Crime

Who is Peter Taraba, Berkeley Animal Shelter arson suspect?

Peter Taraba's former housemate told The Scanner he was "kind of a hothead" when they lived together north of campus in 2024.

Berkeley Animal Shelter targets July 6 reopening after fire

Officials deemed the building unfit for public use due to the "toxicity of ambient smoke and burned debris" inside.

Camp counselor charged with lewd acts on a child in Cal dorm

On Tuesday, the DA's office charged Quaylin Wesley, a 27-year-old Oakland man, with eight felonies.

Young woman shot, Berkeley police investigating

The woman, estimated to be 19 years old, was shot in the face, according to early reports.

Hate crime arrest after threats at Berkeley school playground

David Celio "repeatedly shouted … slurs and threatened the children" through the fence, officials said.

Camp staffer arrested after child sexual assault at UC Berkeley

UCPD identified the suspect as Quaylin Wesley, a 27-year-old Vallejo man.

Dog seizure preceded Berkeley Animal Shelter fire

After the fire, police say arson suspect Peter Taraba flooded the shelter and then flooded the toilet in his Berkeley jail cell.