Crime

Man arrested after following girls near North Berkeley school

Police said Micheal Humphrey smiled and waved at a 12-year-old girl walking alone and told her to come to him.

Shooter fires gun at witness of catalytic converter theft attempt

Berkeley has had about 50 confirmed gunfire reports this year.

Berkeley officials to hold 'Stop the Violence' rally Sunday

Sunday's rally will be a chance to talk about "what has been done, what is being done and who really wants to dive deeper into this work."

Berkeley police seek driver who struck cyclist, fled scene

Witnesses said the motorist who struck the cyclist was driving a white sedan, BPD said.

UC Berkeley launches private security patrols near campus

UC Berkeley said the Treeline Security patrols would operate daily from 6 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. for "at least one month and possibly longer."

Man shot in the leg outside West Berkeley liquor store

The man turned up at a local emergency room seeking treatment after the shooting at Lo-Cost Liquors, which happened just before 10 p.m.

Community grieves for Eli Mata'afa: 'I don’t know how we’re going to let him go'

"He always wanted to take the burden off of someone else," one friend said.