Too much crime, too little action: Berkeley merchants raise alarm
"We have an email chain that includes two years of merchants reporting crime to the mayor and City Council," said Eduardo Perez of Sliver. "No one does anything."
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David DePape's current links to Berkeley appear thin
Update: DePape was living in Richmond prior to his arrest, the San Francisco Chronicle and other news outlets reported Saturday.
People's Park near UC Berkeley plagued by violent crime reports
A sexual assault, arson, threats via knife and a violent robbery have all been reported around the park over the past month.
Police: 'Get in my car, you're gonna like it,' attempted kidnapping suspect told boy
Police say Dominique Walker promised a 12-year-old boy she would drive him home and offered a girl a dollar to come over to her car.
Police: Woman arrested after approaching 4 Berkeley children
Police identified the woman Thursday as 36-year-old Dominique Walker. She is a Berkeley resident.
Woman charged with assaulting police at Berkeley park
Dawn Carraway was holding a box cutter, BPD said, and was "noticeably agitated" when officers tried to arrest her.
Police: Unknown woman has tried to kidnap 2 children in Berkeley
Police said both children, a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, have escaped unharmed. But the woman is still at large.