Uber driver has wallet, cash snatched while returning phone
Police say suspect Tariq Ahmad reached into the Uber and grabbed several items when the driver tried to return a woman's lost property.
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Rape at Berkeley Way housing complex under investigation
Suspect Charles Bridges was not a resident of the complex but had access to an apartment there, authorities said.
UC Berkeley gas leak: Officials issue 'all clear' advisory
Update, 9:45 a.m. "PG&E has resolved the issue and all lanes of traffic are now open," UC Berkeley has announced.
Charges filed after stabbing of Berkeley High student
News of the unprovoked attack circulated on NextDoor and among Berkeley High parents online. Denarian Shipp has been charged.
Man describes stabbing over 'snipes' outside Berkeley bank
"I hear a voice behind me say the words, 'Snipes, huh.' And then I felt like a hammer had hit the back of my neck," the victim testified.
Berkeley police arrest boy, 14, after bizarre auto crime spree
He racked up more than a dozen auto crimes in Berkeley in less than three days, Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry.
6 Berkeley restaurants hit in overnight burglary spree
Someone also kicked in the door at a Berkeley jewelry shop but police said that incident appeared to be unrelated.