley police: DUI driver strikes building, 2 displaced

A nearby stop sign was also sheared off in the collision.

Work crew robbed at gunpoint on McGee Avenue in Berkeley

The workers had been using a camera to inspect the sewer pipes when the armed robbery happened, they told police.

Berkeley mail carrier robbed of postal keys

Mail theft that may have included ballots happened in Berkeley the same day — but there have been no reports of targeted ballot theft, USPS said.

Thieves target mail truck parked in Berkeley

It happened the same week a masked individual robbed a mail carrier on her route, taking all of her postal keys via threats of a gun.