Crime

Berkeley police arrest 3 teens after carjacking attempt

An off-duty police officer from a different East Bay law enforcement agency witnessed the carjacking attempt and reported it to BPD.

Police: Alert witness helped avert stabbing on Center Street

Police say Dawn Carraway ran toward a stranger, holding a knife in her hand, and planned to stab him from behind in the neck.

Intruder surprises Cal students inside Dwight Way apartment

He is being held at Berkeley Jail on $152,500 bail and is scheduled for arraignment Friday.

Felon charged with shooting at off-duty Berkeley police officer

Authorities believe Marzel Parker used an automatic weapon based on "audio recording from nearby security video and the volume of rounds fired."

UPDATE: Gunfire strikes home, cars on Grant Street in Berkeley

Police found no victims at the scene, but witnesses told officers they heard a woman screaming when the shots rang out at about 8:30 p.m.

Berkeley police: Man arrested after threatening toddler at park

Abdurrahman Butler made a hand signal in the shape of a gun and pointed it at the child, saying, "I'm going to kill you," his nanny told Berkeley police.

Police: DUI driver hits Emerson Elementary School in Berkeley

The driver appears to have backed into a doorway leading to a stairwell on the Garber Street side of the building. No one was hurt in the crash.